136 LT.-COL. J. MALCOLM FAWCETT ON [June 7, 



outwardly by a fuscous marginal line, and a pale oclireous lunule 

 basally between the submedian nervure and first median nei'vule ; 

 cilia whitish. Hind wing with the marginal fuscous line and 

 submarginal lunules as in fore wing; the transverse series of 

 black discal spots and ochreous fascia as in fore wing, and two black 

 marks in discoidal cell. Under side : fore wing very pale ferru- 

 ginous, fading into soi'did white at the apex and along the costal 

 margin ; discal mai-kings of upper side obsolescent except near 

 the apex. Hind Aving buff, with a subbasal band, a spot in the 

 cell, an angulated discal band, and a lunulated submarginal band 

 all white, defined outwardly by black atoms and fine lines, the 

 cell and subbasal band surrounded by ferruginous spots. 



This species is probably a local race of the variety of M. sindura 

 Moore described by Mr. H. J. Elwes in Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 

 1888, pt. iii. p. 336, pi. x. figs. 5 & 6, which = M. sikkimensis 

 Moore, but differs from it in its much paler coloration, and the 

 presence on the upper side of the pale ochreous bands and spots 

 above mentioned, and the more prominent fuscous markings. 



Five specimens from Khamba Jong in my possession present 

 no variation from the above description. M. sindura var. Elwes, 

 is an uniformly bright ferruginous insect with no pale fascise or 

 spots ; and I possess six specimens of it from 1 7,000 ft. in Native 

 Sikkim, as also six specimens of a larger and dai-ker form fi'om 

 10,000 ft. in Sikliim interior, in Avhich the submarginal lunules 

 ai'e obsolescent. 



3. Aegynnis CLAUDIA. (Plate IX. fig. 3.) 



Argynnis clcmdia Fawcett, Abstr. P. Z. S. 1904, No. 9, p. 8, 

 June 14. 



Expanse 1 in. 6 lin. 



Habitat. Khamba Jong, Thibet, 15,000 ft. elevation. 



Description. — Ujjper side rich fulvous (pale fulvous in some 

 specimens), the base of fore wing narrowly and that of hind wing 

 bioadly irroi'ated with black atoms. Foie wing with three curved 

 streaks in the cell, and one at its apex, thicker than the remainder ; 

 two transverse discal series of black spots, the inner one very 

 iri'egular and highly angled outwardly above the third median 

 nervule ; a series of submarginal fulvous cuneiform lunules, 

 defined inwardly by a thick black line arid outw^ardly by a thick 

 black band ; cilia white. Hind wing with the submarginal 

 lunules and transverse series of spots as in the fore wing, except 

 that the outer series is reduced to four spots (2 subapical and 

 2 subanal) in some specimens, and to three in others, the remaining 

 spots being obsolete. Voider side : fore wing similar to upper 

 side but paler, the black marks and spots smaller, and the outer 

 transverse series of spots obsolete ; apex green ; marginal sei-ies of 

 lunules silvery and two silver subapical spots below the costa ; no 

 marginal lines. Hind wiug dark green, with a slight bronzy 

 suffusion ; two basal silver spots below the costa, a linear silver 



