﻿38 LEPIDOPTERA INDICA. 



Mr. L. de Niceville, on May 22ncl, 1879, on tlie forest-clad road between Chumba 

 and Kujiah. 



Mimicry. — Mr. de Niceville remarks {I.e.) that " when capturing this insect it 

 at once struck me tliat it was an excellent mimic, both in the slow and sailing mode 

 of its flight, and in general appearance, of Metaporia Caphusa, whicb is an ex- 

 ceedingly common Pierine butterfly in the spring in many parts of the outer N.W. 

 Himalayas, and which latter is, doubtless, a protected species. It is more probable 

 that this species mimics the Pierine butterfly rather than a Danaid [Limnaine], 

 especially as on the underside both species are washed with yellow on the hindwing, 

 which the Danaids are not." 



Our illustration of this species is a reproduction of Mr. de Niceville's figure in 

 the Asiatic Society's Journal, as above cited. 



Chinese and Indo-Malayan Species of Parhestina. — Parhestina assimilis (Papilio 

 assimilis, Linn. S. N. i. p. 479 (1758). Clerck, Icones pi. 16, fig. 1,2 (1764). 

 Drury, lUust. Exot. But. i. pi, 17, figs. 3, 4 (1773). Cramer, Pap. Exot. ii. pi. 154, 

 fig. A. (1779). Ilestina assimilis, Staudinger, Lep. Exot. pi. 47, c? (1886). Leech, 

 Butt. China, etc., p. 143. Eahitat. E. Tibet, China, Hong Kong, Corea. — Parhes- 

 tina Formosana, n. sp. Male. — Smaller than the same sex of T. assimilis. Fore- 

 wing shorter, more triangular in form ; costa more regularly arched, exterior margin 

 more oblique and concave in the middle. Hindwing also shorter, and the 

 exterior margin more angular at end of the upper and lower median veinlets. 

 Upperside blacker, the markings similar but widely separated and well defined. 

 Forevnng with a basal and widely separated anterior spot within the cell, the basal 

 streaks between lower median and the submedian divided transversely into two 

 portions — basal and discal. Ilinclwing with the discal white markings narrower, the 

 three upper discal streaks broken, the row of submarginal white spots continuing to 

 the anal angle, with an intervening lower series of small crimson spots, having black 

 and white speckled centres, disposed between them and the lower discal streaks ; 

 marginal row of white spots small. Underside olivescent-black, markings as on 

 upperside, sharply defined ; forewing with two superposed crimson speckled spots 

 below the submedian disposed between the two submarginal and outer discal spots. 

 Expanse, 3 inches. Habitat. Formosa (Coll. Moore). — Parhestina nigrivena 

 (Hestina nigrivena. Leech, Entora. 1890, p. 31 ; Butt. China, etc., p. 144, pi. 20, 

 fig. 4, 6 (1893). Grose Smith and Kirby, Rhop. Exot. 1891, Best. pi. figs. I, 2. 

 Habitat. C. China. — Parhestina Oberthuri (Hestina Oberthuri, Leech, Entom. 1890, 

 p. 32 ; Butt. China, etc., p. 147, pi. 20, fig. 7, S (1893). Grose Smith and Kirby, 

 Rhop. Exot. Hest. pi. figs. 5, 6 (1891). Habitat. W. China. — Parhestina viridis 

 (Hestina viridis. Leech, Entom. 1890, p. 32; Butt. China, etc., p. 143, pi. 20, fig. 3, 

 6 (1893). Habitat. C. China. — Parhestina subviridis (Hestina subviridis, Leech, 



