200 NYMPIIALID^. NYMPHALIN/E. EUTHALIA. 



margin of forewing to beyond the middle of the hindwing, near the anal angle, being margined ex- 

 terio^rly with blue from the forewing on its lower half to anal angle [of hindwing] ; the narrow 

 space between marginal and submarginal bands also bluish. Two small rounded white spots 

 near the apex of forewing ; marks within discoidal cells black. Underside from inner 

 margin of band to base greenish-grey, from its outer margin to extremity of wing greenish, 

 with'' band and apical spots as above ; a row of blackish marks from apical spots to posterior 

 angle, which is whitish ; also an indistinct dusky submarginal row on the hindwing, and at 

 the anal angle two patches of black ; marks at the base of wings black. Cilia between the 

 indentations on the upper and underside white. Sexes alike." {Moore, 1. c.) 



E. durga is the largest species of the genus occurring in India and one of the most 

 beautiful. It used to be fairly common in Sikkim, but of late has become much less so. 

 Mr. S, E. Peal has taken it at Sibsagar in Upper Assam. 



Sey to the Indian species of Eutlialia. 



Second group, 



B. Discoidal cell of both wings open. 



a. Both sexes with a pale yellow well-defined discal band across both wings as in Limeniiis, its inner 



edge in the hindwing just beyond the origin of the second median nervule. 



497. E. FRANCIS, Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Sylhet, Upper Burma, 



b. Males with no pale discal band, apex of forewing rounded, outer margin of hindwing broadly 



grey or blue on upperside. 

 rt'. Males with grey or blue marginal band extending on to margin of forewing. 



a". Sexes alike, body slender ; outer margin of forewing emarginate ; apex slightly 

 falcate. 



a^. Outer border on upperside whitish-grey. 



498. E. LKPiDEA, Sikkim, Assam, Upper Tenasserim, Orissa, South 



India. 

 b^. Outer border on upperside bluish-grey. 



499. E. ANDERSONii, Mergui, Tavoy. 

 b''. Sexes dissimilar. 



a^. Body slender ; forewing highly falcate ; male with grey border troad 

 extending to near apex of forewing ; female with a discal dark 

 brown straia;ht band from apex of forewing to middle of abdominal 

 margin of hindwing, and a discal series of five whitish spots on 

 forewing and au additional one beyond near apex below costal 

 nervure. 



500. E. SATROPACES, Tcnasserim . 



b^. Body robust ; forewing slightly falcate ; male with blue border narrow, 

 not extending beyond third median nervule of forewing ; female 

 as in E. satropaces, but lacking the additional pale spot near apex 

 of forewing. 



501. E. TELCHiNiA, Sikkim, Cachar. 



y. Males with blue marginal band not extending on to margin of forewing or to apex of 

 hindwing ; females brown, with two parallel wavy dark discal lines, the space between 

 bearing more or less developed whitish patches near costa of forewing ; body 

 blender, 



a^. Male with blue marginal band anteriorly bounded between median nervules by 

 outer black discal band. 



a^ . Space anteriorly between discal black bands on upperside of forewing 

 in male concolourous with rest of wing ; female with outer margin 

 of forewing slightly emarginate. 



502. E. APPiADES, Sikkim, Bhutan, Cachar, Sylhet, Assam. 



h^. Space anteriorly between discal black bands on upperside of forewing 

 brownish-white ; female unknown. 



503. E. BALARAMA, Sikkim, North India. 



i'. Male with blue marginal band wider, extending nearly to inner black discal 

 band ; outer black discal band only visible near apex ; female as in E, 

 appiadcs, but discal bands nearer together, inner margin of forewing shorter. 



504. E. xirnioNBS, Upper Tenasserim, Moulmcin. 



t. Males with apex of forewing acutely angled ; anal angle of hindwing also acute and somewhat 

 produced ; body very robust, sexes dissiniilar, 



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