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37. (38). F— below uiiiform, unmottled. Cilia white. Above prominent 

 ocellus in 2 and 5 f and 2 h ; 5 f slightly larger than 2 h and slightly smaller than 

 2f. A— f brand small, pale yellow ; h brand pale yellow, tuft pale brown. C— 

 long erect dense brown hairs along basal portion v^ h. 



suavolens, Wm., Sikkim — N. Burma. 2.3 — 2.7, 



38. (37). F — below basal portion mottled. C — absent. 



39. (40). F— cilia white. Above ocelU small ; 2 f and 2 h equal, 5 f minute 

 or absent. Below f in addition to ocellus in 2 only 2 obhquely placed apical ocel- 

 li ; h ocellus in 3 absent. A — f brand minute, black ; h brand small, black; 

 tuft brown. 



a. F — upf white discal band obscure. 

 mestra vetiis, Fr., Sikkim, Bhutan. 2.5 — 2.7. 



b. F — upf white discal band prominent. 

 mestra mestra. Hew. , Assam. 2 . 5 — 2 . 7. 



40. (39). F — ciha pale bro-mi. Above ocelh larger ; 5 f and 2 h equal, 2 

 f much lai'ger. Below ocelli complete and f all in line. 



41. (42). F — uph in addition to ocellus in 2, always one in 3 and usually 

 in 4, rarely also in 1. upf ocellus in 2 very large. A^f no brand ; h brand black, 

 tuft brown. 



heri, M., Kumaon — Bhutan. 2.5 — 2.8. 



42. (41). F — uph rarely more than the ocellus in 2, if more very small. 



43. (44). F — below outer basal area before discal band nearly black, mot- 

 tling confined to the base. A — f brand small salmon ; h salmon tuft yellow 

 brown. 



misenus,!)'^^., Sikkim — Assam. 2.3 — 2.5. 



44. (43). F — below brown all over and mottled up to discal band ; ocellus 

 in 2 upf much larger than the rest. A — brands f and h and tuft black. 



a. See 6. 



nicotia nicotia. Hew., Mussoorie — Burma. 2 . 1—2 , 3. 

 6. Above ocelli larger ; below band wider. 



nicotia nudgara, Fr., Tenasserim. 2.2 — 2.4. 



45. (34.50). F— above ocelli blind. Below mottled ; pale yellow or white 

 discal band. A — f and h brands black, tuft brown. C — absent. 



46. (47). F — above white discal band clearly defined. 

 malsara, M., Sikkim — Burma. 1.9 — 2.1. 



47. (46). F — above white band not visible. 



48. (49). F — upf nearly always sub-equal ocelli in 3 and 5 as well as the 

 normal one in 2 ; rarely an ocellus in 1. ujjh always an ocellus in 2 and 3 even 

 when the ocelli upf are reduced to a single one in 2. Cila brown. 



a. see b. 



mamerta mamerta, Cr., Assam — Burma. 1.8 — ^2.0. 

 h. wings more elongated ; termen h very scalloped. 



mamerta annamitica, Fr.. Tenasserim. 1.9 — 2.1. 



49. (48). F— upf normally no ocellus in 3, if present smaller than the 

 ocellus in 5 ; uph there may be oceUi in 2 and 3 but always absent if the 

 ocellus in 5 f is absent. 



a. Cilia white, prominently chequered at ends of veins. 

 lepcha davisonii, M., Palnis, Animalai hills. 1.8 — 2.0. 



b. Cilia brown. Band below mde, outwardly ill-defined. 

 lepcha bethami, M., Central Pro v. Orissa. 1.8 — 2.0. 



c. Ciha brown. Band below narrow, thread like or obsolete towards costa t. 

 lepcha lepcha. M., Kulu — Kumaon. 1.8 — 2.0. 



d. Cilia white, not chequered. Very dark above and below. 

 lepcha kohimensiSjTyt., Ass&m. — Burma. 1.8 — 2.0. 



50. (34.45). F— above unmarked, prominent double ante-termmal Ime ; 

 below uniform, discal band lilacine ; ocelli in 2 and 3 h larger than the rest. 



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