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white spot present between the middle and upper medians ; followed beyond by a 

 submargiual and marginal indistinct pale ochreous-brown lunular line, the former 

 anteriorl^r ending in a brighter ochreous-red larger luuule. Hindwing crossed by a 

 moderately broad bluish-white discal band, the bases of the subcostal veinlets being 

 also white-lined, and a broad white patch on base of the costal margin ; a 

 submargiual row of indistinct pale ochreous-brown lunules, and a marginal narrow 

 line. Underside dull brownish-ochreous, with more or less black intervening patches 

 between the veins ; the discal bluish-white band as on upperside. Foretving also 

 with a bluish-white discoidal streak formed of four portions, the submargiual and 

 mai'ginal lunules being mostly whitish. Hindioing also with a bluish-white curved 

 subbasal streak ; a medial discal recurved row of distinct small black spots, a 

 submargiual white macular band, and a marginal whitish lunular line inwardly 

 bordered by blackish patches ; abdominal margin bluish-grey. 



Female. Upperside dark purpurescent-brown, with intervening black diffused 

 patches between the veins ; markings similar to male but less distinct. Forewing 

 with the discoidal broken-streak obscure and sullied with ochreous, the transverse 

 discal series of spots broader than in male and also outwardly sullied with bright 

 ochreous, the marginal lunular lines pale ochreous-brown, the upper lunule of the 

 submargiual being brighter ochreous. Hindimng with the white discal band slightly 

 sullied with ochreous along its outer edge ; submargiual lunular band and marginal 

 line pale ochreous-brown. Underside dull brownish-ochreous ; markings similar to 

 the male; the discal series of white spots on* the forewing being outwardly sullied 

 with ochreous. Body and palpi above dark brown, beneath and legs greyish-white ; 

 antenna3 black above, I'eddish beneath ; a bluish- white band on thorax and abdomen 

 above in both sexes. 



Expanse, c? 2^^, ? 2n) to 3 inches. 



Habitat. — South Andamaus. 

 . Distribution. — The late Mr. F. de Roepstorff obtained several females of this 

 species, but no males. Mr. R. Wimberley recently obtained the male described by 

 Mr. de Niceville. Specimens of both sexes are in Mr. P. Crowley's collection. It 

 is nearest allied to Athijma Glora, from the Island of Nias. 



MiMtORY. — The female of this species is an excellent mimic of Neptis Nar. 



PANTOPOBIA CAMA. 



Wei-season Irood (Plate 265, fig. 2, 2a, b, c, <^ ? }. 

 Drij-seaion brood (Plate 266, fig. 1, la, b, c, d, e, (J $ ), 



Athyma Cama, Moore, Catal. Lep. Mus. E. I. Company, i. p. 174, pi. 5, a, fig. 5, (J $ (1857); Prcc. 

 Zool. Sec. ISr.S, p. 14. de Kiccvillp, Butt, of India, etc., ii. p. 178 (1880). Staudingcr, Exoi. 

 Sclimett. pi, ill, cJ. 



