( 494 ) 



upper median hvanch ; admarginal black spots not con- 

 fluent, or only the anterior ones, much shorter than half 

 the breadth of the band : 



1. M. basalis zonea Moore, />. Z S. p. 569 (1872), 

 from Sikkim and lihulaii. 



h'. Bands to both wings narrower ; admarginal spots to hind- 

 wings about half as long as the band is liroad : spots 1 

 to 3 and 4 to 6 mostly confluent ; fringe often iiartly 

 blackish : 



2. M. basalis pryeri Hruce, Ent. M. M. X.W \>. (i2 

 (1888), from the Liu-Kiu Islands. 



c'. Bands still narrower, that of forewing reduced to a point 

 beyond the submedian vein ; admarginal spots somewhat 

 larger than in jiriien : 



3. M. basalis latifasciata Butler, Ann. Mag. K. H. 

 (5). VIII. p. ;i81 (1881); Waterli., Aid II. t. 18;?. f. 3 

 (1882-90), from Malacca. In the .Malay Peninsula ought 

 to occur a reddish, instead of a yellow, form of kisalia, 

 as Tenasserim, Sumatra, and Borneo are inhabited by 

 reddish races. 



cF. Band of forewing of about half the breadth of that of 

 latifasciatd. not reaching beyond submedian vein ; 

 admarginal black spots large, confluent ; yellow band 

 inside these spots much reduced, not broader I ban 

 about li mm. : 



4. M. basalis basalis \\alk<M-, [.wt Het. Lep. B. M. 

 II. p. 365(18.54); Waterh., .1/./ II. I. 183. f. 4 (1882-90). 

 from Java. 



//-. Bands to fore- and hiiidwing ( hiuese orange (Kidgway, Xomencf. 

 of Colours, Plate VII., n. 15). 

 e'. Breadth of bands and size of admarginal black spots as in 

 ^[. hdnaii.t zonea Moore : 



5. M. basalis pyrozonis Butler, Ann. ^faf/. X. H. 

 (5). X. p. 375 (1882J; Waterh., Aid II. t. 183. f. 2 

 (1882-90), from Tenasserim. 



f. Bands nan-ower; that to forewings extending anteriorly 

 from midway between the bases of the two lower median 

 branches to one millimetre or more beyond the ajiex of the 

 cell ; that of hindwings stops at the upper median vein 

 1 mm. short of the apex of the cell ; bases of wings less 

 extended blue : 



6. M. basalis sharpei P.utler, Ann. Ma<j. X. II. (5). 

 XVIII. p. 7 fl8S(;). from Borneo. Though the difler- 

 ences between sharpei and pyrozo^iis are but slight, 

 they seem to be rather constant. I have examined 

 more than thirty specimens of the Bomean form, all of 

 which exhibited the characters mentioned before. 



