RHOPALOCERA MALAYAN A. 131 



the third spot being smallest, the sixth situate hetween the third median ncrviile and the snljiiicdian 

 nervm-e is doubly angulated outwardly and irrcguhirly truncate inwardly ; these are followed by an 

 elont^ate spot or streak on inner margin, and are all more or less suffused with brownish and outwardly 

 followed by five small violaceous and inwardly pointed spots, the nervulcs surrounding which arc distinctly 

 infuscated to margin. Posterior wings with the cell crossed by two black lines near base and two near 

 apex, the last being followed l)y a small black streak on each side of second median nervule ; a transverse 

 series of seven spots on apical half of wing smaller and more regular, lint margined and inwardly rounded 

 and outwardly angulated as on anterior wing, — of these spots the upper three arc greyish and outwardly 

 margined with violaceous, the remainder being concolorous with wing ; abdominal margin much paler and 

 somewhat pinky. Wings beneath pale and violaceous. Anterior wings with the basal half ochraceous, 

 with the dark linear mai'kings generally as above, the large transverse spots on apical half as above, but 

 more fused, and the pale colour extending to outer margin. Posterior wings with the cellular and adjacent 

 markings as above ; a curved black line above and near base of subcostal nervure, and an oblique series of 

 three small black spots separated by the subcostal nervules a little beyond cell ; the transverse spots on 

 upper side only indicated by their black terminal margins, which form two transverse series of spots, 

 between which the colour is tinged with ochraceous. Body and legs more or less concolorous with wings. 



Female. Wings above generallj' resembling those of male. Wings beneath pale ochraceous ; anterior 

 wings with the greyish spots as above, but clearer and with the pale colour extending beyond their outer 

 margins ; posterior wings marked as above, but paler and with an additional series of three looped dark 

 lines placed near cell and divided by the subcostal nervules, and three small spots beneath the median 

 nervure, divided by the second and third median nervules. 



Exp. wings, <y 68 millim. ; ? 75 millim. 



Hab. — Malay Peninsula ; Penang (Brit. Mus. and ex coll. Chapman) ; Malacca (Pinwill — Brit. Mus.) ; 

 Singapore (Brit. Mus. and Wallace — coll. Dist.) 



Var. a. (Tab. XVIII., fig. 9 2 .) 



Adolias lndra.'<* Vollenbovcu, Tijd. Eut. v. p. 194, t. 11, f. 2 (1862). 



Female. Closely allied to the typical form of T. jxulasam, but differing in having the transverse 

 series of greyish spots on anterior wings more slender and elongated, the fourth and fifth being much 

 longer than the corresponding spots in Moore's species, the outer dentate margins are also longer and 

 more acute ; the transverse spots on posterior wings are more linear and elongate, particularly the two 

 which are divided by the second median nervule, and their outer dentate margins are also longer and more 

 acute. These characters also apply to the under surface of the wings. 



Exp. wings, 2 78 millim. 



Hab. — Malay Peninsula; Malacca (coll. Gosse). Borneo (Voll.) 



This species appears to be almost confined to the Malay Peninsula; both the typical 

 male and female specimens here figured being from Singapore, whilst the variety (T. indras) was 

 coHected in Malacca. Of the last Mr. Butler, t from a knowledge derived from Vollenhoven's 

 figure alone, remarked, "this is only the Bornean form of Moore's pulasara," a statement 

 which this Malaccan specimen considerably qualifies. I 



* In connection with this name Vollenhoven observes, " Indras, de god van het uitspansel bij de Hmdoes."— " ludra, 

 however, is the usual way in which the name of the Hindu god of the atmosphere is spelt." 



t Proc. Zool. Soc. 1868, p. 612. 



+ Another closely-allied species, or variety, of T. pulasara is found in Sumatra, and has been described under the name 

 of T. vihrama, Feld. 



