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Show 612 MR. A. G. BUTLER ON THE GENUS ADOLIAS. [Nov. 26, 2. Adolias indras, Vollenhoven, Tijdschr. voor Ent. p. 194. n. 15, pl. 11. fig. 2 (1862). 2, Borneo (Vollenhoven). This is only the Bornean form of Moore's pulasara, from which it seems to differ in the paler margin to the wings, with one or two other minute and insignificant discrepancies. 11. TANAECIA VIOLARIA, sp. n. (Plate XLV. fig. 8.) 2 • Ala; supra fuscee; anticce velut in pelea, at margine toto fusco; posticce fascia lunulari ad angulum ani increscente submarginali apud apicem lunulis niveis, apud angulum ani purpureis, a lunulis fuscis intus limitatis, extus a maculis sagittatis fuscis extra albido terminatis prcecipue apud apicem. Ala subtus velut in pulasara, at area basali fusco-flavida (nee ochreo-albida) sagittisque posticarum violaceis et longioribus. Exp. alar. une. 3\. Singapore. 2 > Coll. Roberts. Allied to vikrama, Felder, but very distinct. 12. TANAECIA VIKRAMA. cf. Adolias vikrama, Felder, Reise der Novara, p. 433. n. 696 (1867). Sumatra (Wallace). Sumatra, cf, B.M. Closely allied to A. pulasara. Genus SYMPH,ED:RA, Hiibner (1816). DIRTEA group. 1. SYMPH^EDRA ARETES. cf $. Adolias aretes, Hewitson, Exot. Butterf. ii. p. 69, (cf) pl. 35. figs. 1, 2 (1861). Celebes (Hewitson). Celebes, cf $, B.M. Var. cf • Alee posticce fascia prceocellari discali obsoleta. Celebes, cf, B.M. 2. SYMPH.EDRA CANESCENS, sp. nov. (Plate XLV. fig. 5.) 2 • Affinis S. areti 2 > minor, fascia autem anticarum discali maculari alba et ad basin continuata, fasciaque postmedia obliqua (in arete, furca solum fascia; discalis) a punctis duobus albis substituta, fascia marginali ad angulum analem albicante ; maculis posticarum majoribus, cincturis tenuioribus flavidis, intus ad angulum ani albicantibus, maculis flavis pallidioribus. Alee subtus multo pallidioribus, aliter velut supra : corpus supra fuscum fiavido maculatum, subtusflavido-fuscum. Exp. alar. une. 3-~^. Borneo. 2, B.M. Nearly allied to aretes, but formerly looked upon as a variety of dirtea. |