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with two rows of white spots. Under side paler, tinged with ferru- 

 ginous about the disc ; markings the same, but all very distinct, and 

 more or less white ; the spots within discoidal cell and base of fore- 

 wing divided by black marks ; base of costal margin yellowish-white ; 

 hind-wing with space between precostal and costal vein yellowish- 

 white ; a curved oval black mark, whitish within, between the costal 

 vein and inner band ; a row of black patches between inner and outer 

 band. Body and broadly on abdominal margin yellowish-grey. 

 Expanse 2-| inches. 



Hab. Darjeeling. In Museum East India Company, and Hopeian 

 Collection at Oxford. 



Remark. — This species may be known from Athyma Ranga by its 

 larger size and much narrower band. 



15. Athyma Abiasa, Moore. (PL L. f. 7.) 



Athyma Abiasa, n. sp. Male. — Upper-side black ; markings 

 bluish-white ; fore-wing with an indistinct narrow streak from base, 

 and a large spot near extremity of the discoidal cell ; an indistinct 

 narrow transverse disco-cellular line ; three spots obliquely from 

 subcostal vein one-third from the apex, the third spot being minute ; 

 two spots in middle of the disc, the upper one small, the lower very 

 large, also a large spot on middle of posterior margin ; also a sub- 

 marginal row of very small whitish spots ; hind-wing with rather 

 broad inner band, and outer row of recurved small triangular spots ; 

 an indistinct brown marginal line. A band of white across base of 

 abdomen. Under-side dusky-brown, marked as above, with the mar- 

 ginal lines plainer. Expanse 2 inches. 



Hab. Java. In British Museum Collection. 



16. Athyma Idita, Moore. (PI. LI. f. 3.) 



Athyma Idita, n. sp. Male. — Upper-side blackish-brown ; mark- 

 ings bluish-white ; fore-wing with the discoidal streak in two portions, 

 the first narrow, the second somewhat round ; from subcostal vein 

 curving to middle of posterior margin a series of seven spots, the 

 upper two oval, rather long, the third the smallest, fourth larger, 

 the third and fourth widely separated from second and fifth, fifth 

 largest, nearly round, outwardly oblique, sixth and seventh irregu- 

 larly shaped ; a submarginal row of narrow indistinct marks, that at 

 the posterior angle being largest ; hind-wing with inner band, and 

 narrow row of six rather square spots curving upward and outward 

 from near abdominal angle, the last spot near anterior angle centred 

 with a dark brown dot. Front of thorax beautifully variegated with 

 ferruginous, green, brown and blue ; base of abdomen with broad 

 bluish-white band. Under-side very deep ferruginous ; fore-wing 

 having the discoidal streak with black transverse margins and an ill- 

 defined third portion : curved row of spots as above ; a submarginal 

 row of large white, black-centred spots ; a submarginal and mar- 

 ginal line of white marks ; some dusky patches along posterior mar- 

 gin ; the large portion of the discoidal streak and submarginal row 



