ORIENTAL ENTOMOLOGY.
female is in tlie Britisli jNIuseum. Tlie speeies nearly resembles the Javanese Amatlmsia Pliidippus
Linn. (Cram. t. 69 t A. B.), but differs in tlie blue band and the markings of the luider side of the
wrings. It also resembles the Javanese Zeuxidia Luxcrii of Hubner's Exot. Samml., but the latter
speeies has the onter portion of the hind wings glossed ^yith blue, a patch of haii-s in the middle of the
discoidal ceU of the same ^A-ings, and a very peciûiai' ai-rangement of the veins of the fore wings. Its
underside is also quite different.
FIGURE 4.
AMATHUSIxV PATALENA. WESTW.
Amathusia aUs supra Mvo-foscis, fascia communi subaugulata valde inclistincto et paullo palHdiori submar^inali
subtus paUide cameo fuscis, strigis plm-imis rectîs commumbus paUidis fasciaque latiori media obscuriori, oceUisque
duobus in posticis, Cauda lata bimaculata.
Amathusia witli the wings above of a rich fulrous-bro™ colom-, vai-ied only by a somewhat dentated very indistmct
shghtly paler fascia across all the wings close to the outer mai-gin ; beneath, the wmgs of a pale fleshy brown
colour', mt h numerous pale sti-aight sti-igte and a broad ceutoal dai-k fascia rmmmg across aU the wmgs ; tile hind
ones with two ocelH beyond the middle, and -nith a broad spatulate tail beai-ing two spots.
Expansion of tlie fore -n-ings 4 inches.
Inhabits the islands in tlie \-icinity of Torres Straits. Commander John M. R. luce.
DESCRIPTIOX.—The mai-kings on the imderside of the wings are thus arranged : close to the base
of the costa arises a pale sti-eak, which nuis about thi-ee-fonrths of the length of tlie hind wings,
where it is confluent with the extremity of the second pale striga, which is more distinct and extends
to the costa of the fore wings ; the tliii-d striga crosses the middle of the discoidal ai-ea of the
fore wings, and terminates at the inner side of the discoidal cell of the hind ones ; a foni-th pale
narrow striga crosses the discoidal ceU of the fore ^vings alone. The middle of aU the wings is crossed
by a broadish Mvous-browTi fascia, Avith a pale edge on each side, which terminates above the ocellus
nearest the tail. A rather broad pale striga and a very naiTow submai-ginal pale hne run close to
the apical mai-gin of aH the wings, preceded in the hind wings by the two oceUi, the innermost being
the largest, having a white dot in the centi-e and a slender black cii-cular onthne. The tail is broad,
with two black dots edged above with white. The body is fiûvous-brown. The under side of the abdomen
is fiu-nished with long setoe, and the anal vein of the hind ^vings has a fascicle of short hairs opposite
the extremity of the abdomen : the body and antennoe are fulvous-brown.
FIGURE 5.
This outhne figure represents the fore wing of Zeuxidia Luxerii, mentioned above, in order to show
the veiy curious an-angement of the veins, whereby it wiU be seen that the folding of the wing marked *
(which in Amathusia foUows the long branch marked f) is here converted into a fourth branch of the
great median vein by means of a distinct twig + which connects it theremth. il
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