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Show 1895.] MR. H. H. DRUCE ON BORNEAN LYCEENIDEE. 597 circular over the orange patch, which is rather less extensive. The spot on the lobe, which in P. anysis is completely black, is faintly crowned with orange. The shape of the hind wing is entirely different, it being less produced at the costal and anal extremities and the outer margin much more rounded. Tuft of hairs on inner margin of fore wing dark brown. Expanse If inch. Sandakan (Pryer). Type Mus. G. & S. Allied to P. anysis, Hew., and P. cremera, de Nicev., but has a much narrower band below, besides other differences pointed out in the description *. PRATAPA DEVANA, sp. n. (Plate XXXIII. fig. 4 ci*, 5 ? .) Iolaus devana, Staud. M S . Allied to P. deva, Moore. ci". Upperside very pale shining blue, palest on the disc of the fore wing; apical half and outer margin of fore wdng and costal margin and apex of hind wing dark greyish brown ; an outer-marginal row of more or less distinct dark brown spots on the hind wing, and a black anteciliary line; the shining patch is large and prominent, spreading all over the cell, and centred by a deep black patch of differently placed scales resting on the subcostal nervure ; an orange spot in the lobe; anal fold greyish white. Underside differs from P. deva by being of a more pinkish tinge, with the linear band which crosses both wings more distinct, less broken, and placed closer to the outer margins ; the orange patch surrounding the upper black spot on the margin much more extensive. The tuft of hairs on inner margin of fore wdng jet-black. Abdomen and thorax blue above, whitish belowr. 2 . Upperside pale lavender-blue, paler on the discs of the fore wing, more extensive than in the male; apex and outer margin of fore w ing and apex of hind wing greyish brown ; a distinct black streak almost closing the cell of the fore wdng, and an outer-marginal row of black spots on the hind wing. Underside as male, with a faint mark closing the cell of the fore wing, caused by the black mark on the upperside. Expanse, d If, 2 H incn- Kina Balu and Labuan ( Waterstr.). Types Mus. Staud. P. devana is by far the palest coloured species in the genus, being paler than the female P. cotys, Hew. It is a very distinct species, and the black mark closing the cell of the fore wing in tbe female is quite unusual. 1 Mr. H. J. Elwes has lately remarked (P. Z. S. 1892, p. 637) that the tuft of hairs on the margin below is absent in C. cotys, whilst Mr. de Niceville (Butt. Ind. etc. vol. iii. p. 343) states that the tuft of hairs in C. anysis is black instead of dark brown in C. cotys. Specimens of C. cotys that I have examined from Darjeeling certainly have the usual tuft, while in a specimen of C. anysis from the Philippines in Messrs, Godman and Salvin's collection the tuft is dark brown as in C. cotys. |