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NYMPHALIS TIRIDATES. 



PLATE XVII. Fig. 2 and 3. 



Pap. Tiridates, Fabr. Cramer, PI. 161, fig. A, B ; Drury'g 

 Insects, iii. PI. 23, fig. 1, 2 ; Donov. Insects of India, Part iii. 

 PI. 2, fig. 3. 



Extent of the wings nearly four inches, the surface 

 very dark blue approaching to black, the nervures 

 brown ; beyond the middle are two transverse rows 

 of small round spots of pale blue, and along the 

 hinder margin a series of small dull yellow crescents. 

 The ground colour beneath is brownish-grey, some- 

 what glossy ; the superior wings having a few trans- 

 verse waved streaks of black edged with blue towards 

 the base, then a few yellow streaks succeeded by a 

 pretty regular row of yellow spots, and on the inter- 

 nal angle are too black spots, partially or wholly 

 surrounded with blue and surmounted hj yellow 

 crescents : under wings marked in a manner some- 

 what similar to the upper pair at the base; the 

 hinder margin with a continuous row of violet 

 ocellated spots, preceded and followed by a row of 

 yellow lunules ; tails rather short and slender, brown; 

 body dark brown above with four whitish points on 

 the head, the under side inclining to yellow, anten- 

 nas black, the palpi yellow beneath. 



Found in the islands of Java and Amboina. 



