3o8 NYMPHALID/E. M0RPHIN7E. STICHOPIITHALMA. 



the submedian nervure. Female identical in colour and markings with the male, but much 

 larger, and the base of the hind\vin<,'much less hairy on the upperside. 



The above description is from specimens in Major Marshall's collection, which were taken 

 by Captain C T. Bingham in Upper Tenasseriin. They differ from the figure of the male in 

 Mr. Distant's Rhopalocera Malayana, which was taken from the specimen in the British Mu- 

 seum. On the UPPERSIDE Mr. Distant's figure shows the wings tinted with ferruginous through- 

 out the dark portion instead of only at the base ; the pale fascia of the forewing is narrower, 

 much attenuated outwardly, coming to a point at the first median nervule and not nearly reach- 

 in" the outer margin ; whereas in our Tenasserim specimens it touches nearly one-third of the 

 length of the first median nervule. On the hiiuhoing in Mr. Distant's figure the anal fulvous 

 patch extends broadly up to the base of the wing, whereas in our specimens it stops short be- 

 yond the extremity of the al)domen, where it shades into the dark brown ferniginous-tinted 

 basal area. On the underside the differences are less striking, the triangular costal patch on 

 \X\Q. foreioing is outwardly much suffused with violet in Mr. Distant's figure, and on the hiiid- 

 wiitg the basal area is much paler, the upper ocellus is yellow, and the lower is densely irroraled 

 with violet-white. Further, Mr. Distant remarks that the "male has two large basal tufts of hair 

 on the upperside of the hindwing, the smaller near the costa, the larger at the base of the cell." 

 In the Tenasserim specimens there is no trace of the smaller tuft near the co.sta, but the male 

 has in addition to the large tuft in the cell the whole basal area below the subcostal nervure very 

 hairy, and large lateral tufts of hair on the abdomen as in Aiiiathusia phulippus, but curved 

 upwards not downwards. It seems very probable that the Tenasserim species is distinct, but 

 without comparing them with specimens from Malacca it is impossible to say. 



Captain C. T.Bingham has taken this rare and beautiful butterfly in the Thoungyeen forests 

 and in the Donat range in October and in April ; it was not met with by Limborg who collect- 

 ed over the same ground from December to April. 



Westwood's original description of T. alirh* from Borneo, and Butler's original description 

 of 7'. psmdaUiis\ are appended for reference. 



Genus 40.-STlCH0PHTHALlvIA, Feider. 



Stichopktka!nta.\Ye\itr, Wien. Ent. Monatsch., vol. vi, p. 27 (1862) ; rAar^wdMifw, We.stwood, Gen. D. 

 L. vol, ii, p. 335 (1851), in. part ; id., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., new series, vol. iv, p. 170 (1806), in part. 



"Differs from Tkaumantis, Hiibner, in the following points: Head smaller ; rt!«^,?«M<2 

 shorter ;/rt^/ much longer, differing in the sexes. Forewing with the subcostal nervure 



* Thaumantis aii'ris, Westwood, Trans Ent. Soc. Lond , new series, vol. iv, p. 176, pi. xvii (iSjf^), female. 

 Habitat: Borneo. Extanse : j''tv«a/t', 625 inches. Dksckiption : •' UFPEi<siiJB,y(>rtTw/«i>-fuscous, the base 

 more ferruginous, an oblique median fascia, and two subapical spots, white. Hindwing fuscous, the outer half 

 more or less fulvous. Undeksioe, both ivings grey at the b.^se. with brown irregular spots ; a broad oblique 

 irregular brown fascia. Forewing \i'\\\\ the oblique white fascia of ttie upperside, joining a pale line parallel with 

 the outer margin. Hitulwing with t.vo large equal ocelli beyond the middle, and the apex broadly fulvous." 

 ( il'esiwi'od, I. c ) Westwood's figure of the female of this species differs from our female specimen of T pscuda- 

 liris from the Donat rani;e, on the upperside being entirely dark brown, not tinted at the base with ferruginous ; 

 the white band on the foiewinir is much wider and of nearly equal width throughout, and almost reaches the 

 inner margin, where it is tinted with lilac On the underside the white band is developed into a lar(;e triangular 

 p.itch, broken at the cosla beyond its middle by a patch of bmwn, covered with numerous darker stria;. On the 

 hindwing the ocelli are many times larger than in our specimen, and the markings throuiihout are darker and bolder. 



t 77;a;<;«rt«//i/.sfWa//V/i, Butler, Trans. Linn Soc Lond., Zoology, second seiies, vol. i, p. 538, n. 2, pi. 

 ixviii, fig. I (1876), ;«rt/f; T. a/iris, Westwood, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., new series, vol. iy, p. 176, n. 7 (iS56)> 

 ;«<i/<^! Habitat : Malacca. Expanse : 46 to 5"o inches. Desckhtion : '• This species differs from the male 

 of /".' aiiris, from Horneo, in having the band of theyt)r(;7£//«,f above half the width, not notched, and yellower 

 in tint ; the basal area of (5(7//: ic/V/i'.? ferruginous Undersid", the area beyond the band is not striated, and is 

 of the same rusty red colour as the broad outer border ; the latter is also paler at the edge, and is cut much 

 shorter by the obliquity of the transverse band ; the basal spots are rusty red instead of red-brown andbkck; 

 the irregular band of the hindwing is p.der and much more constricted in the middle, the external and discal 

 areas are altogether paler and more uniform in tint ; the oc>=Ui are considerably smaller and paler, the spots 

 between the ocelli and the yellow submaiginal spots are obsolete. As Professor Westwood figure.; the Borueaa 

 female, I am obliged to rename the Malacca male." (liuller, 1. c.) 



"Ihe MALE is considerably smaller [than 7". rt//r/x, female, from Borneo], with the oblique fascia of the 

 UPPERSIDE of they(»r«('/«^ about half the width of that of the female, and with two white spots near the tip, which 

 is considerably suffused with ferruginous at the base; such is also the colour of the baseof the hindwing, which 

 is gradually shaded off to a rich fulvous colour ; there is, however, a broad dark longitudinal patch extending to 

 the outer margin of the wing, occupying the space between the second and third branches of the subcostal ner- 

 vure. On the I NDBRSli<K the markings agree in the two sexes, except that the oblique bar oiihc/o'ewing is even 

 rather narrower than on the upperside, and the great ocelli are also much less conspicuous than in the female. 

 The niidiile of both/tir^ and A/'W«'/«i'' is occupied with a broad irregular chocolate-ferruginous bar." (ll'cst- 

 wood. I c. I 



\ ^TlKog, scrips ; opOaXfio^, oci;llus. 



