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spot. Hindiuing witli a similai' prominent bluish-grey subbasal line and an angulated 

 discal line, beyond which is a series of six prominent black ocelli, the upper one and 

 the fifth being the largest, the sixth duplex, each with a distinct white pupil, 

 ochreous ring, then a dark brown ring, and all encircled by a more or less vivid 

 bluish-grey outer ring ; in some specimens these ocelli possess some white speckles 

 in addition to the white pupil. 



Female. Upperside of the same colour as in the male. Forewing with the 

 oblique white band slightly broader, and the oblique subapical white spot more 

 prominent. Hindtoing with the ocelli of the underside more distinctly visible. 

 Underside of the same colour, but paler, and less brilliant than in the male, the 

 markings the same. Body and legs beneath pale brownish-ochreous ; sides of palpi 

 greyish-white ; antennse black above, with ochreous tip. 



Expanse, ^ 2 to 2f, $ 2f inches. 



Habitat. — N.-W. and E. Himalayas; Khasia Hills ; Cachar ; Burma; Java. 



DisTEiBUTiON. — Capt. Bayne Keed obtained it in Kashmir. " It is found in 

 Kumaon at moderate elevations, and Colonel Lang possesses a specimen from Gurhwal. 

 Mr. de Niceville has taken specimens in the neighbourhood of Simla " (Butt, of India, i. 

 156). The Rev. J. Hocking (P. Z. S. 1882, 235) records it from the Kangra District. 

 Mr. W. Doherty, in his list of Kumaon butterflies (J. A. S. Beng. 1886, 117), records 

 it as " common in the Lower Himalayan tract, at 2000 to 7000 feet elevation." The 

 late General G. Ramsay obtained it in Nepal, and " Dr. Scully also took a pair at 

 Khatmandu, in Nepal." The late Mr. W. S. Atkinson obtained it at Darjiling. "Mr. 

 Otto MoUer has taken it in the Sikkim Tarai in July, in the Sikkim Hills, where 

 it appears to be common, at 4000 feet elevation in April, August, September to 

 November, and also in the Great Ranjit Valley in November, at 1200 to 3500 feet eleva- 

 tion, where Mr. de Niceville also took it commonly in October" (Butt, of India, i. 166). 

 Mr. H.J. Blwes (Tr. Ent. Soc. 1888, 315) records it as "common in the low valleys 

 of Sikkim up to 5000 feet, from April till November." Mr. G. C. Dudgeon obtained 

 it in Sikkim in March. " In the Khasia Hills it is found in the autumn " (Butt. 

 India, i. 156). Mr. J. \¥ood-Mason (J. A. S. Beng. 1887, 350) records specimens 

 from " the forests in Silchar, and others taken on Nemotho, in Cachar, in September, 

 the males of this species emitting a delicious vanilla-like scent." Major 0. H. E. 

 Adamson (Catal. of Burmese Butterflies, p. 8) states that it is " common in the 

 dry season." Capt. E. Y. Watson (J. Bombay N. H. Soc. 1891, 10) obtained it 

 during the late Chin-Lushai Expedition " from Pauk to Tilin in November, and at 

 Tilin in March." Dr. N. Manders (Tr. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1890, 518) says it is " a 

 common species in the Shan States, having taken it during the rains and the com- 

 mencement of the cold weather." In Upper Tenasserim, Mr. Otto Limborg (P. Z. 

 S. 1878, 824) obtained it at Hatseiga, Nathoung to Paboga, and at Taoo, 3000 to 

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