NYMPHALIN^. 219 



nearly equal sized ; the outer discal fulvous line and blackish submarginal band as in 

 the forewing ; a small oval deep black spot at the anal angle, with a black cloud 

 above it reaching to the posterior ocellus ; an anteciliary black thread. Body 

 throughout ferruginous. Antennse black. 



" Expanse, 5 inches." 



Habitat. — Manipur. 



This beautiful species is " nearest to 8. Howqua, var. suffusa, Leech (Butt. 

 China, etc. p. 114, pi. 1, fig. 3, ?), from Western China, differing in the forewing, on 

 the upperside, in the pale apical area being very much smaller, not extending into 

 the cell as it does in 8. suffusa ; on the hindwing the hastate markings in 8. Sparta 

 are well formed, in svffusa they have lost all shape, having coalesced into an almost 

 solid black band. On the underside the ground-colour in 8. suffusa is pale greenish, 

 in 8. 8parta it is ferruginous, but this may be only a sexual difference ; but in true 

 S. Bowqua, and its named variety, the outer discal line and the submarginal band on 

 both wings are half the distance apart that they are in 8. 8parta ; and they have six 

 and sometimes seven ocelli on the forewing, while 8. Sparta has only five " (de 

 Niceville, I.e.). 



Sub-family NYMPHALINiE. 



Nymphdlidi (part), Boisduyal, Ind. Meth. p. 14 (1829). 



Nymphalides, Peridromides, Biblides (part), Boisduval, Spec. Gen. Lep. p. 164-5 (1836). 



Ntjmphalides, Apaturides, Boisduval, Ind. Meth. pp. 16, 24 (1840). 



Nymphalidw, ArgynnidcB, Vanessidce, Duponchel, Catal. Meth. Lep. Eur. pp. 2, 8 (1844). 



Nymplialites, Argynnites, Peridromites, Blhlites (part), Blanchard, Hist. Nat. Ins. ii. pp. 330, 332 



(1845). 

 Nymphalidae, Peridromidce, Doubleday, List of Lep. Brit. Mus. Part I. pp. 46, 64 (1844). 

 Nymphalidce, Ageronidm, Eurytelida, Doubleday, Hewitson, and Westwood's Gen. D. Lep. pp. 81, 



143, 403 (1847-52). 

 Nymplialidi, Vanessidi, Argynnidi, Stephens, Catal. Brit. Lep. B. M. pp. 10, 13 (1850). Stainton, 



Manual Brit. Lep. pp. 33, 41 (1857). 

 Nymphalides, Lederer, Class. Eur. Lep. p. 21 (1852). Wallengren, Lep. Scand. pp. 4, 59 (1853). 

 Nymphalina, Herrich-Sobaffer, Lep. Exot. p. 54 (1858); Syst. Verz. Eur. Schmett. p. 3 (1861). Plutz, 



Mitth. Nat. Ver. Vorp. 188G, p. 5. 

 Nymphalince, Bates, Journ. Ent. 1861, p. 220 ; id. 1864, p. 176. Butler, Catal. Fabrician Lep. B. M. 



p. 46 (1869). Kirby, Catal. D. Lep. p. 147 (1871). Moore, Lep. Ceylon, i. p. '26 (1880). De 



Niceville, Butt, of India, etc. ii. p. 1 (1886). Scudder, Butt. E. United States i. p. 222 (1889). 



Leech, Butt. China, etc. i. p. 116 (1892). 

 Nymphalides, Vanessides, Apaturides, Argynnides, Kirby, Catal. Eur. Butt. p. 21 (1862). 

 Nymphalina (part), Euryielina, Herr. Schaffer, Prod. Syst. Lep. pp. 10, 17 (1864). 

 Nymphalidce, Apaturido!, Staudinger, Catal. Lep. Eur. p. 15 (1871). Lang, Rhop. Eur. i. pp. 153, 



159 (1884). 

 Nymphalina, Distant, Rhop. Malayana, p. 83 (1882). 



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