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elevations; ifc even occurs near the sea. Tts flight is very rapid if pursued." (J. As. 

 Soc. Bengal, 1905, .501). 



TACHYBIS GALEA. 



Plate 558, fig. 2, 2a ^ (Wet form), 2c., d ^ {T>njfonn). 

 Tachyris Galba, Wallace, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1867, p. 378, ^. 

 Appias Galba, Butler, Ann. Nat. Hist. 1885, p. 339. 

 Catopliaga Galba, Watson, Journ. Bombay N. H. Soc. 1894, p. 499. 

 Tachijris Nero, Wood-Mason and de Nieeville, Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, 1886, p. 372. Ehve.», Tr. Eat. 



Soc. 1888, p. 418. de Nieeville, Sikkim Gazetteer, 1894, p. 169. Swinhoe, Tr Ent. Soc. 1893, 



p. 310. Fruhstorfer, Iris, 1902, p. 293 ; id. Soc. Ent. 1903, p. 41. 

 A]>i>uis Nebo, Grose-Smith, Eliop. Exot., App. pi, 1, fig. 1, 2 (? (1894) — {Dri/ form). Adanisou, 



List Burm. Butt. p. 43 (1897). 



Wd-season Brood (Plate 55S, fig. 2, 2a ^). 



Male. Foreuniiij more acute at the apex than in typical Nero. Upperside. 

 Ground-colour of both wings dark crimson (varying in some specimens to a much 

 paler ochreous-red tint) ; all the veins distinctly black lined. Forewing with base of 

 costa and basal area slightly speckled witli yellowish and black scales; a blackish-scaled 

 outer marginal sinuous border decreasing posteriorly from the apex to submedian, 

 preceded by a discal transverse excurved series of black-scaled angled vein-spots, 

 which extend from the third subcostal branch to lower median veinlet, these spots 

 being very slightly joined along the vein borders to the opposite angle of the outer 

 band. Hindwing with the abdominal area yellowish-ochreous, the veins basally 

 slightly and exteriorly distinctly black lined, and merging into an outer maro-inal 

 black-scaled somewhat macular band, this band in the paler red specimens being quite 

 macular. Underside. Forewing much paler, the costal border and apex yellowish- 

 ochreous, the outer band and discal markings of the upperside being slightly 

 apparent. Hindwing yellowish-ochreous, very sparsely and indistinctly irrorated 

 with minute dusky scales, except on the outer discal area, where their absence forms 

 a sHghtly paler submarginal fascia. Female not examined. 



Expanse, <S 2| to 2|- inches. 



Intermediate form. Male. Upperside. Both wings uniformly pale crimson. 

 Forewing with all the veins black-Hned throughout, the marginal and discal markings 

 being entirely absent. Eindwing with the outer veins externally black-lined ; no 

 marginal marking.^. Underside. Forewing reddish-ochreous, the apex palest. 

 Hindwing uniformly deep ochreous-yellow. Khasia Hills. 



Expanse, 2| inches. 



Bry-season Brood (Plate 558, fig. 2c, d ^J). 

 Male. Upperside, Foreunng either paler crimson than in wet form or ochrcous- 



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