2 LEPIDOPTERA IN DIG A. 



intervening spaces between tlie veins ; cilia slightly alternated \\it\i white ; markings 

 fuliginous-white. Foreiving with an elongated discoidal streak, which is broadly 

 indented at upper end of the cell ; a transverse discal excurved macular band, 

 composed of three subapical spots, of which the upper is minute, slender, and 

 divided by the third subcostal veinlet, the two next somewhat elongate, and decreasing 

 in size, and four lower spots, the first of which is between the upper and middle 

 medians, small and dentate, the second larger and broadly conical, the third broadly 

 triangular, the lowest being narrow and slightly expanded on the posterior margin ; 

 these are bordered outwardly by a slender pale brownish-white inner-submarginul 

 wavy line, a broader submarginal lunular line — which is almost white in the female, 

 and then by a marginal slender line. Hindwing crossed by a broad inner-discal 

 baud, and a narrower more diffused outer band, between which is a pale brown 

 niedial-discal sinuous fascia, and beyond a marginal slender line. Underside dark 

 ferruginous ; markings as above, tinged with pinkish-white, the three marginal lines 

 on forewing more prominent and lilacine- white. Hindiving also with a broad basal 

 pinkish- white band, the medial discal sinuous fascia and marginal line lilacine- 

 white. Body and palpi above, blackish ; palpi and thorax beneath, forelegs and 

 middle and hind femora pale grey ; abdomen beneath and middle and hind tibire and 

 tarsi pale greyish-ochreous ; antennas blackish above, tip and beneath reddish. 

 Expanse, c? ? 2^-0 to 2j^o inches. 



Wel-season hrood (Plate 287, fig. 1, c, d, ^). 



Imago. — Male. Smaller than dry-season form ; markings similar. Upperside 

 dark fuliginous-brown, with blackish intervening spaces between the veins. 

 Forewing with a narrower and more sullied fuliginous discoidal streak and subaj^ical 

 spots, the latter being smaller, the lower discal spots half the size of those in dry- 

 season examples, the upper one being minute, the next triangular, and the two 

 lower narrow. Hindiving with the inner-discal white band narrower, the outer-discal 

 band much sullied with fuliginous. Underside of a darker ground-colour than 

 dry-season form, the markings narrower, as above, otherwise the same. 



Expanse, S 2 inches. 



Habitat. — Xepal ; Sikkim ; Khasia and Naga Hills. 



DiSTEiBUTiON. — Several specimens of the dry-season form were taken in Nepal 

 by the late General G. Ramsay, of which we possess examples of both sexes. Mr. de 

 Niceville records it as " rather a rare species in Sikkim, but occurs from April to 

 October" {I.e. 89). "It is found in the lower valleys of Sikkim throughout the 

 warm weather, but is cei'tainly not a common species " {id, Sikkim Gaz. 1894, 

 137). Numerous specimens of the dry-season form have been received from the 



