Neptis Miah. — Upper-side brown-black ; fore-wing with a longi- 

 tudinal streak from base of wing, an oblique transverse sbort apical 

 fascia, which nearly meets a reversely oblique fascia on posterior 

 margin, rufous ; hind-wing with a nearly straight broad inner band 

 and a narrow submarginal baud rufous. Under-side dark ferrugi- 

 nous ; fore-wing with tbe longitudinal and oblique marks pinky- 

 white ; two narrow submarginal lines purple; hind-wing with inner 

 band pinky-white; two submarginal and a less distinct middle line 

 purple; costal margin at tbe base whitish. Expanse --' inches. 



Hub. Darjeeling ; N.India. In Museum East India Company, 

 aud \V. W. Saunders, Esq. 



Remark. — Allied to tbe two preceding species, but may be distin- 

 guisbed by tbe colour and markings of tbe under-side. 



6. Neptis Manasa, Moore. 



Neptis Manasa, Moore, Catal. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. i. p. 165, pi. 4 a. 

 f. 2(1857). 



Neptis Manasa. Male. — Upper-side dull dusky-brown ; markings 

 white, tinged with very pale ferruginous ; fore-wing with the dis- 

 coidal streak long, aud continued in a curve to near the posterior 

 angle ; an apical oblique streak ; two small spots on costal margin, 

 and one below the margin ; a spot on middle of posterior margin ; a 

 marginal row of small indistinct spots ; hind-wing with broad inner 

 and narrower outer band, both extending across tbe abdominal mar- 

 gin ; an indistinct marginal line and line between the two bands ; 

 narrow cilia white. Under-side pale ochreous, with tndistinctly- 

 defined white markings ; the discoidal streak is continued uninter- 

 rupted to the middle of the posterior margin, the space within being 

 blackish ; on the hind margin are some small white markings between 

 the inner band and costal vein. Expanse '2 \- inches. 



Hah. X. India. Iu Museum East India Company. 



Remark. —Neptis Manasa may be distinguished above by the dis- 

 coidal streak being nearly confluent with tbe spot on the middle of 

 the posterior margin, it being quite confluent on the under-side. 



7. Neptis Ananta, Moore. 



Neptis Ananta, Moore, Catal. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. i. p. 166. pi. 4 a. 

 f. 3 (1 857). 



Neptis Ananta. Male. — Upper-side brownish-black ; m a rk ings 

 ferruginous; fore-wing with discoidal streak straight: a curved 

 twice-interrupted band from anterior margin near apes to middle of 

 posterior margin ; a pale marginal line ; bind-wing with rather broad 

 inner and narrow outer band, both extending across the abdominal 

 margin; also a pale marginal line ami hue between the bands. 

 Underside very deep ferruginous ; tore-wing with discoidal streak, 

 spots near npe\ and from posterior margin, ferruginous-white ; pos- 

 terior inargin broadlj patched with black ; a marginal ami >ubmar- 

 ginal bluish-ashy line \ bind-wing with inner hand white, outer Land 



