NYMPIIALID/E. SATYRIN/E. MELANITIS. 251 



very distinct, armed beneath, and at the lips, with rather long fine spines ; daios curved, acute ; 

 armed beneath near the tip with a distinct acute tooth, nearly equal in size to the apical tooth 

 of the claw." 



"Larva long, somewhat pisciform, being narrowed behind the head, gradually thickening 

 to the middle of the body, and then gradually acuminated to the tail, which is terminated by 

 two long setose pointed horns ; head somewhat heart-shaped, the upper edge armed with two 

 erect obtuse setose horns. Pupa thick, simple ; head-case terminated in an obtuse point." 

 (iVest'cVooii, 1. c. ) 



E07 to the Indian species of l^elanitis. 



A. Underside finely striated throughout, and with distinct black ocelli with white pupils. 



(I. Pale brown ; the striation of the underside uniform, bold and distinct ; the ocelli perfect and 

 prominent ; the costa of forewing usually moderately arched ; the inner margin rather short. 

 Falcation of the forewing usually prominent ; outer margin sometimes straight or slightly 

 concave. 



243. M. LED*, India, Ceylon, Burma, Malayana, China, 



/■. Dark brown ; the striation of the underside irregular, and less distinct on the outer half; the 

 ocelli less prominent ; the costa of forewing strongly arched, increasing greatly the breadth 

 of the wing, and the inner margin comparatively longer. Outer margin of forewing entire or 

 only slightly falcated. 



244. M. ASWA, India, Ceylon, Burma 

 M. tristis, India. 



AT. snyudana, Ceylon, Java. 



B. Underside very variable but without distinct striation ; the ocelli wanting altogether, or where present 



blurred or irrorated, and indistinct. Falcation of the forewing prominent. 



a. With dull indistinct ferruginous marks on the forewing often entirely wanting ; the upperside 

 always dark brown. 

 a>. Upperside very dark brown, ashy at the margins; a dull ferruginous streak from the 

 costa, always indistinct, often obsolete. 



245. M. BELA, India, Burma, 



b^. Upperside dusky olive-brown ; the apex suffused with dull ferruginous. 



246. M. TAMBRA, Ceylon. 



f'. Upperside with no trace of ferruginous markings. 



a^. Upperside with two white spots on the forewing ; underside ashy tinged 

 with olive on the basal half; hindwing with a submarginal series 

 of paler spots. 



247. M. VARAHA, S. India. 



52. Upperside with no white spots on the forewing ; underside glossy olive- 

 brown, tinged or irrorated with ashy white on the basal two- 

 thirds ; hindwing with a white dot near the anal angle, and another at 

 the end of the cell. 



248. M. GOKALA, S. India. 



b. With bright ferruginous markings on the upperside of the forewing towards the ape.v. 



rt'. Upperside brown, scarcely irrorated with ashy at the outer margi n ; the ferruginous 

 mark incompletely encircling a blackish patch with two white spots, and not 

 reaching the costa. 



249. M. isMBNB, India, Ceylon, Burma, Andaman Isles, Malayana 



/i'. Upperside brighter brown (much darker in the males), more broadly irrorated with ashy 

 on the margin than in M. ismenc ; the ferruginous m.ark consisting of a streak from 

 the costa, and in the females extending round the black patch, and by suffusion to 

 the outer margin. 



250. M. DUBYOBANA, N. India, Orissa, Burma. 



(-'. Upperside brighter brown (darker in the males), the marginal irrorations less pro- 

 minent ; the ferruginous mark a broad diffused subapical band interrupted on its 

 inner edge by a blackish patch usually without white spots. 

 251. M. ziTBNius, India, Burma, And.aman Isles. 

 d' Upperside brown ; the ferruginous mark a broad subapical band as in M. zilcniiis, but 

 without the black patch interrupting it, 



2-^2. M. GNOrnoDBS, India. • 



