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Show 1896.] MR. H. H. DRUCE ON BORNEAN LYCENIDJE. 667 is shifted slightly inwards, fourth outwards, fifth angular spot inwards and confluent with the eighth spot; submarginal row very indistinct; two or three dark spots at the anal area superimposed by unusually blue submetallic scales. This species will come between A. trogon, Dist., and A. aurea, Hew.; it is nearest to the latter in the underside colour, but to the former in the pattern. I have one specimen before m e from S.E. Borneo in which the pattern is much more distinct than in the other two from Kina Balu and Malacca. ARHOPALA LABUANA, sp. n., Bethune-Baker. (Plate XXX. figs. 12 c?, 13 $ 0 Labuan ; Mindanao. Expanse, <S 49, $ 44 millim. • c? • Upperside: both wings dark bluish purple, in some lights very dull violet, and with a side light having that lustrous brown gloss which appears not uncommon in the Bornean Arhopalce; primaries with narrow black costa and rather broader outer margin ; secondaries with broad brown costa and narrow blackish scolloped outer margins ; abdominal fold greyish. The lower median nervule is produced into a longish tooth-like projection ; but after having carefully examined it, I do not think it has ever been a tail. Underside : both wings greyish ochreous brown, with distinct dark spots and fascia edged with cream-colour. Primaries with three increasing cell-spots, below the third are two spots in the nervule interspaces, that touching the third spot being exceedingly small; transverse maculate band composed of six subovate spots, that on the costa being very small, the upper four are arched slightly outwards, the fifth inclined slightly inwards, and the sixth, ending on the lower submedian nervule, inclined outwards ; submarginal row indefinite, but distinct; submedian area greyish ; subdiscal dark, with a pale linear edging. Secondaries with four fair-sized spots below each other, the third shifted slightly outwards, beyond these are four larger spots similarly arranged ; cell closed by a large subquadrate spot, below which are two other spots in the nervule interspaces, the upper of these being minute and discernible by its pale outer margin, the lower touches the third spot of the second row of four: transverse maculate band composed of seven spots-a pair (one above the other) on the costa, the lower one being the larger, which touches the spot closing the cell; the third spot is shifted right outwards, its inner margin just touching the outer margin of the second spot; fourth spot shifted very slightly outwards but inwardly oblique; fifth spot well inwards, sixth well outwards; seventh angular spot well inwards and terminating just beyond the submedian nervure; submarginal crescentic row distinct, with its inner pale margin distinct from the costa to the internal nervure ; three black spots at the anal area, with pale blue metallic scales over them, these having a sharp lunular black interior edging, which follows the hue of the pale inner margin of the submarginal row. 43* |