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Imago. — Male. Upperside <l;n'k fnscoiis-browii. Foreirhnj crossed by a 

 discal outwardly-oblique white band, which is variable in width, and more or less 

 slightly recurved, followed by a subraarginal narrow white line, which is distinct 

 throughout its length in some specimens, in others it is sullied with pale brown 

 along the middle, but always ending in a distinct white spot on the costa; bej^ond 

 is one, or two marginal short fine white lines above the posterior angle. Ilimln^iiui 

 crossed by an obscure whitish or pale brown outer-discal narrow angulated lunular 

 fascia, which is bent upwai'd anteriorly and outward at the middle median veinlet, 

 followed by a subraarginal series of spots and marginal line, similar to those in 

 *S'. Neophron ; the outer portion of all the veins ochreous. Underside. Both wings 

 much paler and of a moi'e rufescent-brown colour ; all the markings more distinct, 

 the outer white fascia being pale purpurescent-grey. Forenuuij with the discal 

 and submarginal band much broader than on upperside, the latter prominent 

 throughout its length. Huulwiiuj marked as on the upperside; in some specimens 

 the space from the discal angulated fascia to the outer spots is more or less, 

 or entirely irrorated with purpurescent-grey scales; tail white, shorter than in 

 S. Neophron. 



Female. Upperside. Both wings jialer than in the male, and of a more rufes- 

 cent-brown colour, the discal white band on the forewiug somewhat broader, the 

 outer portion of veins on hindwing ochreous. Underside brighter rufescent-brown 

 than in the male ; markings the same. 



Expanse, c? ? Iro to Ij^, inch. 



Habitat. — Sikkim ; Silhet; Naga and Khasia Hills. 



Distribution. — " Occurs in Sikkim in the same places and iu the same months 

 as 8. Neophron. Mr. Otto Moller obtained numerous specimens at low elevations " 

 (de Niceville /.(-. 322). Mr. W. Doherty took it iu the N"aga Hills at 3000 feet 

 (P. Z. S. 1891, 286). Colonel C'. Swinhoe has numerous examples from Cheri-a 

 Punji and Khasia Hills. 



Of our illustrations on Plate 399, fios. 1, la, b, ai'e males, and Ic, a female, and 

 on Plate 400, figs. 2, 2a, is a variety of the male, from Silhet, iu which the white 

 recurved band on forewing is narrow, and on the hindwing the two ordinary upper 

 black spots are coalesced, on both the upper and underside of the wing. 



China and Malay Species. — Sospifa Fylloides. Both sexes differ from ViiUa in 

 their smaller size, the male having a narrower yellow band on the forewing, the 

 females also have a narrow or much narrower whitish band. On the upperside of 

 both sexes, the ground-colour is darker, and the ordinary outer pale fascia is less 

 apparent or quite obsolete. Expatise, c? ? l/-(j to 1 ^-^ inch. Habitat. W.China. — 

 Sos2nta Savitri (Abisara Savitri, Felder, Wien. Ent. Monat. iv. p. 397 (18G0). 

 Distant, Rhop. Malay, p. 189, pi. 18, fig. o, ? (1883). Staudinger, Exot. Schmett. i. 



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