of the Genus Adolias. 11 



zigzag lines of both wings are wider apart and well defined. The 

 underside differs in having the markings much less defined, and 

 the hind-wing is devoid of the greenish colour of the abdominal 

 margin, and the spots are without the bluish borders. 



Expanse 9.\ inches. 



Hab. Assam. 



In Collection British Museum and J. O. Westwood, Esq. 



31. Adolius Telchinea, Menetries. 



Adolius Telchinea, Menetries, Catal. Lep. Mus. Imp. Acad, of 

 Sci. St. Petersburg, pt. ii. t. ix. f. 3. 



Hab. N. India. 



In Mus. Imp. Academy at St. Petersburg. 



Adolius Telchinea. — Upperside dark brown, with a blue border 

 to the outer margin of hind-wing. Underside brown, with two 

 indistinct darker transverse lines, and blackish discoidal markings. 



Expanse 2\ inches. 



32. Adolias Apiades, Menetries.* 



S Adolias Apiades, Menetries, Cat. Lep. Mus. Imp. Acad, of 

 Sci. St. Petersburg, pt. ii. pi. ix. f. 4. 



Hab. Darjeeling. 



In Collection British Museum and East India Company. 



Adolias Apiades. — Male. Upperside dark glossy olive-brown, 

 with two lunulated lines crossing the disc of both wings, and 

 markings at base of wing black, the lines obscure at the upper 

 ends on the fore-wing ; a greenish-blue marginal band from anal 

 angle broadly along exterior margin. Underside dusky ferru- 

 ginous, greenish at the apex of fore-wing, and thickly so on the 

 posterior half of hind-wing, and the abdominal margin tinged 

 with yellow ; transverse lines as in upperside, but broader and 

 very black from the anal angle ; also the basal marks. 



Expanse of male 2| to 3 inches. 



S3. Adolias Vasanta, Moore. (PI. VII. fig. 2.) 



Adolias Vasanta, n. sp. — Female. Upperside vinaceous brown, 

 palest along exterior margins : /ore-7i7??^ with oblique transverse 

 row of six small white spots ; discoidal marks indistinct, black : 

 hind-jving with indistinct discoidal marks, and sub-marginal row 

 of small black spots. Underside buff-grey, tinged with brown 



• Adol. Sedeva is since proved to be llie female of this species. 



