NYMPH A LIN^. (Group LlilENITIlfA.) 7 



posterior divided by the submedian vein ; beyond is a submarginal sinuous obscure 

 pale brown line and then a marginal slender straight line. Hindtving crossed by a 

 discal broad almost pure white band, which is anteriorly decreasing in width from 

 the abdominal margin, but does not reach the costa ; an obscure sullied brownish- 

 ochreous narrower submarginal band, and a less defined narrow marginal line. 

 Underside blackish-brown, with darker intervening spaces between the veins ; all 

 the white markings, as in upperside, suffused with pale violet-grey. Forewiiig with 

 the discoidal streak entire, but indented anteriorly at end of the cell ; the discal 

 spots larger and whiter, the two outer lines broader, prominent, and purplish-white. 

 Hindiving with a short basal costal pure white band, and a short subbasal pale violet- 

 grey band, an outer discal narrow sinuous violet-grey band, tlie submarginal band 

 and marginal line being also violet-grey. BoJi/ and palpi above brownish-black, 

 abdomen with a broad pale violet-grey band ; beneath and legs pale violet-grey. 



Expanse, f 2i7) inches. . .' 



HABrrAT. — S. Andamans. 



Distribution. — Described by Mr. de Niceville from two examples received from 

 Mr. R. Wimberley, being the only specimens seen by him among many thousands 

 of butterflies from Port Blair received during the last twelve years. A single female 

 is in Mr. W. Rothschild's collection. 



Note. — This species is probably mimicked by the female of Pantoporia rufuhi. 



BIMBISARA PSETJDOVIKASI (Plate 291, fig. 1, la, b, c, cJ ? ). 



Imago. — Male and female. Both sexes comparatively larger than the Javan 

 Vilcasi. Upperside dark olivescent fuliginous-brown, with prominent blacker inter- 

 vening discal patches. Darkest and more richly coloured on both upper and 

 underside, and with more prominent markings, in the wet-season brood. Fore- 

 iving with the indented discoidal pale sullied olivescent greyish-ochreous streak 

 somewhat narrower, and its end more prolonged ; the transverse discal excurved 

 series of pale spots smaller, the subapical series being conspicuously narrower, 

 slender and elongated in shape. Hindwlng with the discal and both outer bands 

 paler and slightly narrower. Underside brown with dark purple-brown interspaces 

 between the markings ; with all the bands, as above, comparatively narrower and 

 purpurescent-white, the basal and subbasal pale lilacine fascia on hiudwing distinct. 

 Body and palpi above dark brown ; palpi and thorax beneath, forelegs, middle and hind 

 femora pale grey ; abdomen beneath, middle and hind tibiae and tarsi pale ochreous. 



Expanse, c? 21^0 to 2^^, ? 2i^„ to 3 inches. 



Habitat. — Sikkim ; Bhotan ; Khasia and Garro Hills. 



