238 LEPIDOPTERA INDICA. 



Debts Arcadia, Westwood, Gen. D. Lep. p. 359 (1851). Moore, Catal. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. i. p. 219 



(1857). 

 Lethe Arcadia, Butler, Catal. Satyr. Brit. Mus. p. 118 (1868). 

 Satyrus Cautnas, Godart, Enc. Metli. ix. p. 479 (1819), ^J ? . 



Imago. — Male. Upperside. Foreiving reddish olivescent-brown, the basal half 

 with numerous outwardly recumbent fine reddish-ochreous hairs, and a prominent 

 tuft of similar hairs overlapping a glandular imtcli of ochreous scales below the middle 

 of the submedian vein, the patch being broadly encompassed by an area of black 

 scales. Hind'wing with the basal half reddish olivescent-brown, the posterior half 

 reddish-ferruginous ; marginal lines brown ; with a curved discal series of five more 

 or less defined black spots, and a prominent recumbent tuft of blachish-tipt hairs over- 

 lapping a glandular jmich of scales between the base of middle and lower median vein- 

 lets. Underside pale dull brownish-ochreous ; marginal lines slender, black, Fore- 

 loing crossed by a reddish-brown inwardly-oblique subbasal line, a short inner streak 

 and a dot above it within the cell, and a discal angulated line, the latter broadly pale 

 bordered externally ; beyond is a row of very ill-defined pale-bordered brownish 

 ocelli with minute black pupils. Hindwing with a straight reddish-brown subbasal 

 line, and a zigzag discal line, the latter broadly pale-bordered externally ; beyond is 

 a curved series of six indistinct brownish-ochreous ocelli, each with a black centre 

 sprinkled with ochreous-white scales. 



Female. Upperside reddish-ferruginous, the apical half of forewing being 

 reddish olivescent-brown. Foreiuing with an angular macular white discal band 

 composed of four portions, the upper portion being long and extending obliquely in- 

 ward to the costa, the three lower parts triangular in shape and disposed transversely, 

 the middle part being the smallest ; beyond are two small conjoined white apical 

 spots. Hindiving with two large outwardly- quadrate apical black spots and three 

 lower discal small oval spots. Underside as in the male, except that on the forewing 

 the discal line is outwardly angular and bordered externally by the whitish spots as 

 on the upperside. Body and legs beneath, and sides of palpi pale ochreous. 



Expanse, 2| to 2f inches. 



Habitat. — Burma; Tenasserim; Malay Peninsula ; Sumatra, Java. 



DiSTEiBUTiON. — " This species has been taken in Upper Tenasserim by Capt. C. 

 T. Bingham, in the Donat Range in January, in the Mepley Valley in January and 

 February, and in the Thoungyeen forests in March and May." It has also been 

 taken at Houndraw in November (de Nicdville, Butt. Ind. 141). Mr. 0. Limborg 

 (P. Z. S. 1878, p. 824) obtained it at Ahsown in the cold weather. Messrs. Elwes 

 and de ISiiceville (J. A. S. Bang. 1887, 417) record it from Tavoy. Major C. H. E. 

 Adamson (Catal. Butt. coll. in Burma, p. 7) records it as being " sparsely spread 

 throuo'hout Burma." 



