NYMPHALID^.-MORPHINJ^. 



TENARIS. lY. 



YIII.— TENAPJS DINA. i . Figs. 1, 2. 



Tcnaris Bina, QtaiuVmgeY, "Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift : 'Iris' 

 (Dresden)," VII., p. 112 (1894). 



Exp. 3-3i inches. 



Male. Anterior wings white, the costal area is clnsky hrown from the 

 l)ase as far as the upper part of the cell, thence the dark colouring expands 

 over the apical area, to below the upper median nervule, which, as well 

 as the lowest radial nervule, is thickened with blackish scales almost to its 

 origin. Posterior wings white at the base and along the inner margin, 

 l)eyond which are two large blue spots, with indistinct black rings near 

 their centres, and an indication of a third blue spot, all surrounded by a circular 

 dusky brown space, showing slight pm-ple reflections along the folds, and 

 separated by a greyish-white space from the dusky brown border. At the 

 base of the posterior wings is a brush of reddish-brown hairs, the inner 

 marginal fold is filled with brownish-white hair, and the spaces between the 

 submedian, the median, and the two lowest median nervules and the centre 

 of the discoidal cell are covered with white hair as far as the blue spots. 

 There is also a patch of white hair on the anterior wings, extending over both 

 sides of the submedian nervure near the base. 



Underside. Anterior wmgs as above, the nervures bounding the coll being 

 hardly thickened with black scales towards their origin. Posterior wings white, 

 yellowish along the inner margin, with a dark brown border, extending from 

 tlie base of the costa roimd to the anal angle ; broad along the costal area, and 

 gradually narrowing along the outer margin ; near the apex is a moderate- 

 sized black eye, with a white pupil surrounded with blue scales in a tawny 

 ring surrounded by a narrow black ring, the latter being obliterated above by 

 the dark costal area. Towards tlie anal angle is a very large circular blackish 



VOL. II., JJ^NUABT. 1896. 3 M 



