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LEPIDOPTEEA INDICA. 



Sub-family NYMPHALIN-ffi (mitijiued) . 

 Group II. POTAMINA. 



Potamides, Hiibner, Tentamen, p. 1 (1806). 



Apaturides (part), Boisduval, Index Me'th. p. 24 (1840). Kirby, Eur. Butt. p. 44 (1862). 



Nymph alidm (part), Duponchel, Catal. Meth. Lep. Eur. p. 8 (1844). 



Nymphalites (part), Blanchard, Hist. Nat. des Ins. ii. p. 332 (1845). 



Nymphalidi (part), Stephens, Catal. Brit. Lep. Brit. Mus. p. 10 (1850). Stainton, Manual Brit. Lep. 



p. 21 (1857). 

 Nymphalina (part), Herr. Schseffer, Prod. Syst. Lep. p. 17 (1864). Distant, Rhop. Malayana, p. 83 



(1882). 

 Apaturidce, Guenee, Fannse Eure et Loire, Lep. p. 24 (1867). Lang, Rhop. Eur. p. 153 (1884). 

 Apatune (part), Butler, Catal. Fabr. Lep. Brit. Mus. p. 49 (1869). Standinger and Schiitts, Exot. 



Schmett. p. 130(1887). 

 Diademce (part), Butler, Catal. Fabr. Lep. B. M. p. 95 (1869). Staudinger and Schatts, I.e. p. 164 



(1888). 

 EuripincB, Doherty, Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, 1886, p. 109. 

 Apaturidi, Scudder, Butt. E.U.S. i. p. 228 (1888). 

 Apafurince (part), Kirby, Allen's Nat. Hist. Butterflies, p. 159 (1895). 

 Potamina, Moore, Lep. Indica ii. p. 224 (1895). 



Chaeactees op the Geoup Potamina. 



Imago. — Robust. Forewings more or less elongate and triangular ; apex obtuse, 

 exterior margin sometimes slightly angulated below the apex ; first and second sub- 

 costal branches emitted before end of the cell, or, the second branch only is emitted 

 beyond the end ; the cell is open in all except in Dilipa. Hindwings short, either 

 triangulai and somewhat prolonged at the anal angle in the male, or subquadrate ; 

 exterior margin slightly scalloped or obtusely produced at end of the upper median 

 veinlet ; cell open in all except in Dilipa. Eyes naked or hairy. 



Caterpillar. — Slug-shaped, with two processes on the head, and two on the 

 anal segment. 



Chrysalis. — Somewhat boat-shaped, dorsum arched; head with two short 

 projecting points. 



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