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reflections ; with a verij slender and rather short sexual marl between the lower median 

 and submedian vein. Hindwing paler, but darkest basally ; with a submarginal row 

 of elongated very narrow anteriorly-decreasing, more or less obscure brownish- white 

 spots, the uppermost one being between the costal and subcostal vein, and a 

 marginal row of very small rounded equally-obscure spots. Underside paler ; hind- 

 wing of an olivaceous-brown tint. Foreunng with a small prominent violet- white spot 

 on the costa above end of the cell and sometimes a smaller one also between the 

 second and third, and another between the third and fourth subcostals ; a spot within 

 lower end of the cell, a small discal spot between the middle and upper median 

 veinlets, a slender short streak above the upper median, and a larger whiter oval 

 spot between the middle and lower medians, the sexual streak dull brown, and the 

 posterior border greyish ; sometimes one or two middle submarginal and one or two 

 lower marginal minute white spots are present. Hindwing with a small violet-white 

 spot within end of the cell, a discal upper series of five or six smaller spots, a sub- 

 marginal row of elongated very narrow anteriorly-decreasing white spots, and a 

 marginal row of small oval spots, the posterior three or four of each row coalesced. 



Female. Upperside paler, and of a purplish olivaceous-brown tint. Forewitig 

 sometimes with the spots of the underside visible from above. Hindwing with the 

 submarginal and marginal spots as in male, but more prominent and whitish. Under- 

 side paler. Foreunng with more prominent violet-white costal and discal spots, a 

 complete submarginal row of small white spots, and a lower marginal row than in 

 male ; a broad greyish-white streak between the lower median and submedian, the 

 posterior margin cinereous. Hindwing also with more prominent discal spots, and 

 white submarginal and marginal row of spots, than in male ; some white dots at base 

 of the wing. Body dark brown ; thorax in front and beneath, head and palpi black, 

 white spotted ; legs black, fore femora white streaked. 



Expanse, Z\ to 3^ inches. 



Habitat. — Mergui ; Malay Peninsula. 



This is a generally smaller and comparatively narrower winged insect than its 

 nearest ally, P. Alcathoii. The forewing of the male also has a shorter and narrow 

 sexual streak between the lower median and submedian vein, and the hindwing in 

 this sex has an inconspicuous series of narrower submarginal and marginal spots 

 whereas in P. Alcathoii both these rows of spots are very prominently defined. The 

 female of P. Menetriesii differs from that sex of P. Alcathoe on the upperside of the 

 forewing in not having the conspicuous white costal spot, and marginal spots, which 

 are present in the latter, and in the hindwing also having the submarginal and 

 marginal spots less white, narrower, shorter, and comparatively much less promi- 

 nent. 



Distribution. — The Mergui examples collected by Dr. J. Anderson (Journ. Linn. 



