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Kii. Abisara satraps sp. nov. 



Male. — Uppcrside : anterior wings velvety brown bordered outwardly from 

 the middle of the costal margin rather broadly, thence to the apex more broadly 

 and along the enter margin with brown black, the black border more narrow towards 

 the outer angle, where it curves a short distance along the inner margin. Posterior 

 wings brown black, shading into brown towards the base, bordered oiitwardlv liy an 

 orange brown band, this band is narrower at the apex and gradually widens to the 

 anal angle, on its inner edge it is irregular, and on the margin at the tips of the 

 veins is a series of black spots. 



JJiulersirh- : both wings brownish black, the posterior being blacker than the 

 anterior wings. Anterior wings with a streak at the base of the cell widest at its 

 outer end, another at its end, concave ou each side, an obli(ine band from the middle 

 of the costa to near the outer angle, about halfway between which and the apex is a 

 row of spots, the two uppermost the largest and furthest from the apex, and two 

 subapical spots, all the spots and band being greyish white. Posterior wings with 

 two spots in the cell, that nearest the base the largest, beyond the cell crossing the 

 <lisc is a curved row of spots, those nearest the inner margin elongate, a broad band 

 of orange brown on the outer margin with black spots at the ends of the veins on 

 the outer margin, as on the npperside ; in this band further from the margin, 

 between the veins, is a series of white conical spots centred with black, the white 

 spot below the lowest median nervals having two black spots in it. 



Female. — Uppers/dc: both wings dusky brownish grey. Anterior wings 

 crossed in the middle with an obliipie band of three white spots divided by the 

 nervures, the first beyond the cell indented outwardly, the second rather smaller, 

 the third the largest, with an indication of another spot below it; beyond the 

 band, nearer the apex, between the veins is a row of five white spots, that nearest 

 the costal margin the smallest, the two next the largest. Posterior wings crossed 

 longitudinally with a large irregular broad white band, the inner edge of which 

 invades the cell, that part of the baud which lies between the two upper median 

 nervules is elongated outwardly until it becomes confluent with a row of white 

 spots, which cross the disc nearer the outer margin, bevond which is an indistinct 

 series of black sjiots, bordered outwardly but very indistinctly with narrow white 

 lines, the black tips at the ends of the veins are very indistinct, and the ciliae 

 between the veins are white. 



Underside : anterior wings with the white markings mcjre develoi)ed, and the 

 oblique central baud is extended nearly to the costal margin, the outer row of sjjots 

 is also extended beyond the lower end of the band, where it becomes linear and is 

 faintly tinged with orange. On the posterior wings the upper side of the white band 

 is invaded by three blunt spurs arising out of the dark costal marginal area, two of 

 the spurs being in the cell ; the orange band of the male is represented by an 

 interruj)ted ochreous band in which are situate a series of large black spots, 

 bordered on each side with white ; the tij)s of the veins are broadly black, with 

 white cUiae between. 



Expanse of wings : 21 inches. 



There is a good series of this remarkable butterfly in the collection. 



