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base of the median veins broadly black-bordered. Hindwlng with, a transverse black 

 subbasal, discal, submarginal, and marginal band, the discal band being somewhat 

 macular, and the submarginal luunlar. Underside yellowish-ochreous. Both wings 

 with obscurely-defined ochreous-brown similarly-disposed transverse bands as on 

 upperside, the inner one being the most distinct and broadest, the two middle 

 huuilarly-dentate, and the marginal obsolescent. Forewing also with two superposed 

 ochreous-brown spots within the cell, a recurved discocellular streak, a series of 

 pale yellowish dentate lunules traversing the inner band of which that above the 

 upper median and the two between the middle median and submedian are lilacine- 

 white ; a series of lilacine-white spots also extending from the apex and centreing 

 the upper submarginal dentated-lunules. Eindwing also with an ochreous- 

 brown ringlet and a lower white-centred lunule within the cell, and a smaller 

 ringlet above it ; the inner baud also traversed by a series of pale yellow 

 decreasing spots. Body and palpi above brownish-ochreous ; paler beneath ; legs 

 yellowish-ochreous ; antennas black above, ochreous beneath. 



Female. Upperside dark olivescent brownish-black. Forewing with a pale 

 olivescent-ochreous broad streak extending along lower part of the cell to the middle 

 of the wing and interrupted by the black discocellular streak ; beyond is an outwardly- 

 oblique upper discal macular band and three lower discal inwardly-oblique spots, 

 followed by a submarginal narrow lunular band, which latter decreases anteriorly 

 and terminates apicaHy in two small whitish dentate spots. Ilindwing with an 

 olivescent-ochreous transverse subbasal and a submarginal band. Underside paler 

 yellow, but with darker reddish-ochreous markings disposed as in the male. 

 Forcioing with the discal dentate-lunules, the lower costal larger lunule, and the 

 anical series of spots lilacine-white, but more prominent, the basal area also suffused 

 with lilacine-blue. Hindwing with the middle dentate-lunules centred with lilacine- 

 blue, the basal area also suffused with the same tint. Body and palpi above 

 olivescent-black ; abdomen above crossed by a pale band ; body and legs beneath 

 pale yellowish ; palpi beneath and legs above pale ochreous. 



Expanse, c? 2i^o to 3, ? 3j^o to 3i^o inches. 



Habitat. — Sikkim. 



DisTEiBUTiON. — " This is not a common species in Sikkim ; it seems peculiar to 

 the lower elevations, where it is found at from 2000 to 3000 feet elevation from May 

 to August. Mbller and de Niceville consider Ganga and Jumna distinct species. 

 Moller found both at the same season " (Elwes, Tr. Ent. Soc. 1888, 356). " Di-. 

 J. G. Pilcher once had brought to him in Sikkim a pair of this species which 

 had been taken in copula. The female was olive-green on the upperside. Both 

 sexes are much rarer than A. Jumna " (de Niceville, Sikkim Gazetteer, 1894, 

 142). 



