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the apex of the wing, with a smaller and somewhat diffuse white spot on its lower 

 inner side, abdominal fold a little paler than the rest of the wing. Underside 

 as in the male, but in most examples both wings have a series of black sub-terminal 

 dots. 



The interior patches on the upperside in both sexes vary a little in extent (but 

 not much) in different examples ; the contour of the wings in both sexes is similar to 

 that of C. thetys. 



Expanse of wings, $ $ l-pg- to l-f-^ inches. 



Habitat. — Bhutan, Burma. 



Distribution. — The type came from Burma, it has been recorded from Maulmein, 

 we have it from Akyab and from Buxar in Bhutan. 



CURETIS GLORIOSA. 



Plate 698, figs. 3, ^ , 3a, 9 , 3b, $ . 



Curetis gloriosa, Moore, Proc. Zool. See. 1883, p. 522, pi. 48, fig. 1, (J . de Niceville, Butt, of India, 



iii. p. 289 (1890). Swinhoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1893, p. 301. 

 Curetis theiys, var. gloriosa, Bingham, Fauna of Brit. India, Butt. ii. p. 440 (1907). 



Imago. — Male. Upperside dark coppery-red, darker and brighter than in C. thetys, 

 contour of the wings similar, but the insect in both sexes is altogether larger and the 

 apex of forewing more acute ; the base of both wings and the abdominal third of 

 hindwing more heavily irrorated with greyish-greenish-brown scales. Forewing with a 

 broader and more even black costal and outer marginal band, broadest at the apex, the 

 inner margin of the band rounded below the apex, and somewhat sinuous throughout, 

 gradually narrows on the outer margin hindwards and runs in very shortly on the 

 hinder margin. Hindwing with an almost even costal and outer marginal black band, 

 narrower than in the forewing, with its inner margin somewhat irregular throwing out 

 black lines for a short distance up the veins. Underside white, with the two transverse 

 pale grey bands as in thetys. 



Female. Upperside blackish-brown. Forewing with the central space smaller 

 than in thetys, the white replaced by ochreous-orange. Hindwing with an ochreous- 

 orauge curved space in the upper disc much narrower than the white patch in thetys. 

 Underside as in the male. 



Expanse of wings, ^ ? 2 to 2-^ inches. 



Habitat. — Sylhet, Assam. 



Distribution. — The types came from Sylhet, we have both sexes from that locality 

 in our collection, and have also received it from the Khasia Hills. 



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