228 LEPIDOPTEEA IXBICA. 



]\IissioD, probably near Gilgit, on the Xorth-eastern frontier of Kashmir. It has 

 been recorded from Turkestan and from Kouldja" {I.e. p. 134). 



DRYAS CHILDRENI (Piate 372, fig. 1, la, b, (^ ? ). 



Argijnnis Childreni, Giay, Zool. Miscellany, i. p. 33 (1831); ?>?. Lep. Ins. of Nepal, p. 11, j)!. 11, 

 fig. S (1S46). de Niccville, Butt, of India, ii. p. 132 (1886). Leech, Butt, of China, i. p. 243 

 (1893). 



I:mago. — Male. Upperside bright rich fulvous, the basal areas deeper 

 olivescent-fulvous. Foreiring with the middle and lower median and suhmedlan 

 vein along each side from near their base to beyond the middle conspicuously 

 lined with raised hlachish androconial scales; two black narrow sinuous bars 

 across middle of the cell, a broad bar beyond touching the subcostal but not 

 reaching the median veinlet, and a broader bar at end of the cell, the latter bar 

 being much constricted and sometimes broken in its middle ; a transverse inner- 

 discal series of six large spots, the upper three superposed obliquely outward, the 

 second longitudinally oval, the third rounded, the uppermost being cut by the sub- 

 costal, the fourth inward Ij'-disposed in the upper median interspace, large, oval, and 

 vertical in position, the next still more inwardly-disposed in the lower median 

 interspace, much smaller, irregularly oval or subdeutate, and placed obliquely 

 outward, the lowest spot outwardly-disposed in the submedian interspace, small and 

 constricted ; beyond is an upper-discal large lobate spot between the subcostal and 

 upper radial, above which are some slender subcostal streaks, and below it an 

 incipient small speckled spot, followed by an outer-discal recurved series of seven 

 large rounded spots, a submarginal row of somewhat cordate spots, a marginal 

 angulated lunular line, and then an extreme outer marginal slender Hue. Cilia 

 fulvous. Hindicing with a short narrow black bar crossing upper end of the cell, a 

 transverse inner-discal angular series of six spots, the upper three being somewhat 

 linear, the others irregular-shaj^ed, followed by a medial-discal row of five large 

 rounded decreasing spots, a submarginal row of larger somewhat conical spots, the 

 lowest becoming more lunular, and then a marginal and outer line as on forewing ; the 

 outer border, broadly from the lower radial to the anal angle and for a short distance 

 up the abdominal margin, prominently interspaced with rich deep olivescent bluish- 

 grey, the ciha being white. Underside. Foreicing with the basal two-thirds red, 

 almost crimson in some specimens, the costal border from base to near end pale 

 yellowish-ochreous ; an oblique subapical fascia also pale yellowish-ochi'eous, the 

 apical area being olive-green crossed by two silvery-white lunular streaks extending 

 to the upper median veinlet ; other markings as on upperside, but more prominent. 

 Hind wing rich shining ochreous-green, crossed by a silvery bluish-white, black-edged. 



