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extending into interspaces 1 and 3 ; a similar very small preapical ocellus 

 sometimes present ; the pale postdiscal band of underside faintly indi- 

 cated. Hindwing : uniformly brown, the ocelli on underside sometimes 

 faintly showing through in interspaces 1, 2 and 3. Underside paler-brown. 

 Both wings : a sub- basal dark line ; a postdiscal yellowish-white broad 

 band inwardly defined with dark-brown ; a subterminal and anteciliary 

 dark line, the ground colour on either side of the first being suffused 

 with violet and between the latter two with yellow. Forewing with 

 a large black ocellus, white centred and fulvous ringed, in interspace 2 

 extending into interspaces 1 and 2 ; a similar but smaller ocellus in inter- 

 space 5 ; sometimes two minute ocelli in interspaces 3 and 4 attached to 

 those in 2 and 5. Hindwing with 7 ocelli ; that in interspace 2 the 

 largest ; that in interspace 6 rather smaller ; that in interspace 3 and the 

 upper one in interspace 1 smaller and subequal ; those in interspaces 6 

 and 6 and the lower one in interspace 1 minute ; all the ocelli as in fore- 

 wing black with white centres and outer fulvous rings and nearly in a 

 straight line. S mark on underside of forewing not visible on the nacreous 

 area. A basal tuft of yellowish-white hairs on upper hindwing covering 

 a glandular patch of dark brown specialized scales. 



The female only differs from the male in the upperside being paler and 

 in the ocellus on the forewing being larger. 



The dry-season form differs from the wet-season form in having on the 

 upperside one small preapical ocellus on the forewing generally present 

 and two ocelli in interspaces 2 and 3 of the hindwing occasionally present 

 in the male, nearly always so in the female. Underside: All the ocelli 

 smaller : those in interspaces 3 and 4 of the forewing always present and 

 separate and never touching those in interspaces 2 and 5 as in the iv. s.f. 

 when present. Terminal ancj sub-terminal lines narrower and paler ; sub- 

 terminal area paler and yellower. 



Expanse : <S 6 1-7"— 1-9" ; $ $ 1-93"— 2-12." 



This species which belongs to the Calysisme group is common in the 

 Manipur Valley where numerous specimens of the d. s.f. were taken in 

 April. The iv. s. f. emerges in June when it is common and flies till 

 October becoming scarcer as the season advances. A few specimens were 

 taken at the extreme northern end of the valley at 4,000 feet, where the road 

 crosses over the watershed between the Imphal and Barak Rivers. All the 

 other specimens were taken in Imphal itself, mostly in thick scrub jungle. 



Mycalesis misenus, de Niceville. 



The imt-season form only of this species appears to have been recorded. 

 Mr. de Niceville figured a form taken in April and May, i.e., the dry- 

 season, which agreed with wet-season forms and he was of the opinion that 

 only one form of this species existed. The dry-season form, however, is 

 quite different and differs from the wet-season form just as the d. s. f. of 

 M. nicotia ( = langi de N.) does from its iv. s. /., i.e., in having all the ocelli 

 on the underside much reduced in size. The sub-terminal area on which 

 these ocelli are placed is also conspicuously paler. On the upperside 

 forewing the sub-terminal area is also somewhat paler especially so in 

 females. 



Eleven (S S and six $ $ of the d.s.f. were obtained near Sebong, 

 Manipur, on the Burma border, at low elevations in March and April ; and 

 a single female during the latter month on the Lengba River, Oachar Road, 

 Manipur ; a single female of the w.s.f. was also obtained at the same 

 place in July. 



I believe this species has hitherto not been recorded furthei: east than 

 the Khasi Hills. 



