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white spot present between the middle and upper medians ; followed beyond by a 

 submarginal and marginal indistinct pale ochreous-brown lunular line, the former 

 anteriorly ending in a brighter ochreous-red larger lunule. Hind/wing crossed by a 

 moderately broad bluish-white discal baud, the bases of the subcostal veinlets being 

 also white-lined, and a broad white patch on base of the costal margin ; a 

 submarginal row of indistinct pale ochreous-brown lunulas, and a marginal narrow 

 line. Underside dull brownish-ochreous, with more or less black intervening patches 

 between the veins ; the discal bluish-white band as on upperside. Forewing also 

 with a bluish-white discoidal streak formed of foi;r portions, the submarginal and 

 marginal lunules being mostly whitish. Hi'iidwing also with a bluish-white curved 

 subbasal streak ; a medial discal recurved row of distinct small black spots, a 

 submarginal white macular band, and a marginal whitish lunular line inwardly 

 bordered by blackish patches ; abdominal margin bluish-grey. 



Female. Upperside dark purpurescent-brown, with intervening black diffused 

 patches between the veins ; markings similar to male but less distinct. Forewing 

 with the discoidal broken-streak obscure and sullied with ochreons, the transverse 

 discal series of spots broader than in male and also outwardly sullied with bright 

 ochreous, the marginal lunular lines pale ochreous-brown, the upper lunule of the 

 submarginal being brighter ochreous. Hindwing with the white discal band slightly 

 sullied with ochreous along its outer edge ; submarginal lunular band and marginal 

 line pale ochreous-brown. Underside dull brownish-ochreous ; markings similar to 

 the male ; the discal series of white spots on the forewing being outwardly sullied 

 with ochreous. Body and palpi above dark brown, beneath and legs greyish-white ; 

 antenniB black above, reddisli beneath ; a bluish- white band on thorax and abdomen 

 above in both sexes. 



Expanse, S 2^^), ? 2^% to 3 inches. 



Habitat. — South Andamans. 



DiSTRiBtFTiON. — The late Mr. F. de Roepstorflf obtained several females of this 

 species, but no males. Mr. R. Wimberley recently obtained the male described by 

 Mr. de Niceville. Specimens of both sexes are in Mr. P. Crowley's collection. It 

 is nearest allied to Athijiaa Glora, from the Island of Nias. 



Mimicry. — The female of this species is an excellent mimic of Ncptis Nar. 



PANTOPOBIA CAMA. 



We'-seaso7i brood (Plate 265, fig. 2, 2a, b, c, S 'i ?■ 

 Drij-season brood (Plate 266, fig. 1, la, b, c, d, e, jj ? ). 



Atliyma Cama, Moore, Catal. Lep. Mus. E. I. Company, i. p. 174, pi. b, a, fig. 5, cJ ? (1857); Prcc. 

 Zuol. Soc. 18j8, p. 14. de Kiccville, Butt, of India, etc., ii. p. 178 (lS8iJ). Slaudinger, Exot. 

 Schmett. pi, 51, (J. 



