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than in the male. Hindwing with the discal spots defined by white centres, the 

 medial being broadly bordered by a brownish-grey patch. 

 Expanse, ^ 2, ? l| inches. 

 Habitat. — Eastern Provinces. 



Distribution. — Taken by Mr. Hutchinson in the forest lands, February and 

 August. 



IXIAS FREQUENS. 

 Plate 584, figs. 1, la, $ ? (Wet-season Brood), lb, Ic, ^ 9 (Extreme Wet-season Brood), Id, le, 



$ 9 (Dry-season Brood), If, Ig, $ ? (Extreme Dry-season Brood). 

 Mas Frequens, Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1880, p. 150, pi. 15, figs. 6, 7, ^ ? (Wet Form). Butler 



(part), Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1898, p. 138. 

 Ixias Gauduca, Moore, Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, 1884, p. 44, (J $ (Extreme Dry Form), de Kiceville, 



Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, 1885, p. 50. 

 Ixlas Alarm, Swinhoe, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1890, p. 357, (J ? . 

 Ixias Pierenassa (var. B.), Wallace, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1867, p. 395, ^ . 

 Iris Pyrene, Bingham (part). Fauna of Brit. India, Butt. ii. p. 193 (1907). 



Wet-season Brood (Plate 584, figs. 1, la, ^ ?). 



Male. Upperside pale yellow. Forewing with the subapical orange fascia slightly 

 broader than in the Wet form of Satadra, its black inner border somewhat narrower 

 throughout. Hindwing with the black marginal band broader and continuous. 

 Underside yellow, unmarked, or with faint traces of a very small discocellular spot, and 

 sometimes discal dusky spots on the hindwing. 



Female. Upperside pale yellow. Forewing with the subapical fascia somewhat 

 narrow, its black inner border irregular. Hindwing with its marginal band broad. 

 Underside yellow. Forewing with a dusky-blackish discocellular spot, transverse 

 discal spots, and a patch at the posterior angle. Hindwing with a slightly-defined 

 small discocellular spot, and slight discal spots. 



Expanse, ^ ? 2 to 2g inches. 



Extreme Wet-season Brood (Plate 584, figs, lb, Ic, $ ?). 



Male. Upperside pale yellow. Forewing with the black inner-border of the 

 orange fascia somewhat broader than in the Wet form, and the base of costa blackish 

 scaled. Hindwing with the marginal band also broader. Underside. Both wings 

 with faintly defined-dusky strigge. Forewing with a large black discocellular spot, 

 slightly defined transverse discal spots and a patch at the posterior angle. Hindwing 

 with a small black discocellular spot, and slightly-defined transverse discal spots. 



Female. Upperside pale yellow. Forewing with the subapical fascia orange 

 yellow. Hindwing with the marginal band broad. Underside similar to Wet form ; 

 the markings of both wings more defined. 



Expanse, ^ $ 2|^ inches. 



