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Expanse: $ 1*8, $ 1*9 inches. 

 Habitat : Sikkim." (de NicSvtile, I. c.) 



According to Mr. Elwes, this species is very like P.plebeia, above, but 

 easily distinguished by the dull purplish colour of the hindwing below. 

 In collections Indian Museum and de Niceville. 



59. PARNARA TOONA, MOORE. 



Hespevia toona, Moore, P. Z. S., 1878, p. 689, $ . 



Parnara toona, Wood-Mason and de Niceville, J. A. S. B., vol. Iv, pt. 2, 

 p. 383, n. 218 . (1886.) 



" Allied to H. eltola, Hewitson, Ex. Butt., Hesp., pi. 4, fig. 40. 



Male. Differs in the forewing being slightly more elongate, the 

 hindwing more convex exteriorly, and the anal angle less lobed ; markings 

 above similar, those on the forewing narrower, the spot between the 

 median branches elongated and extended to their basal angle ; those on 

 the hindwing very small, the outer spot crossed by a vein. Underside 

 brownish-ochreous ; base of forewing slightly dusky-ochreous ; markings 

 as above. 



Expanse : i % inches. 



Habitat : N.-E. Bengal. " (Moore, I. c.) 



11 ?. Rather larger and less richly-coloured than the male, with the 

 large discal semi-transparent lustrous spot in the first median interspace 

 of the forewing shorter, emarginate, and not extending to the base of the 

 interspace. One example has only the three posterior of the spots of the 

 underside of the hindwing and these much reduced in size instead of 

 five, but four are visible on the upperside. 



One hundred and twenty specimens [of both sexes] at and round 

 Silcuri [Cachar] from 25th May to i2th August." (Wood-Mason and de 

 Niceville, I. c.) 



Also recorded from Kumaon (Doherty) ; Nilgiris (Hampson) ; Sikkim 

 (de Niceville ; Elwes). 



In collections Indian Museum and de Niceville. 



60. PARNARA ELTOLA, HEWITSON. 



Hespevia eltola, Hewitson, Ex. Butt., vol. iv, Hesp., pi. iv, fig. 40(1869). 



Parnara eltola, Wood-Mason and de Niceville, J. A. S. B., vol. Iv, pt. 

 2, p. 384, n. 219, pi. xviii, figs. 6, 6a, $ . (1886). 



" Upperside dark brown. Anterior wing with eight transparent white 

 spots, and a spot of yellow near the inner margin : the three largest spots 

 across the middle, two outside of these, and three near the apex. Pos- 

 terior wing with three transparent spots. 



Underside as above, except that it is rufous-brown. 



Expanse: i inches. 



Habitat : Darjeeling. " (Hewitson, I. c.) 



