178 NEPTIS. By H. Stichel. 



(uninta. N. ananta Moore (5411) is niiU'kctl with Itright ochreuiis bi'own uii a lilack-brown grduiul; on tlii' underside 



there is a short violet l)and ])etAVeeii the costal s|iots ami the apex of the I'orewing, on the hindwing there 

 follows a narrow violet stripe distally to the whitish median band, the submargiiial band being In'oad and reddish 

 and followed near the margin by a second, narrow and undulate, bluish band. The Indian race varies somewhat 

 in the tint and breadth of the bands, especially in liie different seasons. Himalaya, Kaslmiir, Assam, Burma, 

 c/iinensis. and southward to the .Malay Peninsula. — Chinensis Leccli (54b) is the Chinese representative of the species; 

 very similar to the preceding, somewhat larger, tiie markings paler yellow, the submarginal band of the hind- 

 wing somewhat broader, the cell-streak and the s])ots of the underside w^hite, on the hindwing the submarginal 

 band broader and bordered at both edges with dai'k grey. West China: Omei-shan. Specimens with somewhat 

 areus. paler ground-colour, lighter bands and spots, and oji tiie underside more diffuse markings are areus Fruhst., 

 Siaolou. 



thestias. The following Chinese forms must be classified with the Indian N. zaida Dhl.: thestias Leevh (54b), on 



the whole similar to the preceding, but the cell-streak of tiie forewing pointed at the tip, the subapical macular 

 band shorter, the markings of the underside more simplified; differing from zaida in the markings being 

 narrowei' and deeper ochreous brown and the underside moie iiriglitly coloured. West China: Omei-shan, 



meloria. July and August, mountain-insect; Moupin. — m^\or\a. Oberth. (54b), above almost like the preceding, lieneath 

 the subapical spots of the forewing, which shine through, bluish while instead of yellowish white, the median 

 band of the hindwing whitish, narrower and anteriorly al)bre\iated, the sulimarginal band composed of smaller 

 spots, the red-l)rown space between the bands widened, and two bluish linos at the margin; moreover, the 

 . red-brown costal spots present in thestias are here absent; Tientsuen, Siaolou, Tchang-hou. — From the same 

 or neighbouring districts of West China four more forms have been described as ,, species", which we cannol 

 noyala. but consider mere aberrational forms of the preceding (? seasonal or mountain-varieties), namely: noyala 

 Oherth. (54c), above darker, the apical spot of the cell separated from the cell-streak; ground-colour of the under- 

 side darker red-brown, the spots of the forewing yellowish, the band of the hindwing slightly bluish, the distal 



aniiaika. margin with only one, somewhat broader, bluis hline; Siaolou, Tientsuen. — annaika Oberth. (54c), markings 

 above as in thestias, the spots sometimes of a lighter, sometimes of a yellow colour; underside jialer, with the 

 markings less sharp, the ground-colour greyish yellow, the spots yellowish white, on the hindwing the russet-red 

 scaling between the bands absent and the bluish lines before the distal margin obsolete, the forewing, however, 



pairicin. as in thestia, only jialer; Moupin, Siaolou. — patricia Oberth. (54c) closely agrees with the preceding; cell-streak 

 of the forewing continuous, but somewhat shortened, slightly blackish at its apex; the underside brownish, 

 the spots and bands whitish, the space between the bands of the hindwing blackish, but the marginal lines 



sytvana. more distinct; only one specimen known, from Siaolou. — In sylvana Oberth. (54c) the spots of the upperside 

 are yellow; the ground-colour beneath is pale yellow in the cell, at the costal and distal margins, the distal 

 marginal area without markings, the median area blackish, the spots whitish yellow; hindwing very similar 

 to that of patricia, somewhat more extensively shaded with black beyond the median band, a bluish line near 

 the margin, the ground-colour light ochreous yellow; Tse-kou. 



disopa. The Indian N. miah Moure is represented in China by the subspecies disopa S^vinli. (54c, d, erroneously 



spelt disiipa). Differs from the nymotypical form in the spots and bands being narrower and the costal 

 spots of the forewing se|)arated from the (fiscal ones. The underside, moreover, is more brightly coloiu'cd. 

 West China. 



armarulia. N.armandia Oberth. (54 d) is very similar to the ju'ecedingin the pattern of the upperside, but the colour is of 



a more ochreous yellow tint. Easily recognized by the zigzag lines of the hindwing beneath. Central and West 



licsione. Ciiina. — hesione Leech (54d) appears to be but a variety of it , differing in the broader cell-streak, more 



continuous subapical spots and the presence pf an obsolescent submarginal line on the forewing, the bands of 



the hindwing, moreover, being broader and continuous, not indented at the veins. Central and West China : 



^ Chang- Yang, Wa-shan, Tsia-ku-ho, Moupin. 



antilope. N. antllope Leech (54d, e) is a very similar species. It is distinguished above particularly by the different 



siiape of tlie double spot situated in the middle of the distal area of the forewing and by the underside 

 bearing a considerably narrower median band and having the costal area of the hindwing almost without 

 markings. — Central and West China with the previous form; South China: Hongkong. 



narcissina. ]\i_ manasa Moore from North India is re[)resented in Tibet by the subspecies narcissina Oberth. (54e). 



The upperside bears yellow spots which are similar to those of the preceding forms, but the cell-streak is 

 united apically with the discal spots and thus forms a hooked longitudinal band which ends obtusely. Underside 

 pale yellow, the markings as on upperside but paler, between the bands of the hindwing a bluish line. Lu- 



tse-kiang. 



tlusbe. N. thisbe Men. (54e) has a rather pointed forewing; the markings very similar to those of narcissina, 



light ochreous yellow to whitish yellow, the apex of the cell-streak reaching to the bend of the 3. radial and 



