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crescent ; ab. cKueatii/uttata, Eaya., with wedgeshaped blue lunules ; 

 ab. ichnusa, Stgr., ab. caschviirensis, Kill., and ab. ladakensis, are 

 also devoid of blue spots, the latter yellow margins ; ab. chinemis, 

 Leach, and ab. thibetana, Aust., have these spots much enlarged ; 

 ab. lutcoynarf/inata, Larabl., has yellow margins, not black ; ab, 

 panir/iitta, Eayn., with small lunules ; ab. Diai/iiii/uttata, Rayn., 

 with large lunules. 



Size. — Ab. m-ticoide!<, F. d. Wald. and ab. pi/i/maea, Heyne, are 

 both dwarf ; ab. turcicoides, Stgr., is a dwarf of ab. turcica, Stgr. ; 

 ab. chinemis. Leach, and ab. thibetana, Aust., are both large forms. 



Shape. — Ab. ladakensis, Moore, a mountain form, is less angular. 



Seasonal Forms. — Ab. nixa, Gr.-Gr., is a dry season form, with 

 very dark undersides ; ab. rizana, Moore, is a wet season form, with 

 sharply defined markings. 



The Mountain Forms. — Ab. ladakensis, Moore, and ab. cash' 

 mirensix, both with ill-defined markings. 



HiNDwiNGs. — Ab. nif/vicaria, Hav., black, yellow marginal 

 traces : ab. nixa, Grmm., broad outer margins ; ab. atrebatensis, 

 Bdv., entirely fuscous ; ab. osbnnii, Donck., brown ; ab. adiiinbrata, 

 Eayn., black cloud at top of band; ab. infraradiata, ^a,yn.,' \eins 

 much blackened; ab, ani/nstibalteata, Eayn., narrow band; ab. 

 latibalteata, Eayn., wide band. 



Underside. — Ab. snbtns-lactea, Eayn., pale area creamy ; ab. 

 s((6?/(.s-r(//rt, Eayn., pale area rufous; ah. ichnusoides, Eayn., more 

 dusky than usual ; ab. dannenbergi, Eayn., unicolorous black. 



Less Frequent Forms, not Included in this Scheme. — (1) 

 With the discal spots coalescent. (2) Smoky or greasy-looking 

 forms, said to be produced by feeding on withered leaves. (3) 

 With the hindwings blue-rayed. (4) Short band in hindwing. (5) 

 With edges of the markings " woolly " in outline. (6) Dark 

 chocolate suffusion over the ground. (7) Orange ground colour. 

 (8) All colours subdued as if washed out. 



Unique or Extremely Rare Aberrations. — (1) Outer half of 

 forewings white. (2) Streaks on disc of forewing. (3) Uniform 

 golden brown. (4) Broad black apex to forewing. (5) Forewings 

 blue-rayed. (6) Black rays in hindwing iviii. (7) Eed streaks 

 on hindwing in place of band. (8) Black markings except on costa 

 and apex of forewing nearly obsolete. (9) Buff rays on hindwings. 

 (10) Suppression of black band, blue wedges surrounded by black 

 rim only. (11) Twin discal spot removed to touch the margin. 

 (12) Dark chocolate ground. (13) Various extraordinary forma 



