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4 — 6 ; a fourth spot in interspace 3 indicated by a minute white dot ; 

 a whitish spot at base of interspace 7 above which is another spot in inter- 

 space 8 and below it are two spots in interspace 6 anterior to the dark 

 subterminal spot before mentioned ; a fine black terminal line inwardly 

 defined by whitish streaks in interspaces 2 — 5 and outwardly defined by 

 ochreous brown which extends to the apical area. Hindwing : the follow- 

 ing lilacine highly irregular and broken bands crossing the basal half of 

 wing ; viz., a very short basal ; two short sub-basal ; another just before end 

 of cell and another just beyond the cell, broken at interspaces 2 and 3, 

 filling the base of the former but not entering the latter ; these last two 

 bands bordered by dark brown anteriorly and posteriorly respectively and 

 joined together by two fine lilacine lines on either side of the discocellu- 

 lars ; a subterminal row of six black white centred spots encircled with 

 yellow and an outer ring of lilacine ; the tornal spot bipupilled and those in 

 interspaces 3 and 4 blurred. A terminal black line outwardly bordered by 

 yellowish-brown and inwardly by lilacine lunules. Antennse : above brown ; 

 keloiv ringed with white ; apex reddish. 



The 2vet-season male only differs in being richer brown above and all the 

 markings below brighter lilacine. 



Female, wei-seasore /b?'m. Uppei'side : paler than male. Forewing : a post- 

 discal rather indistinct yellow macular band, commencing at the costa just 

 above the apex of the cell and directed, as far as interspace 4, towards the 

 middle of the termen and then sharply bent down towards the tornus 

 inwardly bordered with dark brown ; two pale yellow preapical spots in 

 interspaces 4 and 5 above which are three yellowish subcostal streaks. 

 Hindwing as in male, but spots rather more distinct and faintly encircled 

 with dusky yellow ; subterminal area darker brown ; a distinct ochreous 

 narrow terminal line. Utiderside : paler than the male. Forewing: yellow 

 postdiscal band as on upperside but broader and much more distinct, 

 inwardly broadly bordered with dark brown ; apical area paler than in the 

 male ; subterminal spots as in male, but spot in interspace 3 placed on tht 

 postdiscal yellow macular band and so very indistinct. Hindwing as ir» 

 male, but basal half irrorated with violet scales ; subterminal spots more 

 conspicuously surrounded by lilacine towards the apex ; a postdiscal yellow 

 band between the subterminal spots and the discal dark brown band, most 

 conspicuous in interspaces 2 — 4 ; subterminal area near tornus red-brown. 



Expanse: d" d 2"— 2-3" ; 5 $ 2-37"— 2-52". The /ema/e is very like that 

 sex of L. nicetas ; the termen is somewhat rounder and on the uppeiside of 

 the forewing the discal macular band is not quite so conspicuous. On the 

 hindwing the spots are rather more distinct. On the underside the yellow 

 postdiscal macular band is not so broad and the basal half of the hind- 

 wing is not so densely irrorated with violet scales ; the subterminal ocelli 

 are also larger. It can always be easily distinguished from 2 -^- 'nioetas by 

 the shape of the yellow postdiscal macular band on the forewing, above 

 and below, which in the present form commences at the costa nearer to the 

 apex of the cell and is directed, as far as interspace 4, towards a point on 

 the termen nearer the apex than it is in L. nicetas ; the shape consequently- 

 appearing very different. 



It belongs to the SincJiula group and its nearest allies appear to be L. 

 sidei'ea and L, nicetas. 



The type, a dry-season male, was taken at Kanjupkul on the western 

 edge of the Manipur Valley at 6,000 ft. on 4th June ; another d. s. male 

 was taken on Kabru, Manipur, at 8,400 ft. during the same month and 

 three more males at the same place in July. Nine males and five females of 

 the wet-season form were taken in the Zulla valley, Naga Hills, at about 

 6,000 ft. in October and the beginning of November. 



