440 



Hob. Described originally from Malabar ; de Niceville gives it 

 from Bangalore, Ratuagiri, North Kanara and the Malda district ; 

 I have it from the Auaimalai Hills. 



? Var. gloriosa, Moore, resembles var. arcuata, but both males 

 and females run distinctly larger, and the $ is differently coloured 

 from the $ of either thetis or of thetis var. arcuata ; it is quite 

 possibly a good form, distinct from either of the above. 



cJ. Upper side: ground-colour as in thetis, but of a distinctly 

 richer deeper coppery-red. Fore wing : the black area on the 

 costal and terminal margins as in thelis var. arcuata but broader, 

 the inner edge of the area roundly curved as in that form. Hind 

 wing: also much as in var. arcuata, but the terminal black edging 

 broader, inwardlv somewhat diffuse in many specimens. Under- 

 side : as in typical thetis, but in most specimens the markings more 

 distinct and, in one or two procured by me in Burma, the trans- 

 verse discal band in both fore and hind wings is edged outvvardly 

 by a series of slender black lunules. Antennae, head, thorax and 

 abdomen dark brownish black, the sides of the thorax with 

 reddish-brown pubescence, the sides of the abdomen with very 

 dark reddish scales ; beneath : the antennae dark ochraceous, the 

 palpi, thorax and base of the abdomen silvery white, apical half 

 of the abdomen dusky brownish. . Upperside : gi-ound-colour 

 and shape of markings as in thetis, but the white areas on both 

 fore and hind wings replaced by shining orange-yellow, the medial 

 orange area on the fore wing larger than the corresponding white 

 area on the fore wing of thetis $ . Moreover, on the posterior half 

 of the hind wing the long golden-yellow hairs give a distinct sub- 

 tone of yellow to that portion. Underside as in thetis but the 

 markings more distinct ; the transverse discal band on both fore 

 and hind wings as in its own tf , often edged with well-defined 

 slender black lunules and the outer subtermiual line of minute 

 black dots also well defined. 



Exp. <$ $ 50-54 mm. (1-98-2-14"). 



Hob. Assam : Sylhet ; Burma ; Tenasserim. 



? Var. saronis, Moore. tf . Upperside : ground-colour as in 

 var. gloriosa. Fore wing : black edgings on the costal and ter- 

 minal margins as broad as in that form or broader, but the inner 

 margin of the black area not so evenly curved, in some specimens 

 slightly scalloped, in others slightly jagged. Hind wing: costal 

 and terminal margins more broadly black than in any other variety 

 or form of thetis ; the long soft hairs that clothe the posterior 

 portion of the wing a soft shining pale brown. In most speci- 

 mens, both on the fore and hind wings, the black on the ter- 

 minal margins is produced inwards along the veins foi a short 

 distance. Underside : silvery white as in thetis the markings 

 generally very indistinct, except that in most of the specimens 

 that I have seen the faintly marked discal band on both fore and 



