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but shorter lateral branched-spine, and also a less sized lateral spine on the 4th, 

 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th segments, below these is a sublateral series 

 consisting of delicate shorter single spines, with a branched-spine on centre of each 

 segment. (Described from specimen preserved by Rev. J. H. Hocking, in Coll. 

 British Museum.) 



CflErsALis. — Abdomen attenuating to the end, with a short dorsal projected 

 keel on each segment, a large broad keeled anterio-dorsal dilated prominence and 

 a thoracic conical prominence ; wing cases dilated and pointed anteriorly, rounded 

 posteriorly ; head-piece bifid, the tips lengthened, pointed, laterally divergent, and 

 twisted ; ventral surface arched. 



Type. — C. Opalina. 



CONDOCHATES OPALINA. 



Dry-season brood (Plate 261, tig. 1, la, b, larva and pupa, <:??)• 



Limenitis Opalina, Kollar, Hiigtl's, Kashmir, iv. pt. 2, p. 427 (1844). 



Athyma Opalina, Westwood, Gen. D. Lep. ii. p. 274 (1850). Moore, Catal. Lep. Mus. E. I. Com- 

 pany, i. p. 171, pi. 5a, fig. 2,' c? (1857) ; id. P. Z. S. 1858, p. ii. ; P. Z. S. 1882, p. 241, pi. 11, 

 fig. 3, larva, de Niceville, Butt, of India, etc., ii. p. 173 (1886). 



Imago. — Male. Upperside dark fuliginous-black ; markings creamy-white ; 

 cilia alternated with white. Foreiving with a white streak and two spots within the 

 cell, a lengthened triangular spot beyond the cell, which is accompanied, generally, 

 by a very slightly apparent small sullied spot at its upper angle ; a transverse discal 

 excurved series of spots, the upper three being subapical, disposed obliquely- 

 outward, and elongated, the first indistinct and divided by the subcostals, the 

 lower five disposed obliquely-inward, and increasing in width, the fourth being 

 smallest and triangular, the two next more or less broadly ovate, with 

 their base directed outward, and the two lower quadrate ; beyond is a 

 submarginal more or less indistinctly-defined lunular pale brown line which is 

 most apparent and whitish at its upper and lower end ; followed by a marginal 

 indistinct slender pale brown even line. Hindwing crossed by a broad white even- 

 edged straight inner discal band, and an outer discal narrower somewhat macular 

 band formed of broad lunate spots, followed by a marginal pale brown even line. 

 Underside dark ferruginous ; markings as above. Foreiving with the area below cell 

 sullied with pale purpurescent-blackish patches between the veins, and the middle of 

 the outer borders powdered with violet-grey scales ; marginal lines distinct and 

 mostly violet-grey. Eindiving also with a subbasal short narrow greyish- white band 

 extending from the precostal vein ; the outer discal area powdered with violet-grey ; 

 marginal line distinct and violet-grey ; abdominal margin bluish-grey. 



Female. Upperside as in the male, the gi'ound colour somewhat paler, and all 



