152 LEPIDOPTERA INDICA. 
Ivaco.—Male. Upperside rich dark velvety purple-brown, almost black in 
some lights; cilia alternately edged with cinereous-white. Forewing with the 
costa more or less obscurely flecked with bluish strigz, the outer margin with a 
suffused deep purple-red band, the inner edge of which is anteriorly incurved to the 
costa; the black glandular patch below the median vein visible. Hindwing with a 
similar purple-red marginal band ; the glandular tuft within the cell cinereous black. 
Underside dark chestnut-red, the basal area darkest and very sparsely covered with 
obscure brownish-grey strigz, the outer margins and the apical patch on forewing 
more numerously covered with broader more or less confluent plumbeous strige, and 
forming an ill-defined fascia on the former; on the hindwing is a prominent white 
costal spot, and sometimes a submarginal series of white or bluish-white points. 
Female. Upperside paler, with the outer marginal band also paler. Forewing with 
the inner area of the marginal band traversed by an excurved series of obscure 
ochreous spots. Hindwing with the band also traversed by two or three small pale 
ochreous submarginal spots. Underside paler than in the male, the strigz on basal 
area the same, those on the triangular costal patch and outer borders brighter and 
lilacine-grey. Hindwing with the costal white spot prominent, and the submarginal 
white points also distinct. 
Expanse, ¢ 2,4 to 3, 9 3,%, inches. 
Hasirar.—South Andamans. 
This species in all probability is a mimic of the Euploeine butterfly, Menama 
simulatriz, a common butterfly in South Andamans. 
Disrrisution.—* This species is apparently common at Port Blair, S. Andamans, 
where it was taken by Mr. F. de Roepstorff in the months from April to August ”’ 
(Butt. of India, 269). 
ELYMNIAS MIMUS (Plate 136, figs. 2, 2a, b, ¢ 9). 
Elymnias mimus, Wood-Mason and de Niecéville, Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, 1881, p. 280; id. 
1882, p. 16, pl. 3, figs. 3,4, ¢ 9. Marshall and de Nicéville, Butt. of India, ete. i. p. 271 
(1883). 
Elymnias dolorosa, Butler, Ent. Monthly Mag. 1883, p. 53. 
Imaco.—Male. Upperside dark olivescent umber-brown. forewing with an 
obscurely paler olivescent cinereous-brown excurved marginal band; no glandular 
patch. Hindwing with a similar paler marginal border, and sometimes one or 
two obscure small dusky-black. submarginal spots are present; glandular’ tuft 
within base of cell blackish. Ciha alternately whitish. Underside pale chestnut- 
brown ; the basal area of both wings densely covered with broad transverse dark 
chestnut-brown strige, and the outer margins with more slender and _sparsely- 
disposed strige. Forewing with an obscure ordinary costal patch and the broad 
posterior margin dull cinerescent-brown. Hindwing with the submarginal area dull 
