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the nervules and along the inner margin of the fore wing, and the 

 outer area of the hind wing is suffused with black, this being 

 typical leptalina =spulchella=lriliturata. 



ffab. Himalayas ; Sylhet ; Bernardmyo, Burma. Exp. 9 <$ 

 32-40, $ 40-50 millim. 



526. Soritia shahama, Moore, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 801 ; a Sf S. no. 383 ; 



Waterh. Aid, ii, pi. 127, fig. 3. 



c? . Differs from the dark form of leptalina in the collar not 

 being crimson ; the abdomen with lateral yellow bands ; the post- 

 medial band of four spots is white, as also the spot at end of cell 

 of fore and hind wings. Underside : fore wing with white sub- 

 marginal streaks ; hind wing with the costal and apical areas 

 white. 



with the postmedial band of white spots absent ; the one at 

 end of cell yellow. Hind wing with the basal area whitish. 

 Hob. Sikhim. Exp. 58 millim. 



527. Soritia viridivena, n. sp. 



$ . Head, thorax, abdomen, and legs black, metallic blue-green 

 below. Fore wing black, with a broad yellow outwardly-oblique 

 medial band ; the veins green. Hind wing bright golden-yellow ; 

 the base black ; the apex with a broad black border, continued as a 

 narrowing line to the anal angle. Underside with exterior area 

 shot with blue. 



In this and the following species the stalk of veins 4 and 5 of 

 the fore wing is short. 



Hob. Sylhet ; Naga Hills, 5000 feet, July (Doherty). Exp. 44 

 millim. Type in B. M. 



528. Soritia nigribasalis, n. sp. 



$ . Differs from viridivena in the band of the fore wing being 

 narrow and placed further from the base ; the basal area of the 

 hind wing to near the end of cell and anal angle black, leaving a 

 yellow band broadest at the costa, obsolescent towards anal angle. 



Hob. Sikhim (Holler). Exp. 44 millim. Type in coll. Elwes. 



529. Soritia circinata, Herr.-ScMffer, Samml. aussereur. Schmett. 



p. 57, figs. 156, 157 ; C. fy S. no. 370. 

 Eterusia lasciata, Wlk. Char, undescr. Het. p. 5 ; C. fy S. no. 375. 



<3 . Differs from nigribasalis in the abdomen being shot with 

 brilliant blue. Hind wing black, with an apical yellow band, broad 

 at the costa, narrowing to vein 1 b, with four black spots on it 

 between the nervules and a narrow marginal black line. 



Hob. Sikhim ; Assam. Exp. 63 millim. 



