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IK SECTS ABliOAD. 



Mr. Brencliley, and is remarkable for the exceeding jjaleness of 

 its colouring. 



Generally, the upper wings are velvet brown-black, Avith a 

 small patch of blue on the upper wings and a large patch on the 

 lower pair. In some specimens, however, the upper patch is 

 white, or has a white centre. It is rather curious that whatever 

 may be the variations in the colouring of the upper surface, that 



Fio, 348.— Diadema Boliiia. 

 (Brown and black.) 



of the under surface is always the same. The general colour is 

 brown, with a white bar on the upper wings, and several dark 

 brown spots with white centres. The lower wings have a white 

 bar and a row of white spots running parallel to the outer 

 margin. 



The large genus Adolias is represented by two species, and 

 the distinction which exists between the sexes is shown by a 

 figure of the female as well as of the male. 



The first species, Adolias Kesava, is a native of Northern 

 India, the specimens which are here figured having been taken 



