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between the middle and lower median veiulets ; a siibmarginal upper series of five 

 large spots, the upper one of which is smallest, the other pyriform and with a white 

 centre, the three lower partially coalescing with the discals ; a marginal upper or 

 sometimes complete row of very minute dots. Sexual mark narrow, short, and pale 

 Hue. Hinclwing with a prominent ochreous-^chite upper discoidal patch, the costal 

 border glossy cinereous-brown ; a submarginal upper series of prominent whitish 

 spots, and a marginal row of minute spots. Underside paler ; markings disposed 

 as on upperside. Forewing with the five submarginal spots very small, marginal 

 row complete, and large lower discal spot between the middle and lower median 

 veinlets. Sexual mark brown, the posterior border broadly glossy brownish- 

 cinereous. Hindwing with both marginal rows of spots complete, the submarginal 

 spots rather large. Body dark brown; head, palpi, thorax in front and beneath 

 black, spotted with white ; legs black, fore femora and tibi^ white beneath ; abdomen 

 beneath with bluish bands. 



Expanse, c? 3f inches. 



Habitat. — Assam. 



Distribution. — A single male specimen of this butterfly, from Shillong, and 

 from which our figure is taken, is in the collection of Mr. Philip Crowley. A male 

 also, from the Naga Hills, is in the collection of Mr. J. Jenner Weir. 



PADEMMA CRASSA (Plate 45, fig. 2, 2a, ^ ? ). 

 Euplcea Crassa, Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1866, p. 278. 



Mtplcea (Salpinx) Crassa, Marshall and De Niceville, Butt, of India, i. p. 63 (1882). 

 Pademma Crassa, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1883, p. 307. 

 Euplcea Erichsoni, Felder, Reise Novara, Lep. ii. p. 324 (1867). 



Euplcea {Salpinx) Erichsoni, Marshall and De Niceville, Butt, of Lidia, i. p. 63 (1882). 

 Pademma Erichsoni, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1883, p. 307. 



Imago. — Male. Upperside dark olive-brown, the basal area darkest and faintly 

 violescent. Forewing with a very small violet-white costal spot above end of the 

 cell, two, sometimes three small slender discal spots beyond end of the cell, a 

 submarginal row of large opalescent white-centred spots, of which the upper are 

 elongated and sometimes touch the corresponding marginals, and a complete 

 marginal row of small spots. Sexual mark between the lower median and 

 submedian veins short and thick, clothed with well-separated broad quadridentated- 

 tipt scales. Hindwing with a prominent ochreous upper discoidal patch, the costal 

 border broadly glossy-cinereous ; a complete submarginal and marginal row of 

 whitish spots. Underside paler ; both wings with the marginal rows of spots as 

 above. Forewing with the submarginal spots smaller than the marginal series ; 

 violet-white costal and discal spots distinct ; also a large discal spot between the 

 middle and lower median veinlets ; sexual mark greyish, the broad posterior margin 

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