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P. Castor or even than in P. Mahadeva, and more densely powdered 

 with fulvous scales than in either. Anterior wing with the basal 

 area of a richer and darker shade of brown than the rest of the 

 organ ; with four distinct longitudinal lines of fulvous scales in the 

 cell, at the extremity of which is a minute but distinct cream- 

 coloured speck ; with the outer portion beyond the cell very densely 

 covered with fulvous scales between the veins ; with a marginal 

 row of ochraceous white spots placed at the incisures ; and with a 

 submarginal series of nine conical or sublaneeolate ochraceous ones, 

 each series decreasing at either end and paling towards the costal 

 margin. Posterior wing with the anterior third of its surface devoid 

 of fulvous scales ; with the incisures of the outer margin very nar- 

 rowly edged with ochraceous white ; with a submarginal series of 

 seven strongly and angularly-curved lunules or arrow-shaped spots, 

 the four posterior of which are ochraceous white, and the three 

 apical ones cream-coloured ; and with a discal band of seven exter- 

 nally-dentate lanceolate cream-coloured spots, all irrorated with 

 fuscous scales except the anterior two ; with the cell and the parts 

 of the wing-membrane external and internal to it tolerably thickly 

 sprinkled with fulvous scales. The wing-membrane, being in both 

 wings devoid of fulvous scales in the intervals between the submar- 

 ginal and incisural markings, presents the appearance of having a 

 submarginal row of dark blotches. Underside less richly and deeply 

 coloured, with the markings, especially the spot at the end of the 

 cell, all slightly larger and white, with the exception of the discal 

 series of the hind wing, which are tinged with cream-colour at their 

 inner points ; and with the fulvous scales similarly though not quite 

 so thickly distributed over the fore wing, but evenly sprinkled over 

 the whole of the hind wing. Body lighter-coloured than in P. 

 Castor, but marked in identically the same manner. 



Length of fore wing 2-2 inches, whence expanse = 4-5 inches. 



Hab. Koppa Anche, Kadur district, Mysore, South India, at 

 about 2500 feet elevation. Obtained by Mr. G. H. Kearney. 



2 . Marked above and below, spot for spot, as in the male, but 

 lighter and less richly coloured, with the spot at the end of cell 

 larger and apparently more distinctly visible on the U2)perside, and 

 with all the markings (except the submarginal series of the under- 

 side of the hind wing, which are white) straw-coloured. 



Length of fore wing 2-3 inches, whence expanse = 4-7 inches. 



Hab. Trevandrum, Obtained by Mr. ¥. W. Bourdillon. 



In the male of P. Dravidarum there are visible upon the upper 

 surface of the fore wing a spot at the end of the cell, a submarginal 

 row of conical or sublaneeolate spots, and a marginal row of inci- 

 sural spots ; and upon that of the hind wing a discal row of lanceo- 

 late spots, a submarginal series of lunules, and incisural spots as in 

 the fore wing. 



In the male of the darker- coloured P. Mahadeva the incisural 

 spots of the fore wing alone remain ; but the hind wing retains its 

 three series of spots, which, however, are all smaller and apparently 

 less clouded with dark scales than in the preceding species. 



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