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at its end ; au uppev-discal series of obscured brownisli-ochi'eous spots, followed by a 

 submargiiial row of similar lunate spots. Hinclwing with a subraarginal row of 

 obscured browuish-ochreous narrow lunules, and a cluster of violet-blue scales above 

 anal angle. Underside. Forev'nuj with the base and broad apical-cell bar deep 

 purple-brown, with sharply defined edges ; the outer area much paler brown and 

 traversed by a paler submargiual fascia ; the discal area violet scaled, and from the 

 apex with a transverse duplex series of obscui'e violet-white speckled dentate mai-ks, 

 the lower disc being also whitish. Hindwing with, deep purple-brown basal area and 

 a large lower-discal outer ^iatch, the upper outer area and marginal border l^eiug 

 paler brown ; from the basal dark border and the upper edge of the lower dark 

 patch, the discal area is more or less thickly violet-white scaled, and traversed b}' 

 a discal and an upper submargiual obscurely-defined brown sinuous line, the latter 

 line being continued along the outer edge of the dark lower patch, in a more sharply 

 defined violet-white sinuous line. Bodij above olivescent-brown, beneath purple- 

 brown; abdomen beneath speckled with ochreous scales; legs and antennai purple- 

 brown, club black. 



Female. Upperside. Forewing purpurescent-brown, palest apically, the base 

 being somewhat greyisli-brown ; with a lower medial-discal transverse violet-wliite 

 sinuous-edged band extending from within the lower end of the cell to the posterior 

 margin, beyond which is an upper-discal and a submarginal series of ochreous-3-ellow 

 spots, disposed as in the male. Hindwing with the base olivescent greyish-brown ; 

 abroad transverse medial violet-white baud; the outer border very dark purple- 

 brown, traversed by a submarginal series of ochreous-yellow lunules lai'ger than in 

 the male ; the cilia between the veins slenderl}', and the tail and anal borders being 

 broadly ochreous-red. Underside. Siuiilar to the male', except that the discal fascia 

 on both wings is more broadly and paler violet-white, and the transverse markings 

 more distinct ; the basal areas and outer areas are of a redder tint, the tail and 

 anal borders being also ochreous-red. 



Expanse, c? 4|- to 4f, ? 4| to 5 inches. 



Larva and Pupa. — Unknown. 



Habitat. — Sikkim ; Assam; Kliasias ; Burma; Upper Tenasserim. 



DisTiUBDTiON. — Mr. H. J. Elwes records it as " a decidedly rare species in Sikkim. 

 I have seen it once only, H.^ing round the top of a hill at 0,000 feet, at Eikisum, in 

 August. Mr. Otto MiJller has seen it on Birch Hill at 7,000 feet, in July, and Mr. 

 Kny vett has taken the very rare female on Sinchul, in August " (Tr. Eut. Soc. 1888, 

 437). Mr. L. de Niceville says it is " very rare in Sikkim, and occurs from 6,000 

 to 7,000 feet, on Birch Hill, Scnchal, and Eikisum, in Jul}' and August, but is more 

 common on the Labah ridge in Daling at 7,000 feet " (Sikk. Gaz. 1894, 175). Mr. 

 H. Fruhstorfer records his Lachinus as having been taken at Lachiu Lachon, in 



