284 NYMniATJD.E. NYMPHALIN.E. CHARAXES. 



"Closely allied to C. aristogiton, FeKler, but quite distinct." (BuUer, 1. c.) 

 I have been unable to identify this species. According to the above description it may be 

 distinguished from C. arislogiton by the black virgula;* on the disc of both wings ; the under- 

 side too must be very dark since F'elder describes the underside of C. corax as much darker 

 than in C />M//w«, which is one of the darkest of all. To judge from Mr. Butler's figure 

 of it, this species may also be distinguished by the fulvous line on the border being very 

 narrow and continuous as far as the upper discoid.d nervuie, and by the black border being 

 considerably broader at the hinder angle and inwardly diffused at its lower half ; the forewing 

 moreover has two small pale spots at the inner edge of the black border separated by the 

 upper discoidal nervuie, a feature which is typical of the group of which C. bernardus is 

 the type. Mr. Doherty writes of it " my specimens taken in Kumaon in the Gori and Kali 

 valleys, also at Kapkot on the Sarju, perhaps the western limit of the group, seem to correspond 

 well enough with Mr. Butler's figure and description, but the markings are not very constant." 



The next two species have the black border of the forewing very broad throughout in 

 the males, its inner edge almost parallel to the outer margin and with no trace of a fulvous 

 line or spots on it, on the hindwing the black band is almost equally broad and uninterrupted in 

 C. psaphon, while in C. intna the hinder part is typically broken into decreasing well-separated 

 spots towards the anal angle. The females have the black border equally broad, bearing two or 

 three pale fulvous spots on its lower inner edge ; with a broad white discal band, more or 

 less sullied with fulvous towards the inner margin of the forewing, continued diffusedly 

 on to the hindwing as far as the discoidal nervuie, where it becomes merged in the ground- 

 colour. The three specimens of the female that T possess I am hardly able to distinguish from 

 the figure of that sex of C. hindia, Butler, but they are distinct from all the other species of 

 this group which have the base of the wings on the upperside fulvous in having two or three 

 fulvous spots only on the lower end of the black marginal border of the forewing. 



576. Oharaxes psaphon, Westwood. 



C. psaphon, Westwood, Cab. Or. Ent., p. 43- P'- xxi, tnah (1848; ; id., Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1865. 

 p. 636, n. 52 ; Haridra psaphon, Moore, Lep. Cey., vol. i, p. 30. P' xv, fig. 2, male ; H. serendiba, id., p. 30, 

 pi, XV, fig. "i, female (1881). 



Habitat : Ceylon. 



Expanse : ^, 3'37 to 4'0 ; ? , 375 to 4-30 inches. 



Description : INIale. " Upperside, both wings of a very rich dark fulvous-red colour, 

 the outer half of the forewing and a very large patch on the hindwing, occupying nearly the 

 outer half, of a black colour. Underside, bolk wings varied with glossy brunneous, dull 

 buff and greyish tints, the basal half of the wings varied with irregular slender black lines 

 forming irregular fasciae, more or less edged with white." 



" The outer margin of the forewing scarcely appears to be waved, as in C. mar max ; 

 and the transverse vein which closes the discoidal cell [of the forewing] is marked with black. 

 The hindwing has a narrow black lunule preceding the great black patch, which latter is 

 followed by two black spots next the anal angle, which is moreover marked with two small 

 black and white dots. The markings on the underside very nearly resemble those of 

 C. bernardus, Fabricius ; but the colours are darker and more varied, with a purplish brown 

 tinge. The hindwing has a submarginal row of black dots preceded by white ones." 

 ( IVestwooJ, 1. c.) I have given below Mr. Moore's more modern description of the male of this 

 species.t 



* Forming a fine lunular black line. 



t " M.\LE. Upperside fulvous-red. Forewing wh\\ th^ outer half purple-black ; a disco-cellular red-lined 

 bl.ick mark, and some indistinct black discoidal streaks. Hindwing with a very broad apical submarginal 

 black band attenuated and broken hindwards and ending in two small white-bordered anal spots, a .short curved 

 black streak from the costa. Underside fulvous-brown, washed with purple-grey, crossed by three basal and 

 two discal zigzag black lines with pale borders. j'^£;r<?7w«.?- with a submarginal blackish macular fascia. Hind- 

 «i/«^ with a lunular fascia and marginal row of small black-pointed white anchnr-shaped marks. Fbm.'vle 

 unknown." {Moore, 1. c.) But in my opinion as pointed out above the insect which Mr. Moore has described 

 as a distinct species under the name of Haridra serendiba is merely the female of C. psaphon. 



