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four and a subcostal spot somewhat larger than the others in the 

 middle of interspace 7; below the latter a catenulated line of 

 slenderly white-edged dusky-brown spots, including the lunular 

 spot on the discocellulars, crosses the wing, and beyond these 

 opposite the apex of the cell are three similar discal spots, the 

 middle one elongate ; the terminal markings consist of an inner 

 continuous subterminal series of dusky lunules, bordered inwardly 

 and outwardly with white, an outer subterminal series of in- 

 wardly conical dusky-brown spots, and a slender anticiliary black 

 line. The posterior two spots of the outer line of subterminal 

 markings are also black. Cilia white. Antennae black, the shafts 

 obscurely ringed with white ; head, thorax and abdomen brown, 

 the head, thorax and base of the abdomen with a little blue 

 scaling ; beneath : the palpi, thorax and abdomen white. $ . 

 Upperside : dark brown. Fore and hind wings from their bases 

 outwards to a varying extent shot with bright iridescent blue, 

 this colour not extended on either wing to the costa, termen or 

 dorsum. Hind wing : in addition a curved postdiscal series of 

 whitish lunules very often obsolescent, in some specimens entirely 

 wanting ; followed by a subterminal series of black, narrowly 

 white-encircled spots that are often obscure and in some speci- 

 mens do not reach the apex. Anticiliary black lines and cilia 

 as in the c? . Underside : precisely similar to that of the cf . 

 Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen as in the d . 



Dry-season brood. tf $ . Closely resemble specimens of the 

 wet-season brood, but can always be distinguished by the some- 

 what paler ground-colour of the upperside, while on the underside 

 both sexes bear a large nebulous brown patch on the hind wing 

 posteriorly. Sometimes the ground-colour on the underside is 

 much paler, almost white, especially in the $ . 



Exp. 3 $ 28-32 mm. (MO-1-26"). 



Hob. Baluchistan ; N.W. Himalayas, not ascending above 

 6000 or 7000 feet; N.W. Provinces eastwards to Bengal and 

 Assam, southwards through Central, Western and Southern India 

 to Ceylon : Burma ; Tenasserim ; Southern China. 



This form is very constant and unmistakable in the markings 

 of the underside. It seems to be also fairly constant in size, but 

 some six or seven specimens sent to me by Major Stokes-Eoberts, 

 B.E., from the Nilgiris, are extraordinarily small (Exp. J $ 

 18-20 mm.), though in ground-colour and markings, both on the 

 upper and under sides, <$ and $ are precisely similar to the 

 corresponding sexes of the larger and typical form. 



Larva. " Pale green at all stages, of the shade of the young leaves 

 of the lime and pummeloe bushes on which it feeds. When full- 

 grown it is about seven-sixteenths of an inch in length, onisciform 

 as usual ; the head black, smooth and shining, with a somewhat 

 dark green dorsal line down the body, the whole surface but very 

 slightly shagreened and covered with extremely fine and short 

 downy hairs. The constriction between the segments slight. 

 There are traces of two pale subdorsal lines, and there is a pale 



