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The four ocelli much alike, oval round in the fore wings (those of the Indian form are 

 swollen a little externally), the central clear area mostly situated on the outside of the discal 

 veins, very narrow oval. On the inside of the ocellus is an outer separated by [from ?] an inner 

 narrower shorter black semicircle by a slender blue semicircle; the inner black semicircle is 

 edged within with pink-red. A yellow innermost line next to the clear area. On the outside 

 is a hemispherical soft salmon-colored area, bounded externally by a broad straw-yellow ring 

 (dimensions 6 by 6.5 mm.). Those of the liind wing are as in the fore wings but larger and with 

 the outer edge bent, i. e., a little sinuous (breadth 6.5 by length 7.5 mm.). On the underside 

 of the wings the ocelli of the anterior pah are rounder than above, very slightly smaller, and 

 less distinctly marked. Those of the hind wings are also less distinct, being slightly faded. 

 The tails pink in the middle, the pink shade extending backward and forward along the outer 

 edge of the tail. Legs pink-red. 



Expanse of fore wings, 157 mm. 



Length of fore wing, 73 mm. (a small <? 63). 



Breadth of fore wing (through ocellus), 39 mm. 



Length of hind wing, 95 mm. (a small S 76 mm); length to base of tail 50. Length 

 of tail, 45 mm (small <? 32 mm) ; breadth 9 mm. 



Breadth of hind wing, 36 mm. 

 In two small 9 from northern China, and a large one presumably from China, the fore wings 

 are not falcate, and the outer edge of the wings is convex rather than concave. The large 9 is 

 intermediate in the shape of the ocelli between normal A. selene and the Chinese subspecies 

 ningpoana (Hongkong, Felder), as suppose this Chinese form to be. 



This form is pure green, with no yellow tinge; the fore wings are broad, but the costa is 

 much curved. It differs also in the inner side of the ocellus of the fore wings being rounder, 

 more convex or swollen, and with more red next to the clear space; those of the hind wings 

 being perfectly round (orbicular). The outer edge is neither angular or sinuous; there is no 

 pink at base of tail which is green throughout, the fringe being white. (Is this a truly local 

 Chinese form, or a seasonal form ?) The following measurements were taken from this individual : 



Expanse of fore wings, 1S5 mm. (7£ mches.) 



Length of fore wings, 91 mm. 



Breadth of fore wing, 53 mm. 



Length of hind wing, 120 mm. ; length to base of tad, 68 mm. ; of tad, 52 mm. ; oreadth, 

 11 mm. 



Dhnensions of ocedi of fore wings, 7 by 8 mm. ; of hind wings, 7 by 7 mm. 

 The oceUi are not so wide as the discal cells, i. e., they do not extend so as to touch either 

 vein III 3 or IV. 



In the small 9 from North China, an old bleached example, but white, the ocelli are round, 

 and instead of the red on the outer side of the discal veins the scales are, in both wings, all 

 yellow. 



On the under side is a distinct sinuous narrow thread-like dark submarginal line (probably 

 also present in the Indian form) common to both wings. The pink semicircle is much wider 

 and more distinct than above, and the soft pale straw yellow of the large 9 is here white and 

 fades into the general white tone of the wing. The ocelli of the fore wings are not swelled out 

 on the inside as in the large 9 . 



Expanse of fore wings, 100 mm. 



Length of fore wing, 50 mm. 



Breadth of fore wings, 25 mm. 



Length of hind wing, 66 mm.; to base of tail, 34 mm.; of tail, 32 mm. 



Ocelli of fore wings, 3J by 3J mm. 



Ocelli of hind wing, 4 by 4 mm. 

 Geographical distribution. — The localities on the labels in the British Museum are: For 

 China, Hongkong, Ningpo and Kiukiang (about lat. 29t° and long. 116°). Those for India and 

 Thibet are Nepal, Sdhet, Ceylon. It does not appear to occur on the lowlands of India, but is 



