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CURETIS SARONIS. 

 Plate 699, figs. 1, ^ , la, ? , lb, $ . 



Curetis saronis, Moore, Proc. Zool. See. 1877, p. 587. Wood-Mason and de Niceville, Journ. As. Soc. 



Bengal, 1886, p. 364. de Niceville, Butt, of India, iii. p. 289 (1890). 

 Curetis ihetys, var. saronis, Bingham, Fauna of Brit. India, Butt. ii. p. 440, woodcut, fig. 94, a, b, 



S, 9 (1907). 

 Curetis felderi, Moore (nee Distant), Journ. Linn. Soc. Zool. Lond. 1886, p. 39. 

 Curetis nicobarica, Swinhoe, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1890, p. 451. 



Imago. — Male. Upperside bright, dark bronzy red, brighter and darker than 

 ffloriosa. Forewing with the apex less acute than in gloriosa or thetys, basal area 

 irrorated with greenish-brown atoms, costal and outer marginal black bands much as in 

 (jloriosa, but their inner margins more even. Hindwing with the basal and abdominal 

 areas broadly irrorated with greenish-brown atoms, costal and outer marginal black 

 bands narrow, with black lines running shortly in on the veins, outer margin rounded, 

 anal angle sub-acute. Underside white, with the transverse fasciae as in gloriosa. 



Female. Upperside blackish-brown. Forewing with the central space varying in 

 extent in different examples, also varying much in colour from golden yellow to dull 

 greyish-orange-red. Hindwing with the curved patch in the upper disc usually narrow 

 and also varying much in colour, usually almost whitish. Underside as in the male. 

 Expanse of wings, ^ $ 1^ to l-j^ inches. 

 Habitat. — Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 



Distribution. — The type came from the Andamans, the type of nicobarica from 

 the Nicobars, we have both sexes from both localities, it appears to occur in all the 

 islands of both groups. 



SECTION II. 

 With angulated hindwings. 

 CURETIS BULIS. 

 Plate 699, figs. 2, ,J, 2a, ? , 2b, ^ (hulis form), 3, <? , 3a, ? , 3b, S (discalis form). 

 Atw^s hulis, Doubleday and Hewitson, Gen. Diurn. Lep. ii. p. 473, pi. 75, fig. 5, ^ (1852). Horsfield 

 and Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. E.I.C. i. p. 53 (1857). Hewitson, 111. Diurn. Lep. p. 15, pi. 4, 

 figs. 1, 2, male variety (1863). 

 Curetis hulis, Doberty, Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, 1886, p. 127. Staudinger, Ex. Schmett. p. 279, 

 pi. 96, ^ (1888). de Niceville, Butt, of India, iii. p. 293 (1890). Watson, Journ. Bo. Nat. 

 Hist. Soc. 1890, p. 33. de Niceville, id. pp. 279 and 386. Betham, id. 1891, p. 181. Mackinnon 

 and de Niceville, id. 1898, p. 383. Swinhoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1893, p. 301. Bingham, Fauna of 

 Brit. India, Butt. ii. p. 441, woodcut, fig. 95, ^ (1907). 

 Curetis discalis, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1879, p. 138. de Niceville, Butt, of India, iii. p. 295 (1890). 

 Curetis hulis, var. discalis, Bingham, I.e. p. 446. 



Imago. — Male. Upperside dark brownish-black. Foreicing with a dark orange- 

 red centre varying much in extent in different examples ; in some examples it is large 



