Rhopalocera exotica ; being illustraions of new, rare, and unfigured species of butterflies . s more developed, andthe oblique central band extended nearly to the costal margin ; the outer rowof spots is also extended beyond the lower end of the band, where it becomes VOL. II., JANUARY, 1897. 4 D 6 —ABISAEA. linear, and is faintly tinged with orange. On the posterior wings the upper sideof the white band is invaded by three blmit spurs arising out of the dark costalmarginal area, two of the spurs being in the cell; the orange band of the maleis represented by an interrupted ochreous
Rhopalocera exotica ; being illustraions of new, rare, and unfigured species of butterflies . s more developed, andthe oblique central band extended nearly to the costal margin ; the outer rowof spots is also extended beyond the lower end of the band, where it becomes VOL. II., JANUARY, 1897. 4 D 6 —ABISAEA. linear, and is faintly tinged with orange. On the posterior wings the upper sideof the white band is invaded by three blmit spurs arising out of the dark costalmarginal area, two of the spurs being in the cell; the orange band of the maleis represented by an interrupted ochreous band in which are situate a series oflarge black spots, bordered on each side with white; the tips of the veins arebroadly black, with white cilia between. Legs, palpi, and under surface of abdomen tawny; the last whitish in thefemale. Hab. Humboldt Bay, Dutch New Guinea (Doherty, , 1892). In the Collections of the Hon. W. Rothschild and Mr. H. Doherty obtained a good series of this remarkable butterfly. iLiEiMi(n)MnniD)^ o II. & Horace Knight del etilth. 1. 2. Dia^LLATSTEURA DIANTHA S. -t. 5. „ PULGURATA d. TAXILA FASCIATAj. WeatJTewiriaa imp. ZEMEROS RETIARIUS ,L DODONA12,13. ANGELA .J, LEMONIID^. DICALLANEURA. II., Etc. IV.—DICALLANEUIU DIANTHA. S. Figs. 1,2. ?. Fig. 3. Exp. If inches. Male. Upperside. Both wings dull purple. Underside closely resemblesD. Pulchra, Giier, but differs as follows:—On the anterior wings the palesubmarginal band which crosses the wings is interrupted on its upper half,and forms a sagittate band, the middle part of which extends inwardly towardsthe end of the cell; the pale spot near the end of the cell is broader and lesselongate, the white basal streak along the upper part of the cell is shorter, andthe white streak below the median nervure of D. Iukhra is absent; the ground-colour is not shaded with paler brown towards the base and inner the posterior w
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