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Show 854 MR. A. G. B U T L E R O N B U T T E R F L I E S F R O M JAPAN. [Nov. 15, maries above with the basi-internal half, excepting the costal border and veins, bright cobalt-blue changing to ultramarine, the remainder of these wings dark shining cupreous-brown, the fringe tipped with white : secondaries cupreous-brown, paler than the primaries excepting towards the outer margin, fringe tipped with white : body greyish brown. Under surface with almost the pattern of T. fasciata, but greyer in tint and with all the markings sharply defined, the white stripe purer in colour, broader and more curved ; the primaries with two slender submarginal whitish lines in continuation of the lunu-lated lines of the secondaries, and enclosing two distinct and a third indistinct blackish spot on the inferior half of the external area ; orange spots of secondaries deeper in colour. Expanse of wings 1 inch 5 lines. Toshima and Iburi; July. Coll. M . Fenton. T. regina is of the usual size of T. quereiis. THECLA SIGNATA, Butler. Allied to T. arata and T. tyrianthina. Primaries above with the discoidal cell, the interno-median interspace almost to outer margin, and the basal half of the median interspaces bright pure lilac, the remainder of the wing and the veins dark brown shot with lilac ; secondaries rather pale fuliginous brown with bronzy reflections, the discoidal cell sprinkled with lilac scales. Wings below pale golden brown : primaries with two slightly darker spots in the cell, margined and partly connected by silvery-white lines; a slightly oblique band from costa to first median branch, edged on both sides with silvery-white lines ; a submarginal series of indistinct white lunules, the last two of which bound two dusky spots; internal area shining whitish; fringe dusky: secondaries with two abbreviated silvery-white lines across the base of the subcostal area, the inner one curved ; a nearly M-shaped character of the same colour crossed by the median vein; two widely angulated, slender, interrupted white lines from the abdominal margin to the median vein; an oblique white line from the costal margin to the first median branch, and a chain-like double white line from the apex to the second median branch ; a large black spotted orange spot on the anal area (the anal third of the wing is ragged on both sides ; but from what remains of the anal patch, it appears to be of the same character as that of T. arata). Body white, the venter creamy, the tarsi annulated with black. Expanse of wings 1 inch 3 lines. Kuramatsunai, August. Coll. M . Fenton. Thecla signata may be placed between T. arata and T. tyrianthina, although in some respects very unlike either. STRYMON FENTONI, Butler. Nearly allied to S. w-alBum of Europe, but quite as large as S. spini; under surface like the latter species in tint, but with almost the pattern of S.w-alBum ; the discal line of the primaries, however, is more arched and continuous, that of the secondaries is more transverse, and therefore does not run inwards in the direction of the base • |