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colour being of a pale fuliginous-black; all the markings less defined and paler, the 

 basal and discal markings being comparatively larger, and these latter nearly con- 

 fluent in the male, whilst in the female they are even more confluent, and occupy 

 nearly the whole of the interspaces between the veins. Underside. Both sexes very 

 much paler than the uppersides, the markings even less defined and olivescent 

 yellowish- white, and, in the female, the entire underside is olivescent yellowish- 

 white, the veins only being blackish, and the markings very obscurely apparent. 



Expanse, c? 2^), 2 3 inches. 



Habitat. — Western Himalayas. 



Distribution. — This is probably the Western Himalayan form of the preceding 

 species. We possess a male and three females from the Deyra Dhoon, and a female 

 from the Umballa District taken by the late Capt. Bayne Reed. Under the name of 

 the preceding species Mr. de Niceville states that he " has taken several specimens 

 in Simla and the neighbourhood, chiefly on over-ripe fruit," and that " at Masuri 

 the larva feeds on Celtis australis" (Sikkim Gazetteer 1894, 135), Col. A. M. Lang 

 (Ent. Mo. Mag. 1864-5, 133) records it from the " Himalaya at 4000 to 7000 feet, 

 three specimens being taken, one in a narrow glen, well wooded with undergrowth, 

 the other two in an orchard of plum and apricot, on the ripe fruit of which these 

 insects were settling, both on the trees and on the fallen fruit below." 



PARHESTINA MENA (Plate 202, figs. 1, la, cj). 



Hestina Mena, Moore, Annals of Nat. Hist. 1858, p. 48, ^J'. de Xiceville, Butt, of India, etc., ii. 



p. 59 (1886). 

 Diadema Mena, Butler, Annals of Nat. Hist. 1865, p. 398, (J. 



Imago. — Male. Upperside black. Forewing with pale yellowish base of the 

 costal border, a broad streak within the cell, three elongated streaks beyond the 

 cell, a transverse inner discal series of elongated streaks, followed by an outer discal 

 series of rounded spots, a submai'ginal series of similar but slightly smaller spots, 

 and then by a marginal row of still smaller spots ; the two discal and submarginal 

 series almost confluent, and the streak between the lower median and submedian 

 divided to near its base. Hindtving with only the veins and a submarginal series of 

 lunules black, the entire interspaces between the veins being pale yellowish. Under- 

 side similar to the upperside, except that the veins only and a submarginal series of 

 obscure lunules are black, the intei'spaces between the veins being very pale 

 olivescent-yellow ; the discal area of the hindwing being of a slightly brighter 

 yellowish tint. Body above blackish, white beneath ; thorax white banded ; collar 

 and head with white spots ; palpi black, but white on the outside of base of second 



