NTMPHALINuS. (Group ABBYNNINA.) 181 



interspaces of cell-bars olive-grey ; markings as in male, but broader, Eindwing 

 olivescent-grej, darkest basally ; markings as in male. Underside. G-round-colour 

 of forewing dull sullied brownisb-red, of bindwing dull pale oUvescent-brown ; black 

 markings and white bands as in male. 



Expanse, J 3 to Sj^o, ? S^% to 4 inches. 



Habitat. — Andaman and Nicobar Isles. 



Distribution. — This species occurs commonly at Port Blair, Andamans ; and 

 has been taken at Nankowri, Kondul, and Great Nicobars in the Nicobar group of 

 Islands. 



CETHOSIA MAHRiTTA (Plate 3o0, fig. 1, la, larva ani piqvi ; 1, b, c, (^ ? ). 



Cethosia Mahratfa, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lend. 1872, p. 556. de Niceville, Butt, of ladia, etc., 



ii. p. 34, pi. 22, fig. 98, ? (1886). Davidson and Aitken, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 1890, 



p. 270, pi. B, fig. 1, la, lama and pupa. 

 Papilio Cyane, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. 295, fig. C, D, S (1780). Herbst, Pap. pi. 243, fig. 3, 4 



(1798). Duncan, Nat. Libr. Exot. Lep. pi. 14. 

 Cethosia Cyane, Godart, Enc. Mcth. ix. p. 247. Moore, Catal. Lep. Mas. E. I. C. pi. 5, fig. 8, 8a, 



larva and pnjia (1857). 

 Alazonia Syrnliblu (part), Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 46 (1816). 



Imago. Male. Upperside fulvous-red ; cilia white. Forewing with the apical 

 half, transverse wavy streaks in the cell, and discal spots between the lower veins 

 fulvescent-black ; a subapical broad oblique white baud crossed on its lower part by 

 two black spots which form the middle pair of a transverse discal series, the two 

 upper and lower of which are conical and slenderly edged inwardly with white; 

 beyond these is a submargiual upper rosv of small white spots, and then a marginal 

 series of slender white angled-marks. Eindwing with the anterior and outer margin 

 fulvescent-black, the latter with a series of slender white angled-marks ; two 

 subbasal irregular series of small black spots, a similar inner-discal series, a medial 

 transverse row of larger conical spots, and an outer-discal row of large oval spots, 

 the latter series each slightly ringed with white and bordered outwardly by a black 

 lunule. Underside deep fulvous-red basally, fulvous-yellow externally ; outer 

 margins black bordered, with clearly-defined slender white angled-marks having a 

 central white streak pointed inward. Forewing also with a black cell and discocel- 

 lular streaks interspaced with bluish-grey; a subapical oblique white band, inner 

 and outer-discal series of black spots, as on upperside, the inner series interspaced 

 with white, and the outer series edged with Avhite and black. Eindwing also with 

 a basal and two subbasal transverse rows of black streaks, two innei'-discal rows and 

 two outer-discal rows of black spots ; the two subbasal and the two discal series 

 each interspaced by a white band. Body fulvous-red ; head blackisb, aud white 



