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350. ATHYMA ASURA, Moore {Plate \.,fig. 1). 



Aihijma Asicra, n. sp. — Uppee-side smoky - brown ; markings 

 creamy- white : fore-wing with a narrow discoidal streak, which is 

 terminated at a short distance by an angular mark ; a band of spots 

 curving outward from anterior to middle of posterior margin, the 

 first spot commencing as a very narrow line, second and third long 

 and oval, fourth the smallest, fifth somewhat larger and rounded, 

 sixth larger still and oval, seventh the largest, square, indented at 

 the side, eighth narrow and on posterior margin ; a submarginal row 

 of well-defined lunidar marks, terminated on the apex of the wing 

 by an inner row of three small spots : hind-wing with a broad inner 

 band ; also a less broad band from abdominal to anterior angle, this 

 being intersected by the veinlets, and having a single black spot in 

 the middle between each veinlet ; a marginal pale-brown line in both 

 wings ; a narrow bluish-white collar and band across the base of the 

 abdomen. Under-side bright ferruginous ; markings as above, but 

 t\\e fore-wing has the submarginal row of marks broad, and having a 

 black spot in the middle of each ; also a marginal row of small spots ; 

 some black Hnes bordering the discoidal marks ; also a small black 

 circle near base of wing, and a patch of black on posterior margin 

 near the angle : liind-wing with the inner, and spotted outer band 

 the same as above ; a bluish-green curved line across the base of 

 wing, and a marginal row of lunular spots ; body and upper part of 

 abdominal margin bluish-green. Expanse 3 inches. Sexes alike. 



a. ? . N. India. Presented by Colonel Buckley. 



BemarTc. — This species may be distinguished from all others by 

 the outer band on the hind-wings having a central spot between 

 each vein. Specimens of both sexes of Ath. Asura are in the Col- 

 lection of W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



351. ATHYMA OPALINA, Kollar Sp. {Plate \.,fig. 2). 



Limenitis Opalina, Kollar, in HiigeVs Kaschmir, IV. 



pt.ll.p.4<27 (1844). 

 Athyma Opalina, Westwood, in Doubleday and IIewitson''s 



Diurnal Lep. p. 274, n. 6. 



a. ^ . N. India. From the Asiatic Society of 



Bengal. 



b. ^. N.India. Presented by Colonel Buckley. 



c. S . N.India. Presented by Colonel Hearsey. 



