18()8.] mr. a. g. butler on the genus adolias. 605 



34. Adolias kesava. 



6 $ . Adolias kesava, Moore, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, p. 67, 

 pi. 3. fig. 5 (1859). 



Silhet, North India (Moore). North India, d $, B.M. 



Subsp. (S . Areis discalibus fusco purpurascentes (nee virescentes) 

 lunula punctoque post cellce anticarum Jinem. 



East Indies, c?, B.M. 



35. Adolias surjas. 



2 • Adolias surjas, Vollenhoven, Tiidschr. voor Ent. p. 200. 

 n. 24, pi. 12. fig. 1 (1862). 

 2 . Java (Follenkoven) . 

 Seems to come near kesava, Moore. 



36. Adolias mahadeva. 



(S . Adolias mahadeva, Moore, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, p 68 

 pi. 4. fig. 1 (1859). 



Hab. Unknown (Moore). ^^ , Coll. W. W. Saunders. 



Seems to come near salia and kesava. 



37. Adolias ramada. 



d . Adolias ramada, Moore, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, p. 69, pi 4 

 fig. 5 (1859). . • . * ^ 



" Malacca" (Moore). Malacca, c?. Coll. Roberts. 



The nebulous gloss on the disk of the wings in this species varies 

 from bluish green to violet grey : the nearest ally of ramada is salia ; 

 but the two insects are abundantly distinct. 



Salia group. 



38. Adolias salia. 



c? 2 • Adolias salia, Moore, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, p. 69, nl 4 

 fig. 4 (1859). 'i- 'i> ^ 



Java (Moore). Java, cJ ?, B.M. 



39. Adolias decoratus. (Plate XLV. figs. 2 & 9.) 



d. Alee supra fuscts ; atiticce costa virescente, characteribus con- 

 suetis basalibus, fascia irregulari hastata discali viridi lituras 

 maculares fiiscas indudente, albo extus limitata et fusco mar- 

 ginata, extra squamis fusco pallidis submarginata ; posticce 

 fascia regidari dpud apicem nivea a linea lunulari extus li- 

 mitata, ad apicem lunulis tribus violaceis extus marginata, 

 area anali quadrate ceneo-viridi : subtus omnes flavescentes, 

 fascia communi ceneo-albida, apice anticarum ceneo-viridi. 



2 ' Al(B multo majores, supra fuscce, fascia multo latiore albi- 

 cante et in posticis intus magis irregulari ; subtus fascia velut 

 supra viridi, opalescente fusco marginata ; area basali flava, 

 characteribus nigrc-fuscis ; margine externo omnino adfasciam 

 albido opalescente : corpus supra fuscum, subtus album. 

 Exp. alar, d , unc. 2^, $, 2^. 



