130 LEPIDOPTERA INDICA. 



LANAUS DEVTA (Plate 518, figs. 3, 3a, ^, 3b, ? ). 

 Mandpium Devta, de NiceTille, Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, 1SS3-4, p. 82, pi. 9, fig. 9, (J, 9a, $ . 



Imago. — Male. Upperside -white. Forewing with the outer margin at the apex 

 to the discoidal nervule marked with black, a similar spot internal to this, and a 

 lai'ge roundish spot between the second and third median nervules. Hind wing with 

 a black spot on the costa below the first subcostal branch beyond its middle, other- 

 wise unmarked. Underside. Foreiving as on the upperside, but the outer raai'gin 

 towards the apes marked with greenish and fuscous irrorated scales. Hindzving 

 with the basal two-thirds irrorated with greenish and fuscous scales, except an 

 oblong patch from the costa to middle of the cell, which is clear of these scales, the 

 outer margin also marked between the nervules with similar irrorations. 



Female. Upperside, Forewing with all the markings larger and clearer, there 

 being two additional black spots on the outer margin between the third and second 

 and second and first median nervules ; also a diffused spot joined to the large round 

 spot between the second and third median nervules almost reaching the submedian 

 nervure. Hindwing with the costal spot also nuich larger. Underside. Forevnng differs 

 from the male in having the base of the wing diffused with pale yellow, the apex and 

 costal spot internal to it also suffused with yellow, and a prominent black spot on 

 the disc below the large spot between the second and third median nervules, as on 

 the upperside. Hindwing with the base irrorated with pale yellow ; and with an 

 irregular discal band, its outer edge in the same position as that edge of the 

 irrorated dark basal portion in the male, this band widest and deepest coloured at the 

 costa, decreasing to the fold below the submedian nervure, irrorated with yellowish 

 fuscous ; the outer mai'gin marked with yellowish-fuscous irrorations. 



Expanse, c? 2i^, ? I^o inches. 



Habitat. — Ladak. 



Distribution. — " A male and four females were taken by Mr. L, de Niceville on 

 June 3rd and 4th, 1879, amongst the irrigated fields adjoining the villages of Lama 

 Yuru and Nurla, in Ladak" (I.e. p. 82), Two females from Ladak and Kashgar, 

 taken by Capt. F. E. S. Adair, and a male from Samarkand, are in the British 

 Museum Collection. Both sexes were taken by Mr. J. H. Leech at Kiris, in July, 

 at 11,000 feet elevation, and a male was taken by Capt. H. McArthur in the Digha 

 Pass in July, at 11,000 feet elevation. 



DANAUS NAGANDM. 

 Mancipium Naganum. Moore, Jouni. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, 1884, p. 45, ^. 



Imago. — Male. Upperside pale yellowish-white. Foreiving with the base of the 



