NYMPHAIJD.E.-NYMPHALIN^. 



HESTINA. T. 



T.— HESTI^'A ^■IGmVENA. Figs. 1,-2. 

 llcstiiia Xi(jrir,iui, Leech, "Entomologist," vol. 23, p. 31 (February, 1890). 



Exp. 3-3^ inches. 



Upperside black, with broad greenish-white longitudinal streaks, not 

 extending to the hind margin, in and beyond the cell, and between all the 

 nervures ; that lietween the lowest median nervule and the submedian nervure 

 bifid, only connected at the base. 



Anterior wings with two rows of gi-eenish-white submarginal spots placed 

 beyond the rays, and, towards the costa, with the commencement of a third. 



Posterior wings black, clothed with thick white hair at the base; beyond, 

 the greenish-white stripes are more extended, and there is only one row of sub- 

 marginal greenish -white spots or luniiles, that nearest the costa double, tlic 

 outermost of the two spots smallest. "Within the black border, and between the 

 nervures, from the open discoidal cell to above the submedian nervure, stand 

 four round white si)ots at the extremity of the greenish-white rays. These art 

 more or less scaled with pink on each side ; the middle ones are papillated with 

 l)lack, and that nearest the anal angle is double. 



Underside similar, but the greenish-white streaks extend to the hind 

 margins, only being interrupted by a zigzag submai-ginal blackish streak ; there 

 is a black spot near the extremity of the streak in the cell of the anterior 

 wings ; and the two streaks beyond the cell are interrupted by a black streak at 

 one-third of their length. 



Body black, head and pectus spotted with white, legs streaked with white, 

 proboscis orange, thorax with a pale green central line, and the lateral and 

 hinder l)orders edged with the same colour ; abdomen greenish-white, a broad 

 Idack stripe on the back, and on the lower part of each side. 



Hab Chang Yang and ^yychang. 



lu the Collections of Messrs. J. H. Leecb, and Heuloy Grose Smith. 

 Mr. Leech's specimens were taken at Chang Yang in May and June. 

 Allied to H. Assimillf. Liiiu., and H. Mena, Moore. 



Vol.. I., APKIL, 1891. u u 



