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Show 274 MR. F. MOORE ON LIMNAINA AND EUPLCEINA. [May 1, 4. BETANGA ANTHRACINA. Euplcea anthracina, Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1866, p. 280, f. 1, 8 ; Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xiv. p. 301. Euplcea walkenaieri, Boisd. M S . Hab. Amboina, Gilolo. 5. BETANGA DUPONCHELII. Euplcea duponchelii, Boisduval, Voy. Astrol. Lep. p. 97 (1832) ; Butler, Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xiv. p. 301. Euplcea geyeri, Boisd. M S. Hab. Bouru, Ceram. 6. BETANGA DODINGENSIS, n. sp. Euplcea moorei, Boisduval, M S. Closely allied to B. duponchelii. Upperside of a more uniform colour : fore wing with a somewhat broader sericeous streak ; no marginal pale spots : hind wing unspotted. Underside also of a more uniform colour : fore wing with four discal bluish-white spots, and two very minute costal dots : hind wing with a small bluish-white spot within*the cell; a discal series of six spots, and an upper sub-marginal series of three or four spots. Expanse 3^ inches. Hab. Dodinga. In colls. M. Oberthur and F. Moore. 7. BETANGA VITELLA. Euplcea vitella, Montrouze, Ann. Soc. Phys. Nat. Lyon, 1856, p. 403. Hab. Woodlark Island. 8. BETANGA MEG^ERA. Euplcea megcera, Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1866, p. 276 ; Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xiv. p. 300. Hab. Aru. PENOA, n. g. Euplcea (sect. C & D), Marshall and de Niceville, Butt, of India, p. 80 (1882). Male. Differs from typical Crastia (core) in having a less triangular form of fore wing, which is also broader and is glossed with purple-violet or deep blue, the exterior and posterior margins convex, the edge of the latter more even, and in possessing a very long and broad sericeous brand: hind wing shorter, the costal margin straighter. Type P. alcathoe. 1. PENOA ALCATHOE. Banais alcaihoe, Godart, Enc. Meth. ix. p. 178 (1819). Euplcea alcathoe, Butler, Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xiv p. 301 |