﻿NYMPHALINM (Gvonp limenitina.) 221 



Nejtis Jumla, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1858, p. 7 ; Lep. of Ceylon, i. p. 55, pi. 28, fig. 2, 2a, ^ 2b, 

 larva. auJ pupa (1881). 



Wet-season hroud (Plate 272, fig, 1, la, larva and/)M^« ; 1, b, c, d, 5 ? ). 



Imago. — Male. Upperside fuliginous-black, with blacker intervening spaces 

 between the veins ; markings either white, bluish- white, or sullied white. Foreioing 

 with a slender longitudinal cell-streak, which is slightly indented near its upper end ; 

 a contiguous broad triangular spot beyond it, a discal transverse curved series 

 of small oval spots, of which the upper two are disposed obliquely subapical, and 

 sometimes with an additional very slender costal streak above, the next two discal, 

 the lower one being larger, and. disposed obliquely outward, the lower pair smaller ; 

 an inner submarginal obscure pale sinuous line, a middle row of very small more 

 or less defined whitish lunules, and an outer marginal obscure slender pale line. 

 Hindivwg crossed by an inner discal broader macular band, a submarginal row of 

 more or less obscure very narrow pale lunules, and a marginal slender line ; 

 an obscure medial discal line also present ; the costal border being broadly glossy 

 silvery-grey. Underside dark ferruginous or brownish-ferruginous ; markings as 

 above, somewhat broader, and prominent, the cell-streak and discal band white, 

 the three outer marginal lines lilacine-white. Fore^uhig also with a dusky or black 

 linear streak between the upper veins, the posterior border being glossy silvery- 

 grey. Hindiving also with a short narrow basal costal lilacine-white fascia, 

 containing a small ferruginous spot within the cell ; between the white discal band 

 and the submarginal lunules is a lower row of dusky-ferruginous or blackish spots. 



Female. Upperside as in the male ; markings the same, but somewhat 

 larger, the marginal lines on forewing more distinct, and the submarginal row of 

 narrow lunules more or less obscure white. Underside as in the male ; markings 

 very prominent, and slightly broader. 



Body and palpi above fuliginous-black ; palpi and thorax beneath, forelegs, 

 middle and hind femora greyish ; abdomen beneath and middle and hind tibiee and 

 tarsi pale ochreous ; antennce black, tip ochreous. 



Expanse, S 2^q to 2i^o. ? ^h to 3 inches. 



Dry-season brood (Plate 272, fig. 1, e, f, (^ ? ). 



Male and female. Upperside as in icet-season brood ; the white markings 

 somewhat broader, the marginal lines in female more defined and whiter. Underside 

 paler ferruginous than in wet-season brood, markings broader, and less prominent. 



Expanse, <S 2^^,, ? 2^-0 inches. 



Caterpillae, — Somewhat fusiform ; anterior and anal segments narrowed, the 

 middle segments being thickened laterally ; armed with two dorsal long anteriorly- 

 divergent fleshy spiny-processes on the fourth segment, and two shorter posteriorly- 



