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Show 682 MR. H. H. DRUCE O N BORNEAN LYCENID^E. [June 16, BAPALA SUFFUSA, Moore. Deudorix sufusa, Moore, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 834, pl. Iii. fig. 8. Kina Balu ( Waterstr.). Differs from the male of R. barthema, Distant, as I understand that species, in the distinct cupreous disc of the fore wing, and in the beautiful purple gloss, which is quite absent in R. barthema. BAPALA ABNORMIS, Elwes. Bapala abnormis, Elwes, P. Z. S. 1892, p. 612, pl. xliv. fig. 2, rf . Kina Balu (Waterstr.). Dr. Staudinger has received a single male specimen which agrees well with Mr. Elwes's figure. It is a very interesting species, and bears an almost exact resemblance to Thecla duma, Hew.^'described from Bogota, but has a black lobe and one tail only.'' I have never seen a specimen of T. duma, and know it only from the description and figure. Is it possible that there has besn some error here ? VIRACHOLA, Moore. VIRACHOLA SMILIS, Hew. Deudorix smllls, Hew. 111. Diurn. Lep., Lye. p. 18, pl. viii. figs. 22, 23, 2 (1863). . Virachola smilis, de Nicev. Butt. Ind. etc., p. 482, pl. frontispiece, fig. 127, 2 • Kina Balu ( Waterstr.). Dr. Staudinger has also received both sexes from Palawan. The male on the upperside is much like that sex of V. perse, Hew., but the blue areas are somewhat more restricted and of a more purple shade; on the underside it is exactly like the female. None of the males I have examined have the yellow spot on the disc of the fore wing, as is sometimes found in V. perse. Mr. de Niceville's figure shows the basal spots filled up more than is seen in Hewitson's, and in this respect agrees with the specimens before me. The female from Palawan has a slight indication ot a whitish patch at the end of the cell in the fore wing above. EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. PLATE XXIX. Fig. 1. Gerydus improbus, sp. n., c?> P- 651. o . 9 3. Cyaniriodes libna, Hew., <$, P- 6.r>3. 4. Cyaniris sonchus, sp. n , c?, p. 655^ 5. Lampides daones, sp. n., c?, p- 656. (j. Arhopala elopura, H . H. Druce, S. V- 670. 7. tameanga, sp. n., $, p. 658. 8. , 2- \). • semperi, sp. n., tf, p- 659. io. , 2- 11. dajayaka, sp. n., c?, p. 680. i Thecla du1m2a., Hew. 111., Ex2o •t, Butt., Lye. p. 211, pl. lxxxiv. fig. 713 (1878). |
