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terminatins; nearly opposite end of cell, second emitted about midway between first and tliiiil. the 

 third emitted at end of cell, third and fourth bifurcating beyond middle of third; second and third 

 median nervules about one-third farther apart than first and second, the first emitted at end of 

 cell ; submedian nervure nearly straight and widely separated from the lower median nervule. Posterior 

 wings elongately and irregularly suliovate, the costal margin obliquely convex, the outer margin 

 oblique and produced into a long tail-like appendage near apex of submedian nervure ; abdominal 

 margin concavely excavated near anal angle. Costal nervure arched and extending to apex; sul)c()stal 

 nervules bifurcating at about one-third before end of cell ; first and second median nervules emitted 

 close together near end of cell. Body moderately small ; palpi very long, second joint projecting fully 

 two-thii-ds in front of head, third joint about half the length of second ; antenna; short, gradually 

 thickened to apex. 



This small genus is found in Continental India, the adjacent islands, and Ihrougliout tlio 

 Indo-Malayan Region. Two species are here understood as found in this fauna. 



1. Loxura atymnus. (Tab. XXIV., fig. 7c?.) 



Papilio Atymnm, Cramer, Pap. Ex. iv. t. 331, D, E (1782). 



Hespena Atymnus, Don. Ins. China, t. 39, f. 1 (1798). 



Mi/iina Ati/wnus, Godt. Enc. Metb. ix. p. 594, u. 5 (1823) ; Horsf. Cat. Lep. E.I.C. t. 2, f. 6, Ga (1823) ; 



Druce, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1874, p. 107, n. 1 ; Kbeil, PJiop. der Insel. Nias, p. 32, n. 113 (1881). 

 Myrhui alymnus, Druce, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1873, p. 353, n. 1. 

 Loxura Atyiinius, Horsf. Cat. Lep. E. I. C. p. 121, n. 49, t. 2, f. 6, Ga (1823) ; Boisd. Sp. Gc'n. i. t. 7, f. 3 (1830) ; 



Horsf. & Moore, Cat. Lep. Mas. E.I.C. vol. i. p. 51, n. 90 (1857); Butl. Trans. Liun. Soc. ser. 2, 



Zool. vol. i. p. 550, n. 1 (1877) ; Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1878, p. 835 ; ibid. 1882, p. 251 ; do Nic. 



J. A. S. Beug. vol. h. p. 03, u. 183 (1882). 



Male. Wings above fulvous. Anterior wings with the costal area — very narrowly for about half its 

 length — and the apex and outer margin broadly dark fuscous ; base pale fuscous. Posterior wings with the 

 base pale fuscous, the outer margin narrowly dark fuscous, the abdominal margin and lobular anal angle 

 pale fuscous ; tail-like appendage more or less streaked with pale fuscous, its apex greyish-white. Wings 

 beneath bright ochraceous ; both wings with a more or less distinct discal dark transverse fascia and a 

 submarginal series of small spots (these fascis and spots are extremely variable in intensity of hue) ; 

 lobular anal angle pale fuscous ; tail-like appendage as above. Body above fuscous, beneath with legs 

 more or less greyish. 



Female. Resembling the male, but with the fuscous margins of the anterior wings rather broader, and 

 having the costal margin more or less broadly pale fuscous to base. 



Exp. wings, 3 and S , 32 to 35 millim. 



Hab.— Continental India ; N.W. Himalaya (Hocking— Moore) ; Sikkim (de Niceville) ; Cauara (Horsf. 

 and Moore).— Tenasserim; Meetan, Moolai (Limborg— Moore). -Malay Peninsula; Province Wellesley 

 (colls. Dist. and Saiier) ; Perak (Townsend— coll. Godm. & Salv.) ; Sungei Ujong (Durnford— coll. Dist.) ; 

 Malacca (Piuwill— Brit. Mus.).— Siam ; Chentaboon (Druce).— Nias Island (Kheil).— Java (Ilorsf.).— Borneo 

 (Lowe — Druce). 



Mr. de Niceville found this species " common amongst clumps of bamboos" in Sddcim.* 



- .J. A. S. Beng. vol. li. p. 03 (1882). 

 February 20, 1885. '* ^ 



