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below the first subcostal nervule ; a longer and broader one below this ; a spot between the 

 discoidal and the third median nervules ; another between the third and second, with a small 

 round spot beyond it ; a broad streak between the second and first, filling the base of the 

 interspace also with a small round spot beyond it ; two broad streaks connected at the base, 

 between the median and submedian nervures ; a streak between the submedian and internal 

 nervures— pure hyaline yellow. A small spot at the end of the streak below the costal 

 nervure ; a spot beyond the streak between the first and second subcostal nervules ; an 

 irregular, submarginal row of small spots interrupted at the black sexual mark ; a regular 

 marginal series ; both series with two spots between each pair of nervules — white. The streak 

 between the internal nervure and the abdominal margin almost white, but faintly tinged with 

 yellow. Underside as above. Described from a Javan specimen in the Indian Museum, 

 Calcutta. The figure of a FEMALE given in the "Nova Acta" differs fiom the male in the 

 forewing being broader, rounder, and but slightly emarginate ; in having only the broad 

 space below the median nervure tinged with yellow ; and the submarginal series of spots on 

 the hmdwing complete from the absence necessarily of the male sexual spot. 



Butler writes (Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1866, p. 456): — '^ Eiiplcxa philomela o{ Z'mVtn- 

 Sommer, hitherto placed as a synonym of D, cleona of Cramer, must be kept separate from it. 

 This species, excepting in form, bears a more general appearance to my D. crocea ; it is 

 intermediate between the two species ; and the male, two specimens of which I have dis- 

 covered in the [British] Museum collection, is of the same form as my D. gloriola, $ . It may 

 be easily distinguished from D. crocea, not only by its different form, but by the male having 

 the entire basal portion of the /t'rezf;';?^'- yellow, and the subapical streaks much broader and 

 shorter. Habitat: Java, Nepal." It is included in the Indian list on the strength of the 

 above quotation. If it does really occur in North India, it is rare ; it was not met with 

 in Tenasserim either by Limborg or Captain Bingham. 



13. SanaiS crocea, Butler. (Plate V, Fig. 6 $). 



D, crocea, Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1866, p. 57, pi. iv, figs, s, 6. 



Habitat : Nepal?, Assam ?, Burma, Penang, Malacca, Singapur, Java, Borneo. 



Expanse: ^,2*5 to 3-12; ?, 262 to 319 inches. 



Description : " Allied to D. cleona, Cramer, from which it differs in having the cell of 

 fore- and the costa of hindwings unclouded ; the subapical and submarginal spots more 

 numerous, and white, not yellow ; an additional yellow spot below the base of the third median 

 nervule, the nervures not so broadly margined with brown, and the wings more transparent. 

 Underside the same as above. Note. — In some specimens the whole transparent portion of 

 ihtforewhig is clear white, with a slight tinge of yellow at the base." {Butler, 1. c.) 



"Occurs at Penang in August and September." {W. L, Distant.) 



The figure is taken from a male specimen in the Indian Museum, Calcutta, from Kyouk 

 Phyoo, Burma, and shows both upper and underside. This specimen differs from Butler's 

 description as given above, in that the cell of i\\e forewing is decidedly clouded, but it corre- 

 sponds exactly with his figure No. 5 — the real point of diference between this species and 

 D. cleona being the absence in the latter, or very minute size if present, of the iimer spot 

 between the second and third median nervules of the forewing. Dr. Anderson took two 

 male specimens of this species at Mergui in December, and one in March. 



14. Danais aspasla, Fabricius. 



Papilio aspasius, Fabricius, Mant. Ins., vol. ii, p. 15, n. 14s (1787). 

 Habitat : Tranquebar. 



Expanse : (not given.) 



Description: "Wings oblong, entire, black with hyaline streaks and spots. Hindwing 

 yellow at the base ; head and thorax black, spotted with white ; abdomen fuscous, Forewing, 



