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PARATA CHUZA. 



Plate 753, figs. 2, <J , 2a, 9,2b, (J. 



Ismene chuza, Hewitson, Exot. Butt. iv. Ismene, pi. 1, fig. 4 (1867). Druce, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1873, 



p. 358. 

 Choaspes chuza, Distant, Rhop. JMaiayana, p. 373, pi. 34, fig. 27 (1886). Elwes, Proc. Zool. Soc. 



1892, p. 646. 

 Sasora chuza, Watson, Journ. Bo. Nat. Hist. Soc. ix. 1S95, p. 437. Elwes, Trans. Zool. Soc. 1897, 



p. 304. 

 Hasora {Parata) chuza, de Niceville and Martin, Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, 1895, p. 554. 

 Hasora schonherr chuza, Frhsfcorfer, Iris, 1911, p. 75. 



Imago. — Male. Upperside. Foreioing dark brown, the basal third with greenish- 

 ochreous hairs, a short sub-costal ochreous streak, broadest at its middle, its basal part 

 covered with the hairs, its outer end fining to a point, a very large semi-hyaline 

 ochreous patch in the disc, composed, of three semi-quadrate spots, from the sub-costal 

 vein to the second median branch, the upper and lower spot constricted in the middle, 

 the middle spot with an outward elongated protrusion ; four conjoined sub-apical 

 nearly white spots, the upper one close to the costa. Flindiving dark brown, a broad 

 dark ochreous band, commencing a little above vein 6 (its inner side within the cell) 

 and extending to the inner side of the anal lobe, the band is slightly outwardly curved 

 and narrows somewhat hindwards, the area inside of the band covered with ochreous 

 hairs, the area outside dark brown. Cilia of forewing grey, of hiudwing ochreous and 

 rather long. Underside with the ochreous bauds on both wings complete from the 

 costa of forewing to the anal angle of the hindwiug. Foreiiniu] with the sub-apical 

 spots as above, the usual dark shade in the middle of the wing, the hinder marginal 

 space pale, the remainder of the wing dull pale brown with an ochreous tint. Hindw'mg 

 with the ground colour on both sides of the ochreous band very slightly darker than it 

 is on the forewing, a very large black anal patch. ■ Antennse ochreous-white beneath ; 

 palpi ochreous, with black side bands, body beneath and legs ochreous. 



Female. Wings broader. Upperside. Fvrewing with the sub-costal ochreous 

 streak from the base indicated, but very obscurely, the basal ochreous suffusion formed 

 more or less of obscure streaks, a rather prominent dark ochreous streak on the sub- 

 median vein a little before its middle, the discal and sub-apical spots somewhat larger. 

 Hindwiug with no band, but all the inner portion ochreous, with a little basal grey 

 suffusion, leaving dark blackish -brown apical and outer marginal broad borders ; the 

 thorax above concolorous with the wings, the abdomen dark ochreous. Underside as 

 in the male, but the ochreous bands broader. 



Expanse of wings, ^ 2, $ 2 ^^ inches. 



Habitat. — Borneo, Java,. Sumatra, Pulo Laut, Malay Peninsula, Burma. 

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