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In dry-weather specimens these markings are very short and do 

 not nearly reach the bases of the interspaces; beyond these a 

 curved series of subterminal lunular markings in interspaces 1 to 7 

 dull crimson irrorated with black scales, the spot in interspace 1 

 large, irregular, diffuse, margined interiorly with white. Under- 

 side : ground-colour and markings similar, but the red subterminal 

 spots on the hind wing much brighter, not irrorated with black 

 scales, better defined, the anterior four subquadrate, the next two 

 crescentic, sometimes quadrate also, the spot in interspace 1 

 triangular and pointed. Antennae, thorax and abdomen above 

 up to the preanal segment black; the head, sides of prothorax 

 ^ibove, and of the whole of the thorax and abdomen beneath 

 vermilion-red ; anal segment vermilion-red. $ similar, differs 

 from the c? only in the comparatively broader wings : this is 

 most conspicuous in the fore wing. 



Exp. <$ $ 76-114 mm. (3-4-5"). 



Hob. N.W.India; Sikhim ; W. & S. India; Ceylon; Assam; 

 Burma ; Tenasserim ; extending on the west to China and Siam, 

 and southwards to Malacca, Java and the Philippines. 



Larva. "Adult 1^ inch long. Stout, cylindrical and tuber- 

 culous. Gound-colour velvet-brown-black, dorsal line black ; four 



longitudinal rows of fleshy tubercles bright red seventh 



segment with a milk-white, jagged, lacerated band reaching right 

 across the body and terminating at the third row of tubercles, the 

 tubercles on that segment are white with the exception of the 

 3rd and 4th rows ; head black ; segmental incisions dark purple- 

 brown ; legs and abdomen beneath black ; stigmates (sic) black ; 

 retractile tentacula orange. Feeds on Aristolochia indica. Habits 

 slow." 



Pupa. " Darkish brown, stout and broad, swollen at the sides, 

 with four pairs of very prominent tubercles on the back of the 

 abdomen." (de la Chaumette as quoted by Moore.) 



In certain lights the wings of both S and 5 have a rich 

 purple bloom on the upperside. Var. ceylonica, Moore, has a 

 white spot at the apex of the cell on the hind wing. Males of 

 this butterfly vary greatly in size ; quite tiny specimens, perfect 

 miniatures of the normal form, are not uncommon throughout its 

 range. 



Race camorta, Moore (fig. 3 6, hind wing), differs from the typical 

 form as follows : " The white spots of the hind wing small, only that 

 between the lower median veins (veins 2 and 3) is clearly marked 

 on the upperside, the two others standing before and behind the 

 upper median nervule (vein 4) are sometimes entirely absent from 

 the upperside, or when present are much suffused with black ; 

 below there is usually a spot within the apex of the cell." 

 (RothtchOd.) 



Exp. d $ 96-118 mm. (3-8-4-65"). 



Hob. The Nicobars. Mr. Gilbert Kogers sent it to me from 

 the Central group, but not from Great Nicobar. 



