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and at Cobapo, Karen Hills, in November" (MS. Notes). Specimens are recorded 

 from Tavoy (J. As. S. Beiig. 1887, 428). Tlie type specimens were taken by Mr. 

 Oito Limborg at Ahsown, Hatseiga, and on the road from Natbthonng to Paboga, 

 Upper Tenasserim. We possess specimens of the icet form from Rangoon, and 

 Ahsown (type) ; Toungoo ; Pnlin, April ; and of the dry funn from Rangoon and 

 Tonngoo. Col. Adamson has the wet form, taken in Moulmein in Jiine, and a female 

 from Akyab taken in October. In the British Museum are both sexes of the ivet 

 form from Reeling, Upper Tenasserim, March ; Sittang, January ; Yedu, November, 

 and of the dry form from Tiling Yaw, March and April, taken by Capt. E. Y. 

 AVatson, 



ABISARA PRUNOSA. 



Wet-season hrooi (Plate 402, figs. 1, larca and pv.pa, la, b, ^ , Ic, d, $ ). 



Ahisara prunnsa, Moore, Proc. Zool. See. Lond. 1879, p. 137; id. Lep. of Ceylon, i. p. G9, pi. 33, 

 fig. 3, 3a, (J ? , 3b, larva and pupa (1881). de iS'iceville, Butt, of India, etc., ii. p. 325 (1886). 



Ahisfira fraferna, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1883, p. 532. de Niceville, Bmt. of India, etc., ii. 

 p. 325 (1886). 



Imago. — Male. Upperside very rich deep purple-brown, with slightly paler 

 transverse discal fasciae and marginal line. Hiiidwing also with two large snbapical 

 and two smaller subanal conical black spots edged outwardly by a delicate white 

 line; and two intervening pale-bordered dark brown conical spots. Underside paler 

 and duller purple-brown, the transverse fasciae and marginal line being distinct and 

 of a dull pale purplish-grey ; submnrginal line, and outer edge of prominent black 

 spots on the hindwing, white. 



Female. Upperside much duller, and of a dark ochreous-brown, the discal 

 fasciae and marginal line distinct and more or less of a pale brown or sullied white; 

 conical spots on the hindwing prominent. Underside paler brown ; the discal 

 fascife prominent and of a sullied brownish-white or purpurescent-white ; marginal 

 line white ; three subapical and two subanal conical black spots on hindwing, with 

 white outer edges. 



Expanse, 6 1^% to 2, 9l^o to 2 inches. 



Dry-season hrood (Plate 402, figs, le, f , ^^ , Ig, h, ? ). 



Ahisara siiffusa, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1882, p. 244. de Niceville, Butt, of India, etc., ii. 

 p. 325 (1886). 



Male. Upperside dull brown, of various shades, the angled-edge of discal fascia 

 darkest, the fascifB paler and diffused; the black spots on hindwing much smaller. 

 Underside paler ; markings more or less similar to the wet form. 



