1868. j mr. a. g. butler on the genus adolias. ool 



7- Adolias teuta. 



<S . Adolias teuta, Hewitsoii in Gen. Diurn. Lepid. p. 291. n. 5, 

 pi. 44. fig. 2(18.50). 



8i[het(Westwoocl ^ Hewitson). North India, J $,B.M. 



8. Adolias dunya. 



J . Adolias dunya, Hewitson in Gen. Diurn. Lepid. p. 291. n. 6, 

 pi. 44. fig. 2 (1850). 



Borneo {Wallace). Borneo, cJ, B.M. 



Seems to come into the Lubentina group. 



Schrenkii group. 



9. Adolias schrenkii. 



2 . Adolias schrenkii, Me'netries in Schrenck's Amurland, p. 31. 

 n. 62, tab. 3. fig. 2 (1859). 



Mountains of Buriah (Menetries). 



This curious species seems most nearly allied to francice, but is 

 very distinct from all the known Adoliades ; on the under surface 

 it resembles Apatura ambica, Kollar, and Athyma chevana, Moore : 

 the former is probably the species imitated *. 



Francis group. 



10. Adolias franci/E. 



d" . Adolias francice, G. R. Gray, List. Lep, Nepal, p. 12, t. 14 

 (1833). 



$. Adolias raja, Felder, Wien. ent. Monatschr. iii. p. 397. 

 sp. 40, Taf. 9. fig. 2 (1859). 



Darjeeling, cJjB.M. 

 . Felder' s specimen is from Assam ; the figure is not very charac- 

 teristic, being very rough and hard. 



11. Adolias sahadeva. 



2 as cf . Adolias sahadeva, Moore, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, 

 p. 80. n. 39, pi. 8. fig. 3 (1859). 



(S . Differt forma omnino : alec minores, anticce apice, posticce 

 angulo ani acutis, fasciis omnibus anticarum pallidis viridi oc- 

 cultis, posticarum apud costam concurrentibus distinctissimis, 

 in disco autem reductis et partim nigro oblitteratis : maculis 

 marginalibus obscurioribus.. Nepal, c5' 2 , B.M. 



12. Adolias kardama. 



cJ 2 ■ -Adolias kardama, Moore, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, p. 80, 

 n. 40, pi. 9. fig. 3 (1859). 



China {Moore). Coll. J. O. Westvvood. 



Allied to sahadeva. 



* The powerful flight of all the members of the Emperor group doubtless 

 gives them a great advantage in aiding their escape from all kinds of enemies. 



