102 LEPIDOPTEBA INBICA. 



spot at base of costa, three cell streaks united to^'ards the base, an elongated feeble 

 streak from base of costal interspace and another more prominent in the submedian 

 interspace, an inner-discal series of five small oval spots basallj placed in the inter- 

 spaces, the three lower of which are the smallest and narrow, and in some specimens 

 are more feebly defined, or obsolescent, or entirely absent, followed by an outer 

 discal series of two or three upper smaller spots, the lower ones being feebly repre- 

 sented by a few scales or quite obsolete, in some specimens the latter series is 

 entirely absent; the interspace between the two upper pair of discal spots is 

 generally black scaled ; bej'ond is a submarginal series of more or less feebly defined 

 small dentate lunules ; cilia slenderly alternated with white.* Underside. 

 Forewing similar to the upperside, except that the ground-colour of the apex is 

 brownish-ochreous. Eindwini) similar to the upperside, except that the costal and 

 submedian streak is less defined or obsolescent, the black less apparent or absent 

 between the two upper discal pair of spots, and the submarginal lunules are well 

 defined ; in some specimens the discal intervening dusky spaces are more prominent. 

 Body black ; a streak behind the eyes, and base of palpi white ; thorax white 

 spotted; abdomen with a lateral row of transverse prominent white segmental 

 bands, and a ventral row of spots; antennre and legs black, fore femora white- 

 streaked beneath. 



Female. Upper and underside similar to the male, except that the markings of 

 the hindwing are whiter. 



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



Habitat. — Nepal; Sikkim; Bhotan ; Assam; Burma; Shan States; Tenas- 

 serim ; Malay Peninsula. 



MiMiCEY. — This is a most excellent mimic of the Limnaine butterfly Caduga 

 Tytia. 



DiSTRiLUTiOK' AND Habits. — AYe possess several specimens of both sexes from 

 Nepal, taken by the late Gen. G. Eamsay. Mr. H. J. Elwes writes, " This is a rare 

 species in Sikkim, which I have never seeu myself, but Mr. Otto Mdller has taken it 

 on Birch Hill at 6,000 to 7,000 feet elevation, in May, and records it from a lower 

 elevation in April, as well" (Tr. Ent. Soc. 18SS, 431). Mr. L. de Niceville says it 

 is " single-brooded and rather rare in Sikkim, flying from March to Ma}-, from 5,0UO 

 to 7,000 feet elevation" (Sikkim Gaz. 1894, 174). A male from Bhotan, taken in 

 June by Mr. G. C. Dudgeon, is in the British Museum Collection. Col. C. Swinhoe 

 has received it from the Khasia Hills ; the specimens, being freshly caught, have the 

 ground-colour of the hindwings darker red. Col. C. H. E. Adamson obtained a 



* In Graj''s figure of this butterfly the discal small spots on the hindwing have failed in retaining 

 their original ii-liite colour, and have turned hlack. 



