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Show 570 MR. H. H. DRUCE ON BORNEAN LYCvENID^E. [June 18, Simiskina pharyge, de Nicev. Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 1891, p. 361, pi. F. fig. 11, 2 • Labuan ( Wahnes). Specimens from Labuan, as also one from Java in our collection, agree well with Hewitson's type from Borneo. I have described below a new genus and species of this group from the Philippine Islands.1 PITHECOPS, Horsf. PITHECOPS HYLAX. Papilio hylax, Fab. Syst. Ent. p. 526 (1775). Kina Balu (Waterstr.) ; Labuan near Banjarmasin, S.E. Borneo. Mr. Doherty has also taken this species in Borneo (vide Butt. Ind. iii. p. 50). NEOPITHECOPS, Distant. NEOPITHECOPS ZALMORA. Pithecops zalmora, Butl. Cat. Fab. Lep. B. M . p. 161 (1869). Cupido talmora, Druce, P. Z. S. 1873, p. 348. Labuan (Low) ; S.E. Borneo (Doherty). SPALGIS, Moore. SPALGIS EPIUS. Lucia epius, Westw. Gen. Diurn. Lep. vol. ii. p. 502, pi. Ixxvi. fig. 5 (1852)2. 1 PORISKINA, gen. nov. Allied to Poritia, but with two subcostal nervules only to the fore wing ; the first, which is emitted about the middle of the cell, is very short and runs into the costal nervure, the second is emitted about halfway between the first and the end of the cell. Two distinct tufts of hair in the cell of the hind wing; the upper one, which is composed of much the longest hairs, is placed close to the subcostal nervure, whilst the lower, which is smaller but very distinct, lies close to the median nervure a short distance from the base. PORISKINA PIIAKOS, sp. n. (Plate X X X I V . fig. 15 d-) d. Upperside pale coerulean blue, non-iridescent; fore wing-costal nai-rowly, apex and outer margin rather broadly dull brown ; hind wing-costal and anal margins pale grey, outer margin rather narrowly dull brown : upper tuft of hairs white, lower tuft brown. Underside greyish white : fore wing glistening along inner margin up to lower median nervule; a pale orange spot in the cell at base of first median nervule, a narrow streak at the end of the cell and beyond, at about the middle a broken irregular band composed of irregular pale orange spots with narrow brown edges, and beyond this two exceedingly sinuous brown lines : hind wing as fore wing, but with an additional band of pale yellow spots placed about halfway between the base and the median band. Head, thorax, and abdomen bluish above, white beneath. Legs white, spotted with black. Expanse 1|inch. Hab. Mindanao, Davao (Platen). Mus. Staud. Dr. Staudinger has sent m e this very distinct insect, which is not closely allied to any with which I a m acquainted. It should be easily distinguished from all others by the absence of the third subcostal nervule, and by the non-iridescent blue. 2 I have carefully examined the type of S. dilama, Moore, which is in Messrs. Godman and Salvin's collection, and find that it differs only from Sikkim specimens in the ground-colour being slightly paler. It is in very poor condition, and I quite fail to see how Mr. Moore can have considered it in any way distinct. |