( 471 ) 



3. Salassa iris sji. nov. 



A large species. Bright ring of ocellus of biudwing at least partly yellow. 

 The sexes differing as in S. t/tt\y)is Leech (1890). 



(J. Ferrngiiions, a little paler than in c? of S. loin. Antenna with 44 — 40 

 segments ; the branches as in S. lola with few strong bristles, the apical branches 



of each segment being much longer than in S. mcgastica, t/ieajjis, and mesosa. 



Forewing longer and narrower than in the other species, the ajies much more 

 produced, the distal margin concave from apex to M- ; costal margin straight to 

 distal line, then very strongly arched and before the apex distinctly incurved ; 

 antemedian line placed as in S. lola, less curved costally, more curved posteriorly; 

 vitreous spot reversed comma-shaped or Inniform, narrower posteriorly than in 

 S. met/ast/ra ; discal line more curved costally than in .S'. lohi, a yellowish patch be- 

 tween greyish white apical patch and ferruginous discal band. Hind wing pervaded 



with yellowish in apical area ; ocellus nearly as in S. megastica, the vitreous spot 

 variable in size, the black ring broader on proximal side and less incurved distally 

 than in 6'. meifastica, the orange a little lighter in tint, bordered with yellow 

 anteriorly and extending to the black discal line but not beyond it, the grey space 

 in front of and proximally to the eye as in -S'. meyastica, darker than in <S'. lola, and 

 posteriorly not extending beyond hind border of cell, not reaching around the ocellus ; 

 white border of black discal line anteriorly more distinct than farther back, between 

 it and submarginal line a broad diffuse blackish brown line as in S. meijasfica, the 

 submarginal line anteriorly without white border. 



On underside the discal line of forewing more curved in S-shape than in the 

 allied species, the brown submarginal line as much zigzag as in S. megastica, but 

 narrower and placeil nearer the margin ; the area between this line and the discal 

 one much more yellowish ; the discal line of hindwing placed as in S. megastica, but 

 its white border, as is also the case on forewing, less prominent ; very little white 

 scaling along the submarginal lines on both wings. 



?. Upperside of body and wings cinnamon-drab, the wings shaded with 

 ochraceous tawny or ochraceous. Antemedian band of forewing broadly bordered 

 with white, angulate much below cell, not on median vein, reaching costa just 

 proximally to tlie point where the first subcostal branches off from cell ; vitreous 

 spot nearly circular, but eraarginate distally, diameter 5 — 6 mm. ; discal line in 



S-shape, with eight large vitreous dots. Hindwing with a similar line, bearing 



six or seven such spots ; black and vitreous portions of eye-spot larger than in (?,the 

 vitreous sjxjt tear-shaped, with the narrow anterior portion curving distad, the 

 posterior portion almost touching the wintering; the black ring broader anteriorly 

 on the basal side of the vitreous spot than in S. megastica, slightly incurved dis- 

 tally; the ring following pale yellow, slightly orange internally along the black ; its 

 distal portion shaded with black, about the same in width as the basal portion, and 

 touching the discal line. 



On underside drab or cinnamomeous drab, paler than in ? of .S'. lola, the 

 discal line of both wings placed as in c?, that on hindwing crossing C proximally 

 to centre ; on both wings a narrow shade along inner side of discal line, the snb- 

 ujarginal zigzng line and the distal border (the latter two more or less confluent) 

 dark brown. Antenna with 44 or 4."j segments. 



Several 6 6 and two ? S from Sikkjm. 



