NYMPHALIN^. (Group EVTIIALIIXA.) 73 



similar-disposed pale oclireoiis spot between the middle and lower medians. Under- 

 side dark sap-brown. Forewing with the basal area bluish-black ; with four bluish- 

 white small cell-spots ; a somewhat larger discocellular spot, two oblique inner- 

 discal spots, four outer-discal spots, and less-defined lower submarginal spots. 

 Hindwmg with a bluish- white discocellular spot and an inner- discal row of small 

 bluish-white spots. 



Female. Upperside bluish-black. Both wings with normally-disposed bluish- 

 white spots, as in A. Gyanipardus, except that the basal and discal spots are com- 

 paratively larger, the two subapical and the subcostal (or the upper one of the 

 inner-discal sei'ies) being also respectively larger. Underside dark sap-green, with 

 bluish-white spots as in A. Cyampardus, except that the subapical and subcostal 

 on the forewing are respectively larger, and those on the hindwing somewhat smaller. 



Expanse, c? 4-^^, ? 4i^o to ^j^q inches. 



Habitat. — Siam. 



Note. — The above description is taken from type specimens in Mr. P. Crowley's 

 collection. 



Indo-Malatan Species. — Adolias pardalis (Symph. pardalis, Moore, P. Z. S. 

 1878, p. 698, c? ?). Habitat. Hainan — Adolias Palawana. Male. Upperside. 

 Differs from Bornean examples of A. Dirtea, on the forewing, in the marginal 

 band being only half the width and sparsely scaled on its extreme outer edge. 

 On the hindwing the blue band also is less than the width of the same species, 

 and does not extend above the subcostal, bearing only five black spots ; the 

 outer border of this wing is entirely black. Expanse, 3 inches. Habitat. 

 Palawan. In Coll. F. G-odman. — Adolias Dirtseoides (Symph. Dirtaeoides, Staudinger, 

 Lep. List (1896) p. 32). Habitat.— '? 



Indo-Malatan Allied Genera. — Genus Maethisa. Male. Forewing compara, 

 tively shorter than in Adolias (Dirtea), the costa more arched and the apex more 

 obtuse; first subcostal branch anastomosed to the costal; cell narrower, closed. 

 Hindwing shorter, broader, exterior margin very convex posteriorly, and strongly 

 scalloped ; cell open. Antennee somewhat shorter in both sexes, and with a shorter 

 stouter club. Eyes naked. Sexes similar. Type, M. canescens. — Marthisa- 

 canescens (Symphsedra canescens, Butler, P. Z. S. 1868, p. 612, pi. 45, fig. 5, ?). 

 Habitat. Sandakan, N. Borneo. — Marthisa Perdix (Symphgedra Perdix, Butler, 

 Ann. Nat. Hist. 1884, p. 59, ?. Kheil, Rhop. Nias, p. 26, pi. 2, fig. 10 (1884). 

 Van de Poll, Tijd. v. Ent. 1895, p. 8, c?. Habitat. Nias Island. — Marthisa Elna 

 (Symph. Elna, Van de Poll, Tijd. voor Ent. 1895, p. 7, (^ ?). Habitat. Nias.— 

 Marthisa pardalina (Symphgedia pardalina, Staudinger, Exot. Schmett. p. 154, 

 pi. 41-, c? (pardalis), 1885. Sym. pardalis. Distant, Rhop. Malay, p. 435, pi. 40, 

 fig. 7, ? (1886). Habitat. Malay Peninsula; N.E. Sumatra. 



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