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No. 3J BOMBAY, 1889. [Vol. iv. 



ON NEW AND Lll'TLE-KNOWN BUTTERFLIES FROM 

 THE INDIAN REGION, WITH A REVISION OF THE 

 GENUS PLESIONEURA OF FEEDER AND OF AUTHORS, 



By Lionel dE Nic&ville, F.E.S., C.M.Z.S., &c. 

 (With Plates A, B.) 

 Subfamily SATYRIN^E, 

 1. LETHE TRISTIGMATA, Elwes, PI. A, Fig. 4, ? . 



L. tristigmata, Elwes, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1887, p. 444; idem, id., Trans. Eufc. 

 Soc. Lond , 1883, p 318, n. 50, pi viii.fig. 1, male. 



Habitat : Sikkim. 



Expanse : 9,2-6 inches. 



Description : Female. Upi*erside, both tvings coloured as iu the 

 male. Forewing Avith the dark transverse band towards the end of 

 the cell enclosing a paler space, and the zigzag discal band beyond 

 the cell more prominent, the latter more distinctly outwardly defined 

 with lighter ; the submarginal series of five round spota from the costa 

 to the second median interspace much larger and more prominent. 

 Hindwing with the markings as in the male, but all larger and darker, 

 the ferruginous marginal line very distinct, defined on both sides by 

 a very fine dark line. Underside, both wings marked as in the male, 

 but all the bands and spots larger and more prominent, the ground 

 Colour strongly tinged with clear ochreous. 

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