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androconia; and along ih.e inner edge of the middle of the submedian vein is a 

 lengthened fold and a narrow glandular pouch, with accompanying radiating tuft of 

 erectile ochreous hairs. Underside pale purpurescent-cinereous. Forewing crossed 

 by three chocolate-brown slender cell-streaks, an erect medial streak, and two discal 

 more slender streaks, also by a less distinct submarginal line. Hindwing crossed by 

 outwardly-oblique slender chocolate-brown cell-streaks, a long basal streak, which 

 latter joins a medial streak by the subanal ocellus, beyond which is a discal streak 

 which is bent below the ocellus and ascends up the abdominal margin, also a 

 submarginal similar streak; a large ocellus situated between the subcostals, and 

 another ocellus between the lower medians, each with grey and brown-speckled 

 centre, white pupil, and a slender black outer ring. Body beneath, legs beneath, 

 collar, and palpi pale lilacine-cinereous ; palpi tipt with brown ; legs above brown. 



Female. Upperside pale ochreous-brown. Forewing crossed by a broad oblique 

 medial yellow band, which is narrower than in the male, and does not extend across 

 end of the cell, as occurs in the male ; the inner edge of the band irregularly 

 sinuous, there is also a faint brown wavy discal line across its middle, and a similar 

 line near the outer margin ; below the band is a small yellow lunate spot between 

 the middle and lower medians. Hindwing with the spatulate-tail marked with two 

 black-and-white lunate spots. Underside pale purpurescent-ochreous, crossed by 

 similar but paler brown streaks, as in the male, the ocelli being larger. 



Expanse cj 4^-0 to 5, ? 5 to 5j^ inches. 



Habitat (PSikkim). Assam; Sylhet ; Cachar; Naga Hills; East Pegu; 

 Tenasserim. 



We have examined the type specimens in the collection of the British Museum, 

 described by Mr. Doubledayas Amythaon, the specimens figured by Prof. Westwood, 

 now in the Oxford University Museum (the male of which is badly engraved on 

 the plate in his " Cabinet of Oriental Entomology," and was subsequently named 

 " Westivoodii" by Mr. Butler) ; and, by the kindness of Mr. Walter Rothschild, we 

 have also compared Dr. Felder's types of the male and female Portheus, these 

 comparisons proving that they all represent but one species. 



Distribution. — " The Indian Museum, Calcutta, has specimens from Sibsagar, 

 in Assam, from Sikkim, and from Cachar. The latter taken by Mr. Wood-Mason in 

 August" (Butt. Ind. i. 293). According to Mr. Elwes (Trans. Ent. Soc. 1888, 

 334) "it occurs very rarely, if at all, in Sikkim." The type specimens described by 

 Mr. E. Doubleday are labelled " Sylhet." We possess both sexes from Sylhet. 

 Specimens from the Naga Hills are in the collection of Mr. P. Crowley. Mr. Elwes 

 (P. Z. S. 1891, 270) records " three males and one female, taken by Mr. Doherty at 

 the foot of the Karen Hills." Capt. C. T. Biijgham " took a few specimens of both 

 sexes in the autumn and winter months in the Thoungyeen forests in Upper 

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