268 LEPIDOPTEEA INDICA. 



Female. TJpperside brighter coloured than L. Hyrania, and of a more ochreous- 

 brown tint. Forewing with the oblique transverse discal band narrower, ochreous- 

 white in tint, almost broken by the middle median veinlet and terminating in a small 

 spot just below the submedian vein ; subapical oblique spot more distinct and with 

 an accompanying lower pale spot. Hindwing with the submarginal spots larger, 

 blacker, and with brighter ochreous outer rings ; the marginal lines more ochreous. 

 Underside similar to L. Hyrania; the interspace between the cell streaks, the sub- 

 basal and discal line, and the bordering of the ocelli on both wings more vividly pale 

 purplish-grey. Forewing with the ocelli well formed and with ochreous irides ; the 

 oblique discal band much narrower and ochreous-tinted posteriorly. Hindwing with 

 the discal bright brown line having a brown point projecting between the lower 

 radial and upper median veinlet ; the ocelli conspicuously larger than those in L. 

 Hyrania,. 



Expanse, c?2^ to 2f, ? 2^ to 2f inches. 



Habitat. — Sikkim ; Bhotau ; Naga Hills ; Khasia Hills. 



Distribution. — " Not uncommon in the virgin forests of Sikkim, from 7000 to 

 9000 feet, between June and November" (Elwes, Tr. But. Soc. 1888, 314). Mr. 0. 

 Moller obtained it in Sikkim in August. Mr. L. de Niceville (J. A. S. Beng. 1883, 

 93) records the capture of " a male on Senchal, ab 7000 feet, in October." Speci- 

 mens were taken in Buxa, Bhotan, by Mr. Knyvett's native collectors (De Niceville, 

 J. A. S. Beng. 1886, 250). Major Godwin-Austen obtained it in the Khasia Hills. 

 Specimens from the Khasia Hills are in the collection of Colonel 0. Swinhoe. It 

 was taken by Mr. W. Doherty in tbe " Naga Hills, 5000 to 7000 feet, from June to 

 September" (P. Z. S. 1891, 264). 



LETHE BEISANDA (Plate 85, figs. 3, 3a, (J ? ). 



Lethe Brisaiula, De Niceville, Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, 1886, p. 249, pi, xi., fig. 13, ? ; id. Proc. 

 Zool. Soc. Lond. 1887, p. 451, pi. 39, fig. 8, $ . 



Imago. — Male. Upperside castaneous-brown. Forewing crossed by an indistinct 

 slightly-oblique discal pale outer-bordei'ed dusky sinuous line, beyond which is a 

 pale costal spot, and below the latter are three of the small blackish ocelli of the 

 underside indistinctly visible. Hindwing with six submarginal indistinct blackish 

 pale-bordered ocellated spots, the upper second being most distinct and blackest, the 

 lower fourth and fifth with a slight white pupil ; a marginal pale line with dusky 

 inner border. Underside paler brown ; both wings crossed by a dark brown sub- 

 basal line, and an outer short line crossing the cell of forewing with an intervening 

 lilac band. Forewing with an oblique discal narrow straight lilac band of equal width 

 throughout its length ; beyond are four small black ocelli, each with a white pupil. 



