1889. ] INDIAN LEPIDOPTERA. 399 
in the male, but the yellow of the hind wing,is more ochreous, and 
the ochreous subapical spot of the fore wings is wanting. 
i 94 Bis 
Expanse of wings, ¢ 2;4,, 2 145;—237% inches. 
Hab. Maldah, Bengal. 164, 29, received from Mr. Irvine. 
This is a very curious local variety of A. hippoides. 
IXIAS NOLA, 0. sp. 
Male. White tinged with pale saffron-yellow ; base of both wings 
and costa of fore wings to the apical patch irrorated with blue- 
grey ; apical patch bright orange, divided by the veins into seven 
pieces; the outer and inner bands black ; the outer band dentated 
inwardly on the veins, and extending down the outer margin to the 
submedian vein; the inner band as usual very variable, in some 
specimens it is broad-and equal, but always more or less diffuse, the 
square knob at the end of the cell being only distinguishable by a 
slight elbow into the orange space, in other specimens the inner band 
is represented by a costal patch and the square knob hardly con- 
nected together, and the commencement of a band from near the 
hinder angles, like the usual inner band of a female Ivias; and 
between these two kinds there are many intermediates. 
Hind wings with a macular border decreasing from the apex: this 
is also very variable—in some there is hardly any band at all, merely 
a black marginal line at the apex with marginal dots on each vein; 
in others there is a deep black band halfway down the margin, and 
large marginal spots on the veins, decreasing in size to the anal 
angle, and many intermediates. 
Below: fore wings coloured as above; the entire surface of the 
apical patch pale orange; the outer band slightly showing through 
and more or less irrorated ; the inner band represented by a promi- 
nent black square spot at the end of the cell, and a submarginal 
whorl of black spots, which in some specimens have white centres ; 
hind wings much darker saffron-coloured, more or less covered with 
brown strigze, with an indistinct brown costal spot, a brown cell-spot 
with a white centre, and a discal whorl of five or six indistinct white 
spots, margined with brown; the markings vary much in density in 
different specimens. 
Female. Coloured and marked like the male; the orange patch is, 
however, narrow and not so bright; the inner band disconnected 
and with three submarginal spots in it, the border on the hind wing 
is similar, and so is the general coloration above and below; the 
markings below are also similar, but darker and more prominent. 
Expanse of wings 1,°—2 inches. 
Hab. Mahableshwar (April and May, 1887). Found in great 
numbers: I took several hundreds of specimens, many being females. 
The-species is not nearly allied to any of this genus that I am ac- 
quainted with, and is very distinct. 
One or two of the broad-banded varieties measure as much as 2;%, 
inches across the wings in both sexes. 
