NYMPHALID/E. 



NYMPIIALIN/E. CIIARAXES. 2i 



582. Cliarazes agna, ^'oore. 



C. a^na. Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc Loud., .878, p. 83. : H^rruOa a^na, Butler. Ann. and Mag. of Nat. H.st.. 

 fifth series, vol. xvi, p. 306, n. 49 (1885). 



Habitat : Upper Tenassenm, Moolai 3,000 to 6.000 feet ; Tavoy ; near Assam. 

 Expanse : $, 325 inches. 



Description: "Allied to C. harpax, Felder [from the same locality]. Male differs 

 in its larger size. Forewing has a broader marginal black band. Ilinduino has a less 

 black apical patch, and the marginal series of spots is also much smaller." {Moore \.c.) 



One specimen in the Indian Museum, Calcutta, taken by Dr. Anderson at Mergm m 

 December, one from Tavoy, and two taken by Captain C. T. Bingham in Upper Tenassenm-one 

 in the Donat range in January and the other in the Thoungyeen forests in March-may perhaps" 

 belong to this species; they agree wUh the description of C. .,w m the hmdwmg but he 

 forewhr-Mias the marginal black band less broad instead of being broader, and mo:e upught 

 than in C. har^ax ; nor are they larger than C. harpax. The colouration of the unders.de of 

 these specimens is lighter than in either C. baya or C. harpax, but Mr. Moore makes no men- 

 tion of the underside. Mr. Butler records it from " near Assam." I have never seen the female. 

 The remaining seven species differ from all the other fulvous Charaxes in having the 

 disc within the black border suffused paler, sometimes yellow, more often white, and formmg 

 in these latter a distinct broad white discal band. Of these the first four species are all closely 

 allied to C. bernardus, Fabricius, from China, which is probably identical with C. polyxeua, 

 Cramer, from the same locality. They are very closely allied, our collections show numerous 

 gradations between each of the forms, and I have no doubt that they are all vaneties o the 

 fame species, which should stand as C. pdyxena, Cramer. Pending further research I republish 

 the descriptions of each, keeping them for the present separate. , , ^, . , . . , 



Typical specimens of C. hierax can easily be distinguished by their having the pale 

 discal band rather narrow and yellow throughout showing no trace of P^J^e white 



Typical specimens of C. hipponax on the other hand have the band diffusedly whitish and 

 rathernarrow, but numerous intermediate forms occur showing every stage of yellow suffusion 

 from the faintest trace on a limited portion, to complete suffusion of the whole 



C aW^lnd C. hindia have the band for a considerable space pure white and broader ; 

 according to the figures of them, C. jalinder has on the forewing the six yellow spots on the 

 black border mttch reduced, the white band terminating abruptly on the submed.an nervure, 

 black ooraer lunular line from the costa to below the first median 



and bearing ne^r 1. im.ei ed e a bUck Uuru,.^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^.^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^.^^^ 



rthitebanT stating diffusedly on the submedian interspace, and no trace of the black 



he white Dana b ^i^.o-cellular nervules ; but none of these characters 



lunular line on ^^^ f ^^'^/"^^^ J^^^^^ ^ ,,hich to distinguish a species the others fail, and 



hold good -^.^^l^^l^'f °;,^;™^^ that does not present certain charac- 



reroro:r:;":tS^^^^^^^ o^^- ^---^ '- .-^^'•' -^\^----- 



TeLnise these' latter as distinct varieties; out of our large series not a single specimen 



^°"TtrS:S^rf:kr^^•the ma^s. Thefemaleshave^e wings larger, the tail 

 of the hindwing at the third median nervule longer, and the white discttl band considerably 

 broader I have not many specimens, only twelve in all ; the extent of the black lunular 

 line at inner edge of the discal band of the forewing varies much arid so does the promi- 

 nence of the white centerings to the submarginal spots of the hindwing ; but the principal 

 variation is in the pale spots on the black border of the foiewing ; in one it is immaculate 

 and .^.r.^pnnHsJn^hi^^ what Mr. Butler has figured as the female of C. htndm, 



' , . , T ■ A\^t\„rtU, rlnrV-pr and continued and terminating on hindwing at 



marginal spot), between Nvh.ch the c°'°"^^,^;^ f inct y da ker^ and^ c^^ «re followed by a discafand 



internal nervure tbetween these on h.ndwng.s a c^^^^^^ bl'uish-black fasci... which becomes 



much-waved line of the same colour, followed on huid^^^^^^ where there is a large blackish spot, 



almost fused with the termmation °f '^^^^,,''.^,^^^^^^'^,1;^^ ,tate submarginal greyish fascia inwardly preceded 



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