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paler and of a brighter ocbreous tint than in the male ; the transverse markings also 

 brighter red-brown. Forewing with the pale outer-bordered discal line inwardly 

 suffused with red-brown ; and three ocelli present below the pale subapical spot. 

 Hlndiving similarly marked. Body beneath and legs ochreous ; sides of palpi and 

 forelegs beneath paler ; antenna3 dark ochreous, with black subterminal band. 



Expanse, 2|, ? 2f inches. 



Habitat. — Sikkim. 



Distribution. — " Not uncommon in Sikkim, in the dense virgin forests on 

 Tonglo, Tendong, and Sinchul, from 7000 to 9000 feet, in the rainy season between 

 June and September." (Elwes, Tr. Eut. Soc. 1888, 317.) 



Indo-Malayan and Chinese allied Species op Decis. — D. Chinensis (Leech). 

 Allied to D. Chandica. Habitat. W. China. — D. Negrito, Felder, Wien. Ent. Monat. 

 1863, p. 124. Syn. D. Isabella, Butler, P. Z. S. 1866, p. 41, pi. 3, fig. 4, S . EaUtat. 

 Philippines. — D. Mauthara, Felder, Eeise Novara, Lep. iii. p. 497 (1867). Butler, 

 Ann. Nat. Hist. 1867, p. 403, pi. 9, fig. 9, c?. Closely allied to D. MeJcara, hut 

 somewhat paler beneath, with glossy whitish borders to the trausverse lines and also 

 to the ocelli. Examples in the Hewitsonian and British Museum Collection. Habitat. 

 Java. — D. Hecate (Leech, Entomologist, 1891, p. 3). Habitat. W. China. — D. 

 Gyrene (Leech, Entomologist, 1890, p. 27). Habitat. W. China. — D. Davidi, 

 Oberthur, Etudes Entom. vi. p. 15, pi. 7, fig. 5 (1881). Habitat. W. China.— Z>. 

 Laodamia (Lethe Laodamia, Leech, Entomologist, 1891, p. 67). Habitat. — W.China. 



The following is a Chinese allied genus and species. Gren. nov. Placilla. 

 Wings broad. Male. Upper surface scarcely hairy. J'b re wi?i^ triangular, exterior 

 mai'gin slightly scalloped; with an indistinctly defined dusky broad transverse discal 

 glandular fascia. Hindwing broadly ovate ; exterior margin convex and acutely 

 scalloped ; with a conspicuous large rounded glandtdar patch of blackish lustrous 

 scales situated upon the lower disc and extending across the middle and lower 

 median veinlets. Type P. Christophi (Lethe Christophi, Leech, Entomologist, 

 3 891, p. 67). Habitat. W. China. A second species of this genus is P. Camilla 

 (Lethe Camilla, Leech, id. p. 3). Habitat. W. China. 



Genus LETHE. 



LeUie, Hubner, Verz. bek. Sohmett. p. 56 (1816). Moore, Lep. of Ceylon, i. p. 16 (1880). Distant, 

 Ehop. Malayana.p. 43 (1882). Scudder, Proc. Amer. Acad. A. and S. Boston, 1875, p. 205. 



Lethe (group 2, part), Marshall and de Niceville, Butt, of India, etc. i. p. 143 (1883). Elwes, Trans. 

 Ent. Soc. Lond. 1888, p. 309. 



Dehis (part), Doubleday and Westwood, Gen. D. Lep. p. 358 (1851). 



Imago. — Wings broad; basal area hairy. Foreiving triangular; costa arched, 

 apex convex, exterior margin waved, slightly concave, posterior margin long. 



