i'OO TBRACOLUS. 



median band or the primaries is well pronounced. The discal band on the secondaries 

 is only indicated by an olive-green spot on the costal margin, and towards the hind- 

 margin faint spriukliugs of olive-green are visible. 



Expanse 15 inches. {Sj)cc. ex Bijapur ; August 1892; /. Davidson; coll. 

 E. M. Sharijc). 



" Dry-season " form of Male. — Central area of the primaries white, the 

 apicar area bright orange ; the apex and hind-margin narrowly edged with black as 

 far as the first median nervule ; a pale yellow line on the inner edge of the 

 orange patch clearly indicated. Secondaries. Entirely white without any spots or 

 markings. 



Underside. — Central area of the primaries white, greenish-yellow at the base ; 

 apical area yellow, with a post median row of reddish spots ; hind-margin with minute 

 black inter-nervular dots. Secondaries. Entirely sandy-yellow ; a faint bull' mark 

 visible on the costal margin. 



Expanse TS inches. {Spec, ex Xorf/t India; Jftts. liof/isc/ii/d.). 



"Dry-season" form of Female. — Similar to that of the "intermediate" female 

 (fig. 1/.) in spots and markings, the ground-colour of both primaries and secondaries 

 somewhat whiter. 



Underside. — Similar to that of the female figured by me (tig. 1^.) ; the secondaries 

 with the ground colour rather more pink. 



Expanse 1"3 inches. (Spec, ex Bombay, March 1887; Mus. Rothschild). 



A second form of the '• dry -season " female has the orange apical patch on the 

 primaries almost obsolete, but otherwise it agrees with the female described above 

 (fig. U.). 



Underside. — Primaries white, the base of the wing greenish-yellow, the apical area 

 with brownish verniiculations ; the usual post-median band of spots strongly pro- 

 nounced ; the dusky spot near the posterior angle also very ^distinct. Secondaries. 

 General colour pink, thickly covered with brownish verraiculations ; the discal band 

 and nervular spots on the hind-margin olive-green. 



Expanse \'2 inches. (Spec, ex Bombai/, Febriiar// 1887; Mus. Bothschild). 



llAbiTAT. — Ceylon, throughout Southern India, northwards to Bombay and 

 Kliandesli. Ceylon (Tewplefon ; Butler, P. Z. S. 1876, p. 164). 



NiLGHiRi Hills. — Coonoor (//. li. Damson; Godnian-Salvin Coll.; Mm. Brit.). 

 MetapoUum, October ; Watson Coll. ; Mus. Brit.). 



Mysore. — Kolar, October ; Kippenhally, Kadur, Nittur, Arsikari, Banavar, 

 November {Watson, Coll.; Mus. Brit.; E. Y. Watson, Journ. Bombay, Nat. Hist. 

 Soc, Vol. v., p. 36, No. 107, 1890). 



Belgaum, September (Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1885, p. 144). Bombay ; February, July^ 



