220 LEPIBOPTEEA IXDICA. 



shape and conjoined; cilia black. Eindioing witli a transverse subbasal broader 

 pale sulpliur-yellow continuous band, extending from the costa to abdominal margin, 

 its inner edge being almost even, the outer edge extending across the cell at some 

 distance from its apex, and above which the edge is outwardly twice acutely angled ; 

 beyond is a submarginal series of six pale sulphur-yellow lunules, of which the two 

 upper are much the smallest and either conical or rounded in shape ; at the anal 

 angle is a parti-coloured reddish-ochreous half-circlet enclosing a black spot, the 

 ochreons tint being brightest in the female ; above the latter is a small cluster of 

 bluish-grey scales ; cilia sleudei-ly alternated with white. Underside. Forewing 

 greyish-black, lower basal area clothed with pale yellowish-grey scales and fine short 

 hairs; cell-streaks prominent, pale grey; transverse discal macular band, as on 

 upperside, much paler yellow ; outer veins edged with grey scales at their tips and 

 with an intervening short grey marginal streak between the veins ; the veins to near 

 their ends pale yellow. Hindwing with the basal area greyish-black and densely 

 covered with pale yellowish-grey scales ; the transverse band, as on upperside, much 

 paler yellow ; apex of cell, and outer-discal area deep black between the veins ; 

 crossed by a medial-discal curved row of six bluish-grey lunules, and a submarginal 

 bordering series of broad pale yellow lunules, of which latter the anterior and the 

 anal rina'let and also the discal edg-es of the veins are tinged with brig-ht ochreous. 

 Body above fuliginous-black, beneath pale yellow ; collar, head, and front yellow 

 spotted ; legs black, femora beneath pale yellow ; antennas black. 



Expanse, S ? of to 4|- inches. 



Larva. — Similar to that of 0. Erltlionins. Anterior segments scutellated ; 

 furnished with two tentacular processes on the second segment, and two short 

 fleshy processes on the ninth and anal segment. 



PorA. — Curved abruptly backwards; head bifid; thorax with a lengthened 

 curved acute thoracic process. 



Habitat. — Lower Burma ; Tenasserim ; Siam ; Malay Peninsula ; Sumatra ; 

 Nias ; Java ; Borneo ; Palawan. 



DiSTRiEUTiox. — " JS^ot uncommon about Tavoy in the autumn months. One 

 specimen caught in Tounggya Sekkam, Upper Tenasserim, in February" (Col. 

 C. H. E. Adamson, List, 1897, 48). We possess a female from Tavoy, taken in 

 January by Mr. Tucker. Mr. T. A. Hauxwell obtained it in the Salween Valley, 

 Upper Tenasserim, in November. A specimen from Moulmein is in the British 

 Museum. Dr. J. Anderson took it in " Mergui, in December" (J. Linn. Soc. Zool. 

 LS86, 50). Mr. H. Druce records it from " Chentaboon, Siam " (P. Z. S. 1874, 108). 

 Dr. L. Martin writes, " In X.E. Sumatra it flies from March to July in the forests of 

 the outer Hills, from Selesseh to South Bekantschan. Is rather rare in our area. 

 The males have a quick and restless flight and frequent flowers, on which they do 



