LEPIBOPTERA INDICA. 



to the ground" (H. J. Blwes, Tr. Bnt. See. 1888, 343). A male of the wet-season 

 form, with pure ochreous markings, labelled " Siam," is in Mr. H. Grose-Smith's 

 collection. 



STABROBATES ANANTA. 



Neptis Ananta, Moore, Catal. Lep. Mus. East Ind. Company, i. p. 166, pi. 4, a, fig. 3 (1857) ; id. Proc. 

 Zool. Soc. 1858, p. 5 ; Anderson's Zool. Kes. Yunan Exp. p. 294 (1878). de Niceville, Butt, of 

 India, etc., ii. p. 85 (1886). 



Wet-seaso7i brood (Plate 297, fig. 1, la, b, c, c? ? )• 



Imago. — Male. Upperside dark brownish-black ; markings deep yellowish- 

 ochreous ; cilia slightly alternated with white. Forewing with an elongated narrow 

 discoidal streak extending along lower area of the cell and ending in a point some 

 distance on the upper median veinlet, the streak being very slightly angled below at 

 the middle median, and its upper edge indented above the angle ; a subapical 

 oblique-sei'ies of three spots, the upper slender and divided by the third subcostal 

 veinlet, the second elongate and obliquely indented on its outer edge, the third 

 being short, broad and conical ; these are joined by a more or less slightly-defined 

 pale slender streak to a larger discal inwardly-oblique rounded spot cut by the 

 middle median veinlet, below which is a narrower spot cut by the submedian on the 

 posterior margin ; beyond is a slender submarginal slightly-apparent pale brown 

 line. Eindivwg crossed by a slightly broader inner-discal band, and a narrower 

 outer band, followed by a slightly -apparent pale brown submarginal line ; a similar 

 line also slightly apparent between the discal bands ; on the costa towards the base 

 is a broad glossy white patch, the base of subcostals also being lined with white. 

 Underside. Ground-colour bright ochreous-red or chestnut-red. Forewing with the 

 discoidal streak and discal spot pale yellowish-ochreous : the subapical spots, the 

 spot on postei'ior mai'giu, and two submarginal broken lines, and the end of 

 discoidal streak bluish-grey ; lower discal interspaces slightly fuliginous-black. 

 Hindwing with the inner-discal band pale bluish greyish-white ; the outer-discal 

 band, submarginal line, medial-discal sinuous line, and a broad basal costal band 

 bluish-grey ; the veins also lined with bluish-grey. Body and palpi above black ; 

 body and palpi beneath, forelegs, middle and hind femora bluish-grey ; middle and 

 hind tibige and tarsi pale ochreous ; antenna black. 



Female. Upperside. Ground-colour paler fuliginous-black ; markings as in 

 male, but somewhat broader and paler. Underside also somewhat paler ; markings 

 as in male. 



Expanse, 6 2^\ to 2^^, ^2^% to 21^0 inches. 



