NYMPHALIN.^. (Gronp LiMESinxA.) 19 



is a very obscure small pale brown dentate spot ; a submargiual obscure pale 

 brownisli-Avliite limular line. Hindwing crossed by a broad iuner-discal band, a 

 narrow outer-discal somewhat quadro-lunular band, between whicli is a medial 

 discal obscure pale brown slender lunular line, and beyond a subraarginal Hue. 

 Underside pale dull yellowish-ochreous ; markings as above, less defined, all pure 

 white, the submarginal lines, and the medial and outer-discal band on the hindwing 

 being suffused with pale lilac. Forewing also with the discoidal streak, discal and 

 lower spots continued in an uninterrupted curved series to the posterior margin, 

 the lower discal interspace being slightly suffused with fuliginous-brown. Hindwing 

 also with a series of small lilacine-white spots between the costal vein and discal 

 band. Body and palpi above fuliginous-brown, beneath and forelegs greyish-white ; 

 middle and hind legs pale greyish-ochreous ; antennae black. 



Expanse, c? 2j^ inches. 



Habitat. — N. India. 



DiSTEiBUTiON. — The type specimen, now in the British Museum, is the only 

 example of this species we have seen. It was presented to the late East India 

 Museum by Col. Buckley, but in what locality it was taken is unknown. 



STABEOBATES NYCTETJS (Plate 295, fig. 4, 4a, S)- 

 Neptis Nycteus, de ]S"icc'ville, Journ. Bombay Xat. Hist. Soc. 1890, p. 203, pi. D, fig. 7, (^ . 



Imago. — Male. Upperside fuliginous-black ; markings sullied white ; cilia 

 alternated with white. Foreioing with a sullied-white somewliat fusiform elongated 

 entire discoidal sti'eak extending along lower area of the cell to beyond the base of 

 upper median veinlet ; above the middle of the streak, within the cell, is a very 

 small slightly-defined whitish speckled spot ; above the end of the streak are four 

 small outwardly-oblique slender spots from the costa, divided by the subcostal 

 veinlets ; beyond are three subapical oblique spots, the upper small and narrow, the 

 second much larger and its ends sullied with ochreous, the third being smaller and 

 triangulate ; below are two discal larger elongated conjoined spots, disposed between 

 the medians, the upper one joining the lower end of the discoidal streak, both being 

 disposed obliquely-outward ; below these are two smaller narrow conjoined spots, 

 disposed obliquely-inward on the posterior margin ; beyond is a submarginal pale 

 fuliginous-grey narrow lunular line. Hindwing crossed by a broad white inner- 

 discal band, and a narrow submarginal anteriorly-attenuating fuliginous-white 

 lunular band. Underside, ground-colour yellowish-ochreous, the white markings, as 

 above, but somewhat broader, and their edges less sharply defined ; the two series 

 of subapical spots, and submarginal lunular band on both wings being distinctly 



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