NYMPHALIN^. (Groap A-RarNXiKA.) 217 



posteriorly ; outer submarginal line more sinuous and of equal distance from outer 

 margin to its apical end. Underside paler and duller reddish-fulvous than in 

 upperside ; the transverse discal band and outer sinuous markings more or less 

 prominent and glossy lilacine-grey, with deeper reddish borders ; the discal band is 

 more uniformly broader on forewiug and narrower on hindtt-ing, and is less sinuous 

 on its inner edge than in Aoris ; no apical patch on forewing. 



Female. Upperside rich fulvous-brown ; markings more prominent than in 

 male ; the outer border of discal sinuous line and interspace of submarginal lines 

 paler, those on the hindwing being white-bordered at the costal end. Underside 

 much paler than in male ; markings similar, glossed with lilacine-grey and edged 

 with fulvous-yellow. 



Expanse, S '^rb to 3, ? Zf-^ to 3n) inches. 



Habitat. — South Andamans. 



DiSTKiBUTiON. — Numerous examples were taken by the late Mr. F. de Roepstorff, 

 at Port Blair, South Andamans. 



CIRROCHROA SURYA. 



Cirrochroa Sunja, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loiul. 1878, p. 827. de Nicuville, Butt, of India, ii. 

 p. 112 (1886). 



Wet -season form (Plate 367, fig. 2, 2a, J ? ). 



IiiAuo. — Male. Upperside Ijright fulvous, base slightly f uscesceut ; veins not 

 black lined. Forewing with the apex rounded ; a slender black discocellular bar, 

 a transverse inner-discal broken sinuous line, which is more or less obsolescent 

 posteriorly; outer margin with a narrow black border having a contiguous promi- 

 nent anteriorly-confluent submarginal sinuous line, and a much less defined but 

 posteriorly-obsolete inner submarginal line. Hindtving with a slightly-defined dusky 

 discocellular bai', a distinct black inner-discal slender waved line with a white outer 

 costal patch ; an outer-discal row of six prominent black small round spots ; two 

 submarginal sinuous lines, the inner line being less defined and broken, and with its 

 upper angles mostly apparent, followed by an outer marginal more even line. 

 Underside pale dull reddish-testaceous, slightly washed with violaceous-gi'ey. 

 Both wings with a slightly-defined subbasal and discocellular slender redder- 

 testaceous line ; a transverse discal glossy violaceous-grey band, its inner edge red 

 and shghtly sinuous, its outer edge even and more sharply defined with purplish- 

 grey, the band being broadly dilated to the costa on the forewing, narrow and 

 of nearly equal width on the hindwing ; the ordinary markings of outer borders 

 obscurely defined ; the black spots on hindwing very small. 



Female. Upperside somewhat paler fulvous, the basal areas to the discal line 

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