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THE COMMON BUTTERFLIES OF THE PLAINS OF INDIA 



(INCLUDING THOSE MET WITH IN HILL STATIONS OF THE 



BOMBAY PRESIDENCY). 



BY 



T. R. Bell, i.f.s. 



(With Plates F and I J 



( Continved from page 58 of this Volume.) 



Sub-family— S^ TYRING. 



A. Eyes hairy. 



a. Vein 12 of forewing and median vein both 



swollen at base, with a subapical ocellus ; the 



hindwing not tailed Mycalesis. 



b. Vein 1 2 of forewing only swollen at base, with 



no subapical ocellus ; hindwing with short 



tail. Lethe. 



B. Eyes naked. 



a. Vein 12 of forewing not swollen at base. Melanitis. 



h. Vein 12 of forewing swollen at base. 

 a . Upperside forewing with a preapical ocellus : 



of small size, not exceeding 1-78" Ypthima. 



h^. Upperside forewing with no ocellus : uniform : 

 of larger size, never less than 1-75". 



a. Upperside : uniform vandyke-brown to 



blackish brown : size never exceeding 



2'i5" Orsotrioena. 



b. Upperside hindwing at least tawny : size 



never or rarely less than 3" ElymrJas. 



Genus— MYCALESIS. 



A. Forewing upperside with large prominent white 



ocellus or " eye, " the pupil, low down on one 

 side, giving it the appearance of squinting. 

 Exp. I'lb" to 2-05" , juno7iia. 



B. Forewing upperside with an ordinary ocellus. 



a. Forewing with the apex acute, not rounded. 



Exp. 2-05" to 2-4" , visala. 



b. Forewing with the apex rounded. 



a^. Hindwing underside : posterior three ocelli 

 only in a straight line. Exp. 1-68" to 2*1" 

 (vide Fig. 7, B.) i^erseus. 



