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Show 1895.] MR. H. H. DRUCE ON BORNEAN LYC-ENIDEE. 581 I am unable to say how the true alecto, Feld., differs from this species, not having seen the type, but the specimens now before me from Labuan, referred to that species by Mr. Herbert Druce, are undoubtedly L. elpis. Mr. de Niceville (Butl. Ind. etc. vol. iii. p. 165) appears to have wrongly identified L. pseudelpis, Butler, as on examination of the type I find that the transverse striae are arranged as in true L. elpis, but that the lower portion of No. 1 is slightly out of line and nearer the base ; but there are no other differences, and I quite agree with Mr. Distant that it is a form of L. elpis. O n the upperside the type of L. pseudelpis has a faint black linear border only. LAMPIDES LIMES, sp. n. (Plate XXXII. fig. 16 d •) c? . Upperside rich shining pale blue, much like L. suidas, Feld., but with the white bands of the underside showing more distinctly through than in that species; outer margins very narrowly black as in L. suidas. Underside : ground-colour rather dark grey, with white bands arranged much as in L. elpis-fore wing, the 1st and 2nd with white spots over them close to the costal margin; the 3rd and 4th much broken, both with their upper segments out of line and placed about halfway between the 2nd and 3rd and 3rd and 4th bands respectively ; the 4th with two white spots above it close to the costal margin, one each side. Marginal and submarginal bands as in L. elpis. Hind wing with white bands arranged as in L. elpis, but more broken into segments. Expanse 1T 7 0- inch. Type Mus. Staud. Kina Balu ( Waterstr.). L. limes is a much richer colour on the upperside than L. elpis, and is, I believe, the only species of this group in which the 1st and 2nd bands of the fore wing are continued to the costal margin by separated wdiite spots. LAMPIDES VIRGULATUS, sp. n. (Plate XXXII. fig. 17 d •) d. Upperside much like L. philatus, Snell., having the dull appearance of that species, but bluer. Underside rather darker grey than in L. limes, with distinct, narrow, and comparatively straight white bands : the 1st and 2nd are parallel, and have two small spots between them close to the costal margin; the 3rd is very short, and extends from the costal margin to the upper discoidal; the 4th extends to the 2nd median nervule, and has a small spot each side of it close to the costa ; the 4th is short and extends from the upper discoidal to the 3rd median nervule. The remaining bands are placed as in L. elpis. Hind wing as in L. elpis, but the white bands are all straighter. Expanse 1T 3Q inch. S.E. Borneo, near Banjarmasin (Wahnes). Type Mus. Staud. Although this species is much like L. philatus on the upperside, it is totally different on the underside. It appears to be distinct, and I hope can be recognized from the description given above. |
