12 DESCRIPTIONS OF 



Adolias Dirtea, Tab. 10. f. 1, 2. 



A. alis repandis supra nigris, fascia postica caerulescenti-alba, 

 subtus corticinis maculis indistinctis. 



Femina, alis fusco-nigris maculis flavis ; posticis subtus cinereis 

 albo-maculatis. 



Papilio Dirtea, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iii. 1. p. 59. Jones, Icon. ined. 

 65./. 1. (?). 



Aconthea Boisduvalii, G. R. Gray. 



Adolias Boisduvalii, Boisd. Spec. Gen. Lepid. t. 8. J". 2. 



Adolias Dirtea, Doubl. List Lepid. Ins. Brit. Mus. 1. p. 104. 



Wings of the male black, with the outer margin of both wings 

 margined with purplish silvery white commencing in a point at 

 the apex of the fore-wings, gradually becoming broader towards 

 the anal angle, and spotted with black. 



Under surface reddish brown, with indistinct spots, and the 

 posterior half of the fore-wings purplish. 



Expanse of wings three inches and three quarters. 



Wings of the female, brownish black spotted with yellow ; the 

 under surface of the fore-wings like the upper, but paler ; the 

 hinder wings are light silvery cinereous spotted with white. 



Expanse of wings four inches and three quarters. 



Inhab. Sumatra. 



Adolias Franciae, Tab. 14. 



A. alis repandis olivaceo-viridibus disco strigis nigris utrinque 

 fascia maculari in medio et serie macularum marginalium ; 

 posticis maculis duabus albis. 



Aconthea Franciae, G. R. Gray. 



Adolias Franci 83, Doubl. List Lepid. Ins. Brit. Mus. 1. p. 104. 



Wings olive green with a spotted band down the centre of 

 each wing somewhat in the form of a V, also two white spots 

 near the summit of the fore-wings, and a series of white lines 



