202 LEPIDOPTERA INLICA. 



three sliort white streaks below the cell ; outer-margin with broad scarlet spots, the 

 upper lunular, the lower irregular shaped, the scarlet of the subanal sometimes 

 extending upward in the lower median interspace and there enclosing a lengthened 

 constricted black streak, which latter is either entire or broken ; the submedian 

 interspace from the angle for some distance upward is also scarlet and encloses a 

 small black oval spot above the abdominal angle ; end of the tail scarlet, the tip 

 being white-scaled. Underside. Forennng pale olivescent-foliginous ; cell patch 

 scarlet; cell-streaks olivescent-grey, vein-streaks, as in upperside, paler olivescent- 

 grey and almost white posteriorly. Hindwing intense black; cell-spots scarlet; 

 apex of cell and discal wdiite markings, scarlet outer bordering, and tail tip, as on 

 the upperside. Abdomen fuliginous-brown, paler laterall}^, and with pale ochreous- 

 yellow apical segmental bands beneath. 



Expanse, c? 5 to 5^, ? 5 to 6 inches. 



Habitat. — S. Andaraans. 



DiSTEinuTiox. — The type specimens of both sexes were obtained at Port Blair, 

 S. Andamansjby the native collector, Moti Ram; other specimens were also obtained 

 by Mr. F. de Roepstorff. 



ILIADES POLYMNESTOROIDES (Plate 451, fig. 1, c?, 2, ? ). 



Male. Upperside rich blue-black ; cilia very slenderly alternated with white. 

 Foretcing with a transverse outer-discal row of short longitudinal pale greyish-blue 

 scaled outer-vein streaks, these streaks being restricted uniformly towards the 

 exterior margin, and decrease in width upward to the costa. Hindwing with a discal 

 band formed of prominently defined pale greyish-blue scaled vein-streaks, these 

 streaks decreasing to a point outwardly and do not reach the margin. Underside 

 blue-black ; base of both wings vrith tlie normal scarlet patch. Foreiciug with the 

 vein-streaks paler, broader and longer than on the upperside, but uniformly terminate 

 at some distance from the outer margin ; cell streaks less defined. Hindwivg with 

 prominently grey-bordei'ed submarginal and marginal black spots, the anal borders 

 slightly tinged with red. 



Female. Upperside. Forewing black, the basal area darkest; base of cell and 

 a minute streak below it scarlet ; vein borders and cell streaks pale fuliginous-grey. 

 ilindwing greyish-black basally, the outer area fuliginous-grey, traversed by a 

 marginal and submarginal series of greyish-black conical spots, the discal area 

 and apex of cell being densely irrorated with greyish-blue scales. Underside. 

 Foreiving with greyish-white vein and cell-streaks ; base of cell scarlet. Hindwing 

 black, base scarlet; marginal and submarginal black spots broadly greyish-white 

 bordered. 



