of the Genus Adolias. 73 



ous-yellovv ; the band of spots less distinct than above, but 

 bounded inwardly with black lunulated marks, and outwardly 

 with a black spot at the point of each ; the markings at the base 

 of the wing broadly black : hind-wing with a purple-red tinge 

 on the anterior half; the band of spots less defined, bounded 

 inwardly with black lunulated marks, and outwardly with trian- 

 gular black spots, those near the anal angle with a narrow line 

 above ; base of wing with broad black marks, within, above and 

 below the cell. Body and legs ochreous-yellow. Female : up- 

 perside as in the male, but with the markings larger ; underside 

 as in male, but the markings less distinct. Hind-wings of male 

 rounded as in female. 



Expanse of male 2|, female 2| inches. 



Hab. Java. 



In Museum East India Company. 



21. Adolias Japis, Godart. 

 Nymphalis Japis, Godart, Enc. Meth. ix. p. 382 (1819) ; Lucas, 



Hist. Nat, Lep. Exot. t. 69, f. 1. 

 Adolias Japis, Boisduval, E. Doubleday, List. Lep. Brit. Mus. 



pt. i. p. 104 ; Westwood in Doubleday and Hewitson's 



Diurnal Lep. p. 291, n. 8. 

 Hab. Java. 

 In Museum East India Company. 



Adolias Japis. The male may be distinguished by the dark 

 velvety- brovvn of the upperside, the fore-wing having a marginal 

 band from apex widening to posterior margin, then broadly cross- 

 ing obliquely the disc of the hind-wing from anterior angle to 

 lower end of abdominal margin ; this band being in some speci- 

 mens blue, with white along its middle, in others purplish or 

 bluish-white. A beautiful white cilite extends throughout the 

 exterior margins. The female is dull brown, with a correspond- 

 ing whitish band ; and a transverse row of brownish-white spots 

 crossing the disc of fore-wing broadly from anterior to posterior 

 margin ; other markings as in male. 



Expanse of male 2^, female 2^ inches. 



22. Adolias Gopia, Moore. (PI. V. fig. 4, J .) 



Adolias Gopia, n. sp. — Female. Upperside deep pinky-brown, 

 with a slight purple shade : fore-wing with transverse row of 

 whitish irregular spots, each terminating in a point between the 

 vein, the first two long, and tinged with brown across their mid- 

 dle, the rest shorter ; basal naarkin^ black : hind-wing with taper- 



