( 468 ) 

 ('. Ch. fabius sulphureus Rothsch., subsp. nov. 



CItaraxes/ubius, Nic^-ville, litilt. of fnilia II. p. 280. n. 570 (1886) (Thoungyeen ; Mepley) : Adams., 

 List Ilurm. LejK p. 20 (1889) (Arakan, III. to V.) ; Manders, Tr. Ent. Snc. Lond. p. 52G. n. 92 

 (I8;i0) (Shan States, XII., 5000 ft.) ; Wats., J,mni. Bumhii, N. H. Soc. VI. p. 41. n. 93 (1891) 

 (Pauk to TUin, X. ; Tilio, III.) ; id., I.e. X. p. G57. n. 121 (1895) (Chin Hills, IV.) : Butl., 

 Juum. Linn. Sw. Lniid. XXV. p. 356. n. 16 (1896) (pt. ; Thoungyeen ; Tilin Yaw) ; Moore, 

 Lep. Ifid. II. p. 249 (1896) (pt.). 



S. Wings above : olive black, more greenish olive towards base ; markings 

 brimstoue yellow. — — Forewiug : discal spot R^— M' absent, spot R'— R- absent or 

 minute ; postdiscal spot SC^ — iSC'° about as large as spot R^ — R^ ; submargiual dots 



marked up to R' or R-. Hindwing : band tapering behind, about 3 to 4 mm. broad 



behind SC- ; admarginal spots divided into triangular dots, except anal one which is 

 complete and bluish olive buft'. 



Underside: ecru drab; postdiscal yellow spots of both wings chrome yellow. 



Forewing : cell-spots heavy as a rule, cell-bar 4 angled in middle, bar D heavier 

 thau in all the preceding races ; white discal siwts SC'— R' and R'— R-, and post- 

 discal ones S(_;^— M' clearly marked ; median bar M' — M- almost straight, discal 

 bar M' — M- very seldom vestigial and then jilaced close to median one ; no white 

 patch between discal and median bars R'— M' ; postdiscal yellow spot iSC^ — SC 



obsolete. Hindwing : discal interspaces more or less white, this band stopping 



sometimes at M-, sometimes reaching abdominal margin ; discal luuiform bars 

 bordered with bluish white externally ; postdiscal chrome yellow spots all present, 

 bordered outwardly by the olive black postdiscal bars, the spots surrounded with 

 more or less conspicuous greenish olive scaling ; admarginal spots yellow between, 

 creamy white at veins, except at veins C and SC- ; basal costal bar short, but rather 

 heavy. 



? . Unknown. 



Length of forewing : J, 32 — 36 mm. 



tJlasper similar to that oi fab. fabius, but the dorsal lobe triangular and more 

 jirominent ; penis as m fabius ; penis-funuel short, denticulate beneath (f b'i). 



Ilab. Teuasserim and Shan States. 3 cJ J" iu the Tring Museum from : Muong 

 Guow, vii. to ix. '94, Yunzalun, xi. '91 (Bingham), Thaungyiu valley, 14. v. '93 

 (Bingham). 



f Ch. fabius fabius. 



ruj/iliu Eques Achirus fabius Fabricius, Spec. Jus. II. p. 12. n. 47 (1781) (India; Mus. Banks) : id., 

 Maiil. Ills. II. p. 7. n. 52 (1787) ; Gmel., Sysl. Nut. I. 5. p. 2235. n. 304 (1790). 



I'apiUo Nympluilisfuhius Fabricius, Ent. Si/st. III. 1. p. 64. n. 201 (1793). 



Pajiilio Xymphalis solan Fabricius, Ent. .s'^.sV. III. 1. p. 69. n. 210 (1793) (hab. ?). 



Pdpiliu Eques Achints evphunes Esper, Aiisl. .Sclimetl. p. 238. t. 59. f. 1. ^ (1785-98). 



Nymphalisfubius, Godart, Euc. Meth. IX. p. 353. n. 8 (1823) (Nicobar Is. !) ; Doubl., Westw. & Hew., 

 Gen. Viurn. Lep. II. p. 3(19. n. 28 (1850) (India) ; Horaf. >.\; Moore, Vnt. Lei). '"><■ J^"*- ^- ■'• (-'■ 

 I. p. 205. n. 416 (1857) (N. India) ; Kuby, Col. Diurn. Lep. p. 26H. n. 18 (1871) (India). 



Charaxes fabius, Doubleday, List Spec. Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. I. p. 110 (1844) (N. India) ; Butl., 

 Proc. ZorA. Soe. Lond. p. 628. n. 19 (1865) (India ; Indian Is.) ; id.. Cat. Diurn. Lep. descr. 

 b,j Eabr. p. 52. n. 10 (1869) (Madras) ; Moore, Lep. CeijI. I. p. 29. t. 15. f. 1 (1880-81) ; id., 

 Pretc. Zool. See. Loml. p. 238 (1882) (Dharmsala, VII., at sugar) ; Swinh., itiid. p. 130. n. 42 

 (1885) (Pooua, IV. XI. ; Belgaum ; Bombay, XI.) ; Nicev., Jejurn. As. Soc. Ben;/. LIV. 2. p. 45. 

 n. 52 (1885) (Calcutta) ; Swinh., I.e. p. 425. n. 33. (1886) (Mhow, VI. X.) ; Doherty, Journ. 

 As. Soc. Benrj. LV. 2. p. 124. n. 93 (1886) (Kumaon, foot of hills) ; Wood-Mas. & Nicuv., ibid. 

 p. 363. n. 101 (1886) (Cachar, IX.) ; Nicev., Butt, 'f Iml. II. p. 280. n. 570 (1886) (pt. ; Oudh ; 

 Chumba, III. ; Mundi, VII. IX. ; Sikkim ; Assam ; Cachar ; Calcutta, common ; Orissa ; 



