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less distinct than the rest. Both parts of the central band are of the 

 same shade. The light spot is distinctly triangular, with its point 

 resting on the fourth spot of the basal band. The central spot of this 

 band is generally very small, and the fifth absent. 



Athalia. — Up. s. f. w. : Exceedingly variable in the breadth of the 

 black lines, but the subterminals are usually rather thick and much 

 less clearly defined than in deione. The inner subterminal is bowed 

 inwards and again outwards in its lower two-thirds. This is yet 

 more markedly the case wath the elbowed line. The marginal blotch 

 is frequently large and thick, Init occasionally almost wanting. The 

 stigma is long and narrow, and usually more or less completely filled 

 up with black. The basal lines are usually only conspicuous above 

 the median nervure, and the space between them is often filled more 

 or less with black. The basal suffusion is generally of considerable 

 extent. 



Up. s. h. w. : Most of the row of lunules are generally clearly 

 defined ; when otherwise, it is due to the encroachment of the outer 

 line rather than the border. Breadth of black lines very variable. The 

 extra line is frequently, and the discal spot sometimes, absent, or very 

 slightly indicated ; both are often included in the basal suffusion. 

 The basal spot is more or less circular, generally very conspicuous, 

 and most rarely invaded by tlie basal suffusion. 



Un. s. f. w. : Lunules normally light, but sometimes almost of the 

 ground colour except at the costa ; the two lowest spots generally 

 approach the ground colour ; sometimes one or two, sometimes a 

 whole row of lighter spots appear inside the outer subterminal line. 

 The inner edging line of the l^order is generally arched between the 

 nervures, but has not the black lunules of berisalensis. The outer 

 subterminal line is very conspicuous at the anal angle, the inner is 

 rarely indicated except by a few dots near the costa. The elbowed 

 line is generally represented by three, sometimes by four, or even a 

 whole row of spots, and by a very variable marginal blotch. The 

 narrow stigma and upper half of basal lines are distinct. 



Un. s. h. w. : Both edging lines of the border are more or less 

 bowed between the nervures. The second and sometimes the first 

 spot of the outer band are conspicuously less dark than the others. 

 The inner part of the central band is always darker than the outer. 

 The light spot is very variable in shape and size, but is rarely, if ever, 

 of the shape of that of deione. The size of the central spot of the 

 basal band is also very variable. The colour of the light bands 

 varies in the male from silvery white to rich yellow, but in the female 

 is always whitish. 



Parthenie. — The fringes are rather longer and more con- 

 spicuously chequered than in athalia. 



Up. s. f. w. : The border is sometimes divided into two very 

 narrow dark lines, with the ground colour showing between 

 them, as on the under side. The third lunule does not project 

 noticeably towards the base. The inner subterminal line is some- 

 times only indicated, but when present, as is normally the case, 

 it is further from the outer and nearer to the elbowed line than 

 in any other species ; it is nearly straight in its lower two-thirds. 



