148 LEPIDOPTERA INDIGA. 



a broad transverse discal white band attenuating to a point at tbe submedian veinlet ; 

 the discal ground colour beyond, brown, broadly deepening to black, and traversed 

 by a submarginal prominent series of deep ochreous-red lunules, beyond which is a 

 pale brownish-grey lunular fascia followed by a slender grey wavy line. Underside 

 very much paler ; glossed with greenish-grey at base of hindwings ; markings similar 

 to above, but all the bands more obscure and blurred. Body and palpi above 

 olivescent-brown ; body beneath greenish-grey ; palpi and legs beneath brownish- 

 white, legs above pale brown ; antennae black, tipt with ochreous beneath. 



Expanse Sj-q to 3j^ inches. 



Habitat, — Sikkim ; Assam ; Silhet ; Khasias, 



Distribution. — " This very lovely insect is found not uncommonly in Sikkim, 

 in dense forest at 6000 to 8000 feet elevation, in June, July and August. It is a 

 strong flyer and settles on the ground like L. Daraxa" (Blwes, Tr. Ent. Soc. 1888, 

 352). Mr. de Niceville records it as "occurring somewhat plentifully on Birch 

 Hill, Darjihng (Butt. Ind. 159). Mr. W. Doherty found it " not a rare species 

 in the Naga Hills (P. Z. S. 1891, 276). "Common in the Khasias" (Col. 

 Swinhoe's Notes). 



Genus AUZAKIA. 



Limenitis (part), de Niceville, Butt, of India, etc., ii. p. 156 (1886). 



Imago. — "Wings large. Foreiving triangular, costa arched towards the end, apex 

 produced and obtusely pointed ; exterior margin oblique, slightly concave in the 

 middle, and nearly even, posterior angle rounded; posterior margin rather short 

 and almost straight ; cell large, extending to two-fifths of the wing ; first subcostal 

 branch emitted at one-third before end of the cell, second at a short distance before 

 the end ; upper discocellular close to subcostal, middle short and straight, lower 

 slightly concave posteriorly ; middle median veinlet emitted immediately before lower 

 end of cell, upper median much arched. Hitidiving rather short, prolonged 

 posteriorly ; apex very convex, exterior margin extremely convex and very slightly 

 scalloped, anal angle produced and obtusely pointed, abdominal margin long ; 

 precostal vein long, abruptly incurved ; cell short, broad, closed by a slender 

 outwardly recurved lower discocellular veinlet ; two upper median veinlets emitted 

 from lower end of cell. Bodi/ large, thorax robust ; palpi porrect, stout, compactly 

 hairy beneath, laxly hairy above, apical joint short, conical, pointed ; anteunaa long, 

 slender, club thickening to the tip ; eyes naked. Sexes somewhat dissimilar. 



Type. — A. Danava. 



