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oblique series, the innermost of which is separated from the next to it by a 

 greater interval than this is from the outermost, which latter is the absent 

 one in those specimens with only two in the series. (J. A. S. B., vol. I, pt. 

 2, p. 256, n. 116 (1881 ) 



Mr. de Niceville notes that all the specimens of P. alysos he obtained in 

 Sikkim during October had only one subapical white spot on the forewing 

 (J. A. S. B., vol. l,pt. 2, p. 60, n. 128 (1881). 



I have obtained numerous specimens of this species at Rangoon, about 

 half of which have the innermost of the " reversely oblique" spots, all the 

 other apical and reversely-oblique spots being wanting, the other half of my 

 specimens have not even this one spot visible. 



In collections Indian Museum and de Niceville. 



178. NOTOCRYPTA PARALYSOS, WOOD -MASON and DE N/CEV/LLE. 



Plesioneura paralyses, Wood- Mason and de Niceville, Proc. A. S. B., 

 (1881), p. 143. 



Plesioneura paralyses, Wood-Mason and de Niceville, J. A. S. B., vol. 1, 

 pt. 2, p. 257, n. 117(1881). 



Notocrypta paralyses, de Niceville, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc., vol. iv, 

 p. 189, n. 3 (1889). 



" tf and $ . Closely allied to P. alysos, but differing therefrom, on the 

 upperside of the anterior wings, in the discal oblique semi-transparent 

 white lustrous band being broader with less irregular margins, and in only 

 one small spot, placed between the third median and discoidal veinlet, 

 midway between the discal band and the outer margin, being present ; and, 

 on the underside of the posterior pair, in having one or two small white 

 opaque lustrous spots, one near the end of the cell, the larger and the more 

 constantly present, and the other just beyond it between the first and second 

 median veinlets. 



Expanse: $ 1-66; 9 1-74 inches. 



Habitat : S. Andamans. 



Specimens from Sikkim hills, Sibsagar (S. E. Peal) ; Dhunsiri valley 

 and the Dafla hills, Assam (H. H. Godwin- Austen) ; Trevandrum, S. 

 India (F. W. Bourdillon) ; and Ceylon (F. R. Mackwood) are devoid of all 

 traces of the spots on the lower surface of the posterior wings." (Wood- 

 Mason and de Niceville, 1. c. in J. A. S. B.) 



Mr. Elwes treats this species as synonymous with N. alysos. As 

 Mr. de Niceville considers the distinguishing character of this species to 

 be the constant presence of a varying number of white opaque lustrous 

 spots on the underside of hindwing in both sexes ; it would appear that the 

 specimens referred to above do not belong to this species, but that it is 

 strictly confined to the Andaman Isles. 



In collections Indian Museum and de Niceville. 



