90 LEPIDOPTERA INDWA. 



of Ceylon," vol. i. p. 12, wa? takeu from a Java spacimsu, so labsUei by Mr. Butler, 

 in tlie British Museum collection, which, as is now evident, was erroneously referred 

 to as this species, in his Memoir on the genus Euploea in P. Z. S. 1878, p. 300. 



CRASTIA CAMORTA (Plate 28, fig. 2, 2a, b, c, ^J ? ). 

 Euplcea Camorta, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loud. 1877, p. 532, J*. Wood-MasoQ and De JSTiceville, 



Joum. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 1881, p. 228 ; id. 1882, p. 15. Marshall and De NiceVille, Butt, of 



India,!, p. 86 (1882). 

 Orastia Camorta, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1883, p. 279, pi. 31, fig. 7, (J. 



Ijiago. — Male. Upperside very dark umber-brown, suffused in some hghts with 

 a purplish violet-blue gloss, paler on outer borders. Forewing with a sliort straight 

 narrow sexual mark between the lower median and submedian vein, Hinclwing 

 with the anterior border broadly cinereous and slightly iridescent, an ill-defined broad 

 spatular adpressed patch of modified scales of a paler iridescent ciuerescent-brown 

 extending along both sides of the subcostal to beyond upper end of the cell. Under- 

 side paler, the outer borders also broadly paler and of a cinnamoneous tint. Fore- 

 wing with four bluish-white spots, one being on the costa above end of the cell, one 

 within lower end of the cell, the other two outside the cell between the median 

 veinlets, the sexual streak long, narrow, the ends ochreous- white, the contiguous 

 lower patch ochreous- white, the extreme posterior margin being glossy cinereous. 

 Hinclwing with a small bluish-white spot within end of the cell, and a curved series 

 of six small discal spots, the upper one being slender ; small white spots also at base 

 of the wing. Female. Upperside dark brown, of a cinnamoneous tint, the outer 

 borders of both wings broadly paler and of a decidedly pale cinnamoneous colour. 

 Foreiving with a more or less conspicuous violet- white spot above end of the cell, and 

 one beyond the cell between the upper and middle median veinlets. Hindwing with 

 the costal border broadly pale brownish-cinereous, and a whitish ill-defined spot 

 between the subcostals. Underside paler, the outer broad borders much paler, and 

 of a somewhat cinnamoneous tint. Forewing with a conspicuous bluish-white costal 

 spot above end of the cell, one within end of the cell, and two on the disc between 

 the median veinlets ; a lengthened cinereous-white streak beneath the lower median 

 veinlet, and a contiguous broader lower patch extending along the posterior margin. 

 Hindwing with a bluish-white spot within end of the cell, and a curved series of six 

 small discal spots, the upper one slender; some white dots at base of the wing. 

 Bodi/ blackish-brown ; thorax in front and beneath, head, palpi, and legs black, 

 slightly white spotted ; abdomen beneath with white segmental bands. 



Expanse, ^ 2f to 3f, ^ 3:^ to 4 inches. 



Habitat. — Nicobars. 



DiSTRiEDTiON. —Numerous specimens of this species were obtained by Mr. F. A. 



