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angulated on its inner edge, decreasing bindward to beyond the lower median veinlet, 

 and enclosing two small oblique subapical white spots. Hindwing with a very 

 narrow outer marginal black-scaled denticulated band. Underside. Forewincj 

 greyish-white, with a broad black subapical band, its inner edge as on upperside, the 

 apex ochreous-yellow and brown-scaled, with indistinct paler spots. Hindwing 

 ochreous-yellow, densely irrorated with brown scales and traversed by an ill-defined 

 discal and submarginal zigzag fascia, the outer-marginal interspaces being less brown 

 scaled ; a discocellular black dot visible. 



Female. Upperside greyish-white. Forewing with broader black apical band ; 

 its lower end reaching the posterior angle ; two subapical white spots. Hindioing 

 with a broader black marginal band and more or less slightly-indicated lower sub- 

 marginal black lunularly-disposed scales. Underside similar to the male. Foreiving 

 with broader black subapical band, and darker brown apical scaling. Hindioing 

 darker brown scaled, the submarginal interspaces paler, in some specimens almost 

 white. 



Expanse, c? ? , 2^ to 2| inches. 



Dry-season Brood (Plate 550, fig. Id, e (J, If ? ). 



Male. Somewhat smaller than wet form. Foreioing with the black band some- 

 what narrower posteriorly, the portion projecting between the upper and middle 

 median being more pointed. Hindwing with the marginal band slenderly indicated 

 by a few black scales and vein tips. Underside similar. Forewing with the band 

 narrower, as on upperside. 



Female. Upperside. Forewing with the black band comparatively narrower, and 

 more abruptly indented beyond the cell. Underside. Foreioing with the band 

 narrower, as on upperside. Hindwing more uniformly brown scaled. 



Expanse, c? ? 2|- inches. 



Extreme Dry Form (Plate 550, fig. Ig, h, i (J ? ). 



Hiposcritia Shiva, Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1S85, p. 138, pi. 9, tig. 1, 2 J" ? . Butler, Ann. Nat. 

 Hist. 1898, p. 393. FruUstorfer, Soc. Ent. 1903, p. 26. 



Male. Upperside. Forewing with the black band somewhat narrower than in 

 ordinary dry form, and sometimes having either three or four subapical white spots, the 

 upper and lower being smaller and less distinct. Hindwing quite unmarked. Under- 

 side. Foreioing with narrow black band, the apex paler than in ordinary dry form. 

 Hindwing also much paler, the brown scaling distinct. 



Female. Upperside. Forewing similar to the ordinary dry form, the black 

 band being comparatively narrower. Hindwing with the marginal band narrower, 

 less defined and almost or quite macular. Underside. Forewing with the black band 

 narrower than in ordinary dry form, the apex and the hindwing paler, as in the male, 



