riptions of m^o species of Diurnal Lepidoptera; 

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EAMILY I. NYMPHALID^, Simins. 

 SUB-FAMILY II. SATYEIN^. Bates. 



GENUS ZOPHOESSA. JVcstw. 



Zophoessa Dirphia, n. sp. 



Upperside dark brown, anterior wing crossed beyond the 

 middle from the costal margin to near the anal angle by a 

 pale brown band almost yellow on the costal margin, a yel- 

 low spot beyond near the apex, below which are three 

 minute black spots, posterior wing dark brown with a sub- 

 marginal row of four incomplete ocelli, the second the 

 largest, the third minute, the fringes of both wings white. 

 Underside bright chesnut brown, anterior wing crossed 

 beyond the middle by a cream coloured band, a pale 

 coloured band crossing the middle of the cell bordered 

 widely within by a wide reddish brown band which crosses 

 both wings, terminating near the inner margin of the pos- 

 terior wing, a row of four white pupilled ocelli near the outer 

 margin which is pale brown with a very fine dark brown 

 submarginal line. Posterior wing crossed beyond the mid- 

 dle by a reddish brown band, bordered outwardly by pale 

 yellowish brown, a submarginal row of six white pupilled 

 ocelli the first and fifth the largest, the outer margin pale 

 brown with a dark sul)marginal brown line. Exp. 2^ 

 inch. 



Hab. Darjeeling. Mus. Druce. 



This species is allied to L. Andersoni, Atkinson. 



