1891.] W. Dohertj — TJie Butterflies of Sumha and Sambawa, S^c. 175 



50. Neptis hordonia, StoU. 



Sumba, Sambawa. The yellow markings above are all much, 

 smaller than in Indian specimens. 



51. N'eptis nandina, var. sumba. 



This form greatly resembles the Javanese N. leucothoe, a near ally 

 of the Indian N. varmona, but the triangular white spot beyond the cell 

 is narrow and elongate, sometimes extending on the underside two- 

 thirds towards the margin. The subapical white band is somewhat less 

 massive, and the four large discal spots are separated by veins, the first 

 elongate, as large as any of the others. The upper band of the hind- 

 wing is narrower, the submarginal lines remoter from the margin. The 

 general colour of the underside is dark red, the white bands very 

 slightly outlined with dark. Though the markings resemble those of 

 JV. leucothoe, the species is probably more allied to N. nandina. From 

 this it may easily be distinguished by the brilliant white markings of 

 the upperside. The discal spots are large, that between the upper two 

 median veins large and elongate, the cell-streak is well separated from 

 the triangular spot beyond the cell. The upper band of the hindwing 

 is narrower, especially apically. 



Sumba ; a somewhat different form occurs in Sambawa, which I 

 am now unable to examine. I did not observe any representative of 

 the varmona group in Sumba. 



52. Athyma pbritjs, Linn. 



Sumba, Sambawa. As in India it generally occurs in open 

 meadows, unlike all its allies. 



53. Athyma karita, n, sp. 



Male, above deep brown, variegated with darker areas, forewing 

 with an outer- submarginal pale line, and an inner-submarginal series of 

 slender obsolescent greenish streaks. An oblique subapical band of 

 three greenish- yellow spots, the second largest, adjacent to the first, the 

 third as large as the first, round, separate ; cell unmarked ; a broad 

 discal macular band from the hind-margin to the second median vein, 

 with a small triangular spot above it, that between the two lower 

 median veins rounded-quadrate, as large as the one below it, separated 

 from it only by a vein, and projecting beyond it. Hindwing with two 

 greenish-yellow bands, the upper unbroken, very wide on the costa, 

 extending to the submedian vein, where it tapers to a point ; the lower 

 band composed of six transverse spots cut by dark veins, their lower 

 edges incised, the outer ones slender, lunular. Beloio the markings are 

 similar, but whiter and more united, placed on a dull brown ground a 



