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oclireous-white ; three nearly iu a straight line, sub-apical, two conjoined rather large 

 spots across the cell near its end, and one in each of the median interspaces, near their 

 l)ases, the lower the larger, well separated from each other. Hindwing without 

 markings. Cilia of lioth wings brown, alternated with brownish-grey. Underside. 

 Forewing with the interior portion blackish-brown, the margins broadly tinged witli 

 ochreous, the hinder marginal area broadly smeared with white, with a black spot on 

 its upper edge a little before the middle, the ochreous-white spots as on the upperside. 

 Hindwing uniformly ochreous-brown, without any markings. Antennae black, ringed 

 w^ith white, the underside of the club smeared with white, the tip rufous ; palpi, head 

 and body concolorous w^ith the wings, palpi beneath and pectus dark greyish ; legs 

 somewhat ochreous ; abdomen beneath whitish ; the stigma on the forewing is short 

 and somewhat inconspicuous. 



Female like the male, the spots of forewing larger, and there is an extra small 

 spot on the middle of the sub-median vein. 



Expanse of wings, $ $ ly-g- to If^ inches. 



Habitat. — N.W. Himalayas, Sikkim, Bhutan, Naga Hills. 



Distribution. — The type male is from Sikkim ; we possess a male from Sikkim ; 

 Elwes records it from the Naga Hills, and Haunyngton from Kumaon ; it is a rare 

 species ; our description and figures are from our Sikkim male and a female frmn 

 Bhutan, in the B. M. 



HALPE EVERSHEDI. 

 Plate 822, figs. 2, i , 2a, ^ . 

 Halpe evershedi, Evans, Journ. Bo. Nat. Hist. Soc. xs. 1910, p. 389. 



Imago. — Male. Upperside blackish-brown, much the same colour as in //. sitala. 

 Forewing with the spots similarly placed, but a little smaller. Cilia grey, with brown 

 patches. Hindwing without markings, uniformly coloured. Cilia grey, without the 

 patches. Underside. Forewing paler brown, the costal and apical areas suffused with 

 ochreous-red, the spots as on the upperside. Hindwing ochreous-red, the abdominal 

 half of the wing and the costa (narrowly) suffused with brown, the outer margin wntli 

 a brownish macular band and with indications of some brownish discal spots. 

 Antennae black, ringed with white, apical half of club orange-red, the lower half of the 

 club on the underside and part of the shaft white ; palpi with black and white hairs : 

 pectus with grey hairs ; head and body above and below concolorous with the wings. 



Expanse of wings, ^ li^ inches. 



Habitat. — South India. 



Distribution. — The type was taken by Evans in the Palni Hills ; there is an 

 example from Travancore in the B M., from which our description and figures are taken. 

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