Rhopalocera exotica ; being illustraions of new, rare, and unfigured species of butterflies . of the cell, and beyond, andoutwards for three-quarters of the length of the wing. Posterior wings withthe basal area white, stained inwardly and outwardly with bluish, the whitecolouring extending narrowly along the iinier margin towards the anal angle;fringes narrowly white. Underside and body-markings nearly as in the male; on the anteriorwings the blue band is somewhat narrower on its basal portion, and the blackpatch towards the liinder angle is wanting. The thorax is of a paler blueabove. Hab. A
Rhopalocera exotica ; being illustraions of new, rare, and unfigured species of butterflies . of the cell, and beyond, andoutwards for three-quarters of the length of the wing. Posterior wings withthe basal area white, stained inwardly and outwardly with bluish, the whitecolouring extending narrowly along the iinier margin towards the anal angle;fringes narrowly white. Underside and body-markings nearly as in the male; on the anteriorwings the blue band is somewhat narrower on its basal portion, and the blackpatch towards the liinder angle is wanting. The thorax is of a paler blueabove. Hab. Ati On, New Guinea (Kubary). The male is iu the Collection of Dr. Staudiuger, and the female in that of Mr. Kothsehild. Allied to T. Wallacei, Felder, hut the male has less indication of white colour on theanterior Tvings above, and in the female the whiti- patch on the anterior win<? above is larger,and on tlie postei-ior wing is narrower; the white cilia of lx)th wings are narrower and less<-ous]iieuons. v(, ocToiiKit. 18t*.5. 3 h ©IHinEMTAP^ ILlf(S^lMnBJE,¥no WAiaEUM
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