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1874, p. 569 ; S. daruha, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1874, p. 570, pi. Ixvi., 

 fig. 10 male ■ S. hyppoclus \_sic\, Moore, {nee Cramer), Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 

 1882, p. 243, pi. XI, figs. 4, larva ; 4a, pitpa ; id,. Distant, Rhop. Malay., p. 431, 

 n. 1, pi. xlii, figs. 4, 7?ia?<? ; 5/emaZ6 (1886) ; 5. hippocla \_sic], Kirby in new 

 edition Hiiboer's Ex. Schmett,, text p. 19, vol. iii, pi. ccccxlvi (8), figs. 1 — 4 

 (1900) * ; S. hippode [sic], Hubaer, Verz, bek. Schmett,, p. 43, n. 384 (1816) • 

 S.asthala.lteech [nee Moore], Butt. China, Japan, and Corea, vol. i, p, 285> 

 pi, XXV, fig. 2, male (1893). 



Habitat : lucina, China {Cramer) ; khasiana, Khasia hills (Moore) ; 

 daruka, JST. India (Moore) • the Himalayas from Kashmir to Assam, 

 thence southwards to Burma and the Malayan Peninsula, Western 

 Central and Southern China to Hongkong i Indo- China ; and the 

 Eastern Ghats of peninsular India, 



This is by far the commonest species of the genus, where it occurs 

 it is usually very abundant, the larva feeding on nettles. It is highly 

 seasonally dimorphic, as are all the Indian species. The female is 

 monomorphic, Mr. Fruhstorfer in Berl. Ent. Zeitsch., vol. xlv, 

 p. 20 (1900) keeps it as a distinct sub-species from China only under 

 the name of S. hyppoclus [^sic] lucina^ Cramer (nee Semper). 



2. Symbrenthia violetta, Hagen. 



8. hippoclus, var. violetta, Hagen, Iris, vol. ix, p. 165, n. 133 (1896), 

 Habitat : Sumatra [Hagen) ; Sumatra ; Borneo (Moore), 

 On page 164 (1. c), n. 132, Dr. B. Hagen records true S. hippoclus^ 

 Cramer, which appears to be confined to Amboina, from the low coun- 

 try (coast) of Sumatra ; and on p. 165, n. 133, S. hippoclus, var. 

 violetta, from the Karo Plateau (i. e. the mountains) of Sumatra. 

 All my specimens are from the mountains, and are therefore true 

 S. violetta, which in the male has the ground-colour of both wings 

 on the underside much darker than in the continental S. lucina, 

 Cramer ; the females of S. violetta and S, lucina are indistinguish- 

 able. Dr. F. Moore records S. violetta from Borneo, from whence I 

 have no specimens of the genus. The female is monomorphic. 



3. Symbrenthia niasica, Moore. 



S. niasica, Moore, Lap. Ind., vol. iv, p. 122(1899) ; S. hyppoclus [sicl niasicut, 

 Fruhstorfer, Berl. Ent. Zeitsch, vol. xlv, p. 20 (1900). 



Habitat : Nias Island off the south-western coast of Sumatra 

 (Moore and Fruhstorfer). 



* I have not seen this plate at the date of writing. The specimenB figured may not be 

 the true S. lucina, Cramer, as amongst other localities Mr. Kirby quotea Amboina and Jata 

 where S, lucina i» not found. 



