﻿148 LEPIDOPTERA INDIGA. 



a broad transverse discal white band attenuating to a point at tlie submedianveinlet; 

 the disca] ground colour beyond, brown, broadly deepening to black, and traversed 

 by a submarginal prominent series of deep ochreous-red luuules, beyond which is a 

 pale brownish-grey lunular fascia followed by a slender grey wavy line. Underside 

 very much paler ; glossed with greenish-grey at base of hiudwings ; markings similar 

 to above, but all the bands more obscure and blurred. Body and palpi above 

 olivescent-brown ; body beneath greenish-grey; palpi and legs beneath brownish- 

 white, legs above pale brown ; antennae black, tipt with ochreous beneath. 



Expanse S^-q to 3^-0 inches. 



Habitat. — Sikkim ; Assam; Silhet ; Khasias. 



DisTEiBUTiON. — " This very lovely insect is found not uncommonly in Sikkim, 

 in dense forest at 6000 to 8000 feet elevation, in June, July and August. It is a 

 strong flyer and settles on the ground like L, Daraxa" (Elwes, Tr. Ent. Soc. 1888, 

 352). Mr. de Niceville records it as " occurring somewhat plentifully on Birch 

 Hill, Darjiling (Butt. Ind. 159). Mr. W. Doherty found it " not a rare species 

 in the Naga Hills (P. Z. S. 1891, 276). "Common in the Khasias" (Col 

 Swinhoe's Notes). 



Genus AUZAKIA. 



Limenitis (part), de Niceville, Butt, of India, etc., ii. ]}. 156 (1886). 



Imago. — Wings large. Foretring triangular, costa arched towards the end, apex 

 produced and obtusely pointed ; exterior margin oblique, slightly concave in the 

 middle, and nearly even, posterior angle rounded ; posterior margin rather short 

 and almost straight ; cell large, extending to two-fifths of the wing ; first subcostal 

 branch emitted at one-third before end of the cell, second at a short distance before 

 the end ; upper discocellular close to subcostal, middle short and straight, lower 

 slightly concave posteriorly ; middle median veinlet emitted immediately before lower 

 end of cell, upper median much arched. Hindiving rather short, prolonged 

 posteriorly ; apex very convex, exterior margin extremely convex and very slightly 

 scalloped, anal angle produced and obtusely pointed, abdominal margin long ; 

 precostal vein long, abruptly incurved ; cell short, broad, closed by a slender 

 outwardly recurved lower discocellular veinlet ; two upper median veinlets emitted 

 from lower end of cell. Body large, thorax robust ; palpi porrect, stout, compactly 

 hairy beneath, laxly hairy above, apical joint short, conical, pointed; antennae long, 

 slender, club thickening to the tip ; eyes naked. Sexes somewhat dissimilar. 



Type. — A. Danava. 



