APPIAS. 215 



1897, p. 574 ; Butler (Catophaga), A. M. N. H. (7) ii, 1898, 

 p. 308; de N., J. A.. S. B. 1900, p. 256; Moore (Catophag-a), 

 Lep. Ind. vii, 1905, p. 3, pi. 552, figs. 1, 1 a-1 i, 3 $ . 



Wet-season brood. S Upperside : white. Fore wing: base 

 densely and broadly irrorated with black scales which gradually 

 merge along the costa into the black apical area that occupies 

 about one-third of the wing, the inner margin of this area irregular, 

 passing in a curve from costa to vein 4, thence vertically to 

 vein 3 outwards in interspace 2 and irregularlv to the dorsum ; 

 a curved preapical series of four or five white spots superposed on 

 the black area. Hind wing: slightly irrorated with black scales at 

 base which leave a terminal series of large, somewhat diamond- 

 shaped, black spots at the apices of veins 3 to 7. Underside, fore 

 wing : white, apex butter-yellow, a somewhat narrow zigzag curved 

 irregular black band from middle of costa to toruus. Hind wing : 

 uniform butter-yellow. $ . Upperside : somewhat similar to that 

 in the cJ, but differs in the much greater extent of the black area 

 which occupies the outer apical half of the fore wing and on the 

 hind wing forms a broad continuous terminal baud; the super- 

 posed spots on black area of fore wing reduced to two and the 

 irroration of black scales at the bases of the wings more dense ; 

 on the hind wing this latter extends subdorsally to the black 

 terminal margin. Underside, fore wing : white, basal half of cell 

 suffused with sulphur-yellow; a very broad curved black band 

 crosses the wing from costa to tornus, the inner margin of this 

 irregular, the outer margin fairly even ; apex pearly bluish-white. 

 Hind wing : uniform, pearly bluish-white. 



Dry-season brood. J . Upperside : similar to the wet-season form 

 but on the fore wing the irroratiou of black scales at base and the 

 black on apical area much restricted, the latter in most specimens 

 has a more or less rubbed appearance ; the white preapical spots 

 very ill-defined. Hind wing : entirely white, in some specimens 

 with a faint yellowish tinge. Underside, fore wing : white, with a 

 bluish tint broadly along the basal two-thirds of the costal margin ; 

 apex butter-yellow ; in a few specimens the usual black curved 

 band that crosses the wing is indicated by a few detached black 

 scales but in most it is entirely absent. Hind wing: uniform butter- 

 yellow. 5 . Upperside : similar to that in the wet-season form but 

 the black area on both fore and hind wings much restricted just as 

 it is in the J . Underside : also similar to that of the wet-season 

 form but on the fore wing the curved black band is very much 

 narrower, and the nacreous surface of the hind wing has more or 

 less of a yellowish tinge. In both sexes and in both seasonal 

 forms the antennae are black minutely speckled with white, the 

 tufted hair on the head and thorax anteriorly greyish green, 

 abdomen white ; beneath : head and thorax pale yellowish white, 

 abdomen white. 



Exp. c? 2 65-76 mm. (2-55-3"). 



Hob. Southern India : Kanara and the Nilgiris. 



