178 PIEUIDJE. 



beneath : head, thorax and abdomen whitish. ? differs as follows : 

 Upperside, lore wing: the black edging to the discocellulars broader; 

 a curved, postdiscal, irregular, macular, black band, the upper 

 three and lowest spot that compose it large, the spot in inter- 

 space 2 small, sometimes subobsolete, the middle two spots of 

 the band coalescent outwardly with the series of terminal black 

 spots, of which there are six (in the c? these vary from 3 to 5). 

 Hind wing : an anterior, postdiscal, short, curved, macular, black 

 band, often subobsolete, followed by a more or less complete 

 terminal series of spots at the apices of the veins. Underside : 

 as in the cT ; also the antennae, head, thorax and abdomen. 



Exp. cf ? 40-53 mm. (1-56-2-08"). 



Hab. Within our limits, the Himalayas : Chitral and Ladakh. 



600. Pieris callidice, Esper (Papilio), Schmett. i, 2, 1800, pi. 115, 

 figs. 2, 3; Godart, Encycl. Meth. ix, 1819, p. 129; de Niceville 

 (Parapieris), J. A. S. B. 1897, p. 563 ; Moore (Parapieris), Lep. 

 Ind. vi, 1904, p. 140, pi. 521, figs. 3, 3 a, 3 b, rf $ . 

 Pieris kalora, Moore, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 449, pi. 31, fig. 15 rf . 



d . Upperside : white. Fore wing : black at extreme bases of 

 interspaces 1 a and 1 and of cell ; discocellulars marked with a 

 quadrate black spot ; a discal curved series of inwardly" dentate 

 spots, the spots in interspaces 1 and 2 generally reduced to a 

 mere trace, often absent; an anterior terminal series of simila 

 but more clearly defined spots at the apices of veins 3 to 7. 

 Hind wing : uniform, the pattern of the underside visible through 

 transparency ; base densely irrorated with black scales. Under- 

 side, fore wing : white ; basal half of costal margin and quadrate 

 spot on discocellulars dull black ; a discal curved series of four 

 black spots in interspaces 1, 3, 5 and 6, followed by elongate 

 streaks of green along veins 3 to 7 that extend to the termen. 

 Hind wing: green, an elongate oval yellowish- white spot in cell, 

 followed beyond by complete curved series of discal and terminal 

 yellowish- white, inwardly lanceolate spots. Antennae black, spotted 

 with white, head fuscous grey, thorax blackish grey, abdomen 

 black with more or less sparse white scaling ; beneath : head, 

 thorax and abdomen white. $. Upperside: similar to that of 

 the d , the black scaling at the base of the wings more ex- 

 tended, especially on the hind wing where it stretches broadlv 

 down the dorsal half of the wing and occupies also the apex of 

 the cell. Fore wing : the irroration of black scales along the 

 basal half of the costal margin and the discocellular quadrate 

 black spot as in the c? , the latter, however, broader ; the apex and 

 terminal third of the wing above vein 2 dusky black, with a series 

 of elongate white spots in the interspaces, the inner margin of the 

 black area curved but veiy jagged ; lastly, a geminate transverse 

 black spot in the outer half of interspace 1. Hind wing : a 

 terminal series of large, inwardly acutely pointed, black spots with 

 oval white centres and a large costal black spot before the apex. 



