4-8 PARNARA. 



the lowest four times as large as the middle spot ; two well-separated 

 spots towards the end of the cell placed inwardly obliquely ; a spot about 

 twice the size of these in the middle of the second median interspace, 

 another much larger one completely filling the first median interspace 

 below the innermost spot in the cell, another spot below this at about 

 the middle of the submedian interspace and touching that nervure. 

 Cilia concolorous with the wing. Hindwing with a small round spot near 

 the end of the cell, three equal-sized spots in a straight line on the disc 

 separated by the second and third median nervules ; the base of the 

 wing and the abdominal margin clothed with long yellowish-brown setae. 

 Cilia pale yellow. Underside, both wings as above, but the coloration 

 duller. Forewing with the spot in the submedian interspace much larger, 

 its edges diffused, pale yellow. Hindwing as on the upperside. Antenna 

 and legs black throughout ; top of head, thorax and top of abdomen decreas- 

 ingly clothed with long iridescent bronze-green hairs, thorax below 

 duller. Female, larger than the male. Forewing with the lowest subapcial 

 spot larger than in the male, the two spots in the cell conjoined. 

 Otherwise as in the male. 



Described from a male obtained by Mr. Wylly, and a female by the 

 native collectors of Mr. Otto Moller, near Buxa, Bhutan. I know of 

 no near ally to this fine species, the largest in the species hitherto 

 described." (de Niceville , I. c.) Mr. de Niceville also informs me that* this 

 species occurs in Sikkim. 



64. PARNARA SARALA, DE NICEVILLE. 



Parnara sarala, de Niceville, Journal, Bombay, Nat. Hist. Soc., vol. 

 iv, p. 173, pi. B, fig. 6, ?. (1889). 



" Habitat : Khasi Hills. 



Expanse: , 1-8 ; 9, 2-0 inches. 



Description : Female. Upperside, both wings dark bronzy-fuscous. 

 Forewing with a large medially constricted spot at the end of the cell ; 

 an elongated spot at the base of the second median interspace ; a much 

 larger one towards the base of the first median interspace, its outer end 

 concave, its inner end convex, anteriorly and posteriorly touching the 

 second and first median nervules ; a comma-shaped spot in the submedian 

 interspace, touching the middle of the submedian nervure all these spots 

 semi-transparent lustrous white ; cilia fuscous. Hindwing with a large 

 oval pale yellow patch on the middle of the disc ; and a small patch on 

 the abdominal margin near the base of the wing ; cilia rich chrome-yellow 

 at the anal angle, gradually shading ofTinto fuscous anteriorly. Underside, 

 both wings distinctly glossed with rich purple. Forewing with the three 

 discal spots as above, the one in the submedian interspace on the upperside 

 developed into a large outwardly-diffused white patch occupying the 

 middle of the inner margin ; a large chrome-yellow quadrate patch above 



