NYCTIPAO. 



291 



Hah. W. China, Chang-Yang (Pratt), 1 cT type, Wa-shan 

 (Pratt), 1 9, Chia-kou-ho (Pratt), 2 ?, Ta-chien-lu (Pratt), 3 $ . 

 /i'.rp. 94-108 millim. 



d. Fore wing of male not clothed with androconia ; hind wing on uppersido 

 clothed with rough androconia to near post medial line except at inner 

 margin. 



7412. Nyctipao glaucopis. 



Kyctlpao glaucopis, Wlk. xiv. 1306 (1857); But). 111. Het. B.M. vi. p. 45, 



^pl. 112'. f. 4 : Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 461. 

 Isyctipao prunosa, Moore, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 26. 



<S . Head, thorax, and abdomen fuscous brown. Fore wing 

 brown strongly suffused with purple-blue except the brown hair at 



Fig. 48. — NyctijMo glaucopis, (^ . }. 



base ; a large whorl-shaped discoid al mark defined by black, the 

 inner side of its centre witb inverted greenish brown comma-shaped 

 mark with bilobate head defined by brilliant blue and white scales, 

 the outer part of centre with black patch defined on outer side by 

 grej'-green ; a faint dark shade beyond the discoidal mark, arising 

 below costa and excurved beyond the stigma, then erect ; an in- 

 distinct grey-white postmedial line, arising below costa, oblique to 

 below vein 4, and angled outwards below vein 6, incurved below 

 vein 4 and ending at vein 1. Hind wing clothed with fuscous 



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