146 PYRALUXE. 



mated in female ; 9 given oft from 8 after 7. Hind wing with 

 vein 3 from near angle of cell; 4, 5 and 6, 7 stalked in male; 

 4, 5 approximated in female. 



4513. Vitessa suradeva, Moore, Lep. E. I. C. p. 299, pi. viia, fig. 7; 



C. 8f S. no. 4516. 



Vitessa formosa, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 137, fig. 1 ; C. $ S. no. 4514. 

 Vitessa rama, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. hi, p. 256, pi. 178, fig. 4 ; C. 8f S. 

 no. 4516. 



Head and thorax golden yellow ; 3rd joint of palpi and antennae; 

 black ; collar and patagia with paired metallic black spots, the 

 latter tipped with black and the mesothorax with a black spot ; 

 abdomen banded black and white ; anal tuft orange. Fore wing 

 with the base golden yellow ; two subbasal metallic black spots ; 



Fig. 83. Vitessa suradeva, $ . \. 



two quadrate black antemedial patches ; the medial area greyish 

 white, with an irregular medial band of dentate marks enclosing an 

 oval white spot below the costa; outer area black, the veins 

 streaked with white. Hind wing white; the outer half bluish 

 black ; cilia of both wings greyish. Underside of fore wing black, 

 with medial maculate white band ; the veins towards apex streaked 

 with grey ; legs banded black and white. 



Hob. Sikhim ; Assam ; hills of S. India ; Ceylon ; Burma ; 

 Mergui ; Andamans ; Borneo. Exp., <3 46, $ 52 millim. 



4514. Vitessa nicobarica, n. sp. 



<5 . Differs from suradeva in the abdomen being wholly yellow 

 and orange. Eore wing with the basal orange patch reduced; 

 the antemedial band reduced and interrupted in cell ; the streaks 

 on veins of outer area almost obsolete. Hind wing pale yellow, 

 slightly irrorated with black, especially at apex. Underside pale 

 yellow, the outer area of fore wing black narrowing to outer angle ; 

 hind wing with an apical black patch. 



$ with the streaks on outer area of fore wing well developed ; 

 hind wing whitish ; the costal area black, the outer area suffused 

 with black narrowing to anal angle. Underside as in suradeva, but 

 with the marginal band of hind wing narrowing to anal angle. 



Hob. Nancowry, Nicobars. Exp. 44 millim. Type in B. M. 



