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the anteriormost of all small, the others of nearly equal size ; a pro- 

 minent submarginal dark brown fascia denned with paler on both 

 sides ; a narrow dark brown marginal line ; an anteciliary pale line. 

 Hindwing with the usual four small round spots across the base of the 

 wing ; followed by three others placed one above the other, the 

 anterior one round, placed in the costal interspace, the middle one 

 oval, placed in the middle of the cell, the posterior one round, placed 

 in the submedian interspace ; a large oblong geminated spot at the end 

 of the cell ; a small one immediately below this at the base of the first 

 median interspace ; a discal series of eight spots placed in pairs, the 

 lower spot of the anteriormost pair touching the upper outer corner of 

 the spot at the end of the cell and the upper inner corner of the 

 anterior spot of the next pair of spots of the discal series, the next two 

 pairs of spots of about equal size, the posteriormost pair of spots very 

 elongated and recurved to the abdominal margin ; the outer margin 

 bears first a pale lunular line, then a dark brown lunular line, then 

 another pale lunular line, then a series of black lunules, then a straight 

 anteciliary fine pale line ; the two black lunules towards the anal 

 angle larger than the others, very deep black, and crowned broadly 

 with rich iridescent metallic-green ; anal lobe rather large and 

 deep black. Cilia of both wings cinereous outwardly, inwardly 

 fuscous. 



A very distinct species, which has no near ally as far as I know. 

 The markings of the underside are particularly prominent and are all 

 well defined, somewhat reminding one of those of A. ovomaculata, 

 Hewitson, from Sumatra. The presence of three tails to the hindwing 

 is a very rare feature in the genus. In India, A. dbseus, Hewitson, 

 alone possesses three tails (A. amphea^ Felder, from the Philippine Isles 

 and N.-E. Sumatra, is a local race of A. abseus), though some specimens 

 of A. amantes, Hewitson, may almost be said to possess that number. 

 A. aglais, Felder, from the Philippines, may also possess three tails. 

 But there is no species known to me with three such well-marked 

 tails as are possessed by A. arietta^ as a rule the two outer tails 

 are mere teeth, and are hardly better than slight prolongations of 

 the cilia. 



Described from a single example in my collection. 



