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the costa and also before the apex are four white streaks, the intervening area 

 between the latter and the ocellus being speckled with pinkish scales ; marginal lines 

 blackish, sinuous. Hindwing variegated with a short pinkish- white streak along 

 base of the costa, then a broad broken irregular-bordered dark-brown band inter- 

 sected by another irregular pinkish-white band, having a distinct brown spot within 

 the cell, followed across the disc by a very irregular zigzag angulated dark-brown 

 bordered band, having an elongated dash above the base of upper median veinlet ; 

 outside this is a series of eight prominent ocelli, the seventh being also duplex, each 

 with a small black centre and white pupil, an ochreous ring and then an outer black 

 ring ; the eighth ocellus, small and more or less developed, being situated above the 

 anal angle ; marginal blackish slender line more or less ochreous-bordered ; the 

 area bordering the ocelli irrorated with pinkish-grey scales. Body brown ; abdo- 

 men beneath pale-ochreous ; streak on sides of palpi, collar, entire forelegs, middle 

 and hind femora beneath ochreous-white ; antennae reddish. 



Female somewhat larger. Upper and underside marked as in male. 



Expanse 3f to 3| inches. 



Habitat. — Sikkim ; Assam ; Western Burma. 



Seasonal Fokm (Plate 93, fig. 1, c, cJ). Somewhat smaller. — Upperside with 

 similarly-disposed markings on both sexes, Forewing with the pale ochreous-white 

 markings broader. Hindwing pale brownish-ochreous, with the anterior marginal 

 border paler brown, and the brown markings more restricted. Underside of a paler 

 ground-colour, the darker parts also more subdued. Forewing with similar but 

 broader markings. Hindwing with similar basal and discal broken brown markings ; 

 the ocelli, however, are much less developed, being only about half the size, and much 

 paler. 



Expanse, S 3f , ? 3| inches. 



Males of this form, from Sikkim, are in our own collection, and also in that of 

 Mr. H. Grose-Smith. A female under examination was taken in Sikkim, in March, 

 by Mr. 0. Moller, and is in the collection of Mr. J. H. Leech. 



DiSTEiBUTiON AND Habits. — Mr. L. de Niceville found this species in profusion 

 in the Great Runjeet Valley, Sikkim, in October. " It settles on the road with closed 

 wings, flying off into the jungle when disturbed. The beautifully variegated under- 

 side of this species effectually hides it when settled, as is its habit, amongst dead 

 leaves. Mr. 0. Moller has also taken it in the neighbourhood of Darjiling in May 

 and June" (Butt. Ind. I. 171). A female, in the collection of Mr. J. H. Leech, 

 was taken by Mr. Moller in Sikkim, in November. Mr. H. J. Elwes records this 

 species as being " found in the hot valleys of Sikkim from 1 to 3 or 4000 feet, 

 between May and December. I never saw it in profusion, but only solitary speci- 

 mens. It settles on the ground as well as on tree-trunks, and if disturbed goes off 



