BUTTERFLIES FROM THE CHIN HILLS. ^11 



Nearest to T. ceramas^ Hewitson, with which the markings of the 

 upperside agree fairly well ; the black spotted underside to the hind- 

 wing is, however, very distinctive. 



Flight weak, settling on grass-stems with the wings closed above the 

 back, and in no way differing in its habits from .T. mcevius or 

 T. ceramas. 



Described from four males and one female obtained at Kalewa 

 on the Chindwin river, Burma, in March, May and June. In 

 Mr. de Niceville's collection is a specimen from Hong-Kong, so it is 

 probably found across Southern China. 



I take this opportunity to describe and figure a spe-sies of Taractro- 

 cera not previously recorded from within Indian limits. 



Taracteocera ziclea, Plotz. (Plate A, Fig. 8, ^.) 

 Habitat : Philippines {.Pldtz : Semper) : Burma. 

 Expanse : ^, 9, "9 to 1"0 inch. 



Description : Male. Upperside, hotJi wings black with golden- 

 yellow markings. Forewing with a broad yellow costal streak from the 

 base reaching to bej'ond half the length of the wing, filling the entire 

 discoidal cell with the exception of an indistinct dark streak from the 

 base of the cell which is overlaid andialmost concealed by the yellow 

 scaling ; the base of the wing posterior to the median nervure as far as 

 the first median nervule is similarly dark, overlaid with yellow scales ; 

 three conjoined subapical spots, the veins crossing them concolorous 1 

 two conjoined spots below and nearer the outer margin than the sub- 

 apical spots ; and three yellow spots, outwardly indented, reaching from 

 the third median nervule to the submedian nervure, the veins dividing 

 them dusted with black ; the inner margin dark, overlaid with yellow 

 scales as far as the submarginal yellow band. Cilia fuscous, yellowish 

 at the outer angle. Hindioingj with a subbasal yellow spot and a yellow 

 median band extending from the second subcostal nervule to the 

 submedian nervure, the latter yellow throughout its length. Cilia 

 golden-yellow. Underside, both icings with a conspicuous narrow 

 anteciliary black line. Forewing with the apical two-thirds of the 

 outer margin yellow, other markings as on the upperside, except that 

 the portions of the wing which are overlaid with yeiiow scales on the 

 upperside are black on the underside. Hindwing, as on the upperside 

 except that the dark portions are overlaid with yellow scales. Female. 



