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metallic silvery lines ; the anal lobe marked*mucli as on the upperside, 

 but the ferruginous colour more inclined to orange. 



The type is unique in the collection of Mr. Otto MoUer. The 

 species is nearly allied to A. nijpalicus, Moore, which also occurs in 

 Sikkim, and from which the male does not differ on the upperside, but may 

 be known on the underside by having none of the spots and bands of the 

 fore wing traversed by a silvery line. 



11. Aphnj:us rukmini, n. sp., PI. XIV, Fig. 8, c? . 



Habitat : Sikkim. 



Expanse : $ , 1*35, and 1-60 inches. 



Description : Male. Upperside, /oremngr as in A. rukma, but lacks 

 the ferruginous spot. Hindiviiig sls in A. rulcTna, hut the anal lobe dull 

 ochreous instead of ferruginous. Underside, both wings pale reddish- 

 ochreous or stone-colour. Forewing with the inner margin paler, the 

 usual blackish patch towards the base of the inner margin ; all the 

 markings much reduced and attenuated ; the short streak at the base 

 of the cell and ring-spot beyond entirely absent in one specimen, but 

 present in the other ; the other bands and spots sparsely marked with 

 silvery as in A. tiipalicus, Moore. Hindwing also with all the bands 

 highly attenuated and marked with a silvery line ; a very small ferru- 

 ginous-orange spot only on the anal lobe. 



The species is known to me by two male specimens in the collection 

 of Mr. Otto Moller, one of which was taken on 8th May, 1888. Except 

 in size, they are nearly exactly alike. 



12. Aphnj:cs sani, n. sp., PI. XIY, Fig. 7, $ . 



Habitat : Sikkim, Bhutan. 



Expanse : c? $ , 1"5 inches. 



Description : Male. Upperside, hoth wings exactly as in A. ruTcma, 

 but the ferruginous spot beyond the discoidal cell rather larger. Under- 

 side, hoth ivings differ from that species in the ground-colour being 

 pale cinnamon-red instead of pale chrome-yellow, all the bands and spots 

 the same, but, instead of being filled in with dark chrome-yellow, they are 

 cinnamon-red. Female. Upperside, forewing black with an oval suffused 

 ferruginous patch on the disc marked in the middle by a black spot ; the 

 lower discal and basal areas metallic plumbeous-silvery. Hindwing dull 

 fuscous, sparsely sprinkled with plumbeous scales. Underside, forewing 

 very pale chrome-yellow ; the figure of eight and two spots beyond 

 much smaller and quite divided. Hindioing, ground-colour dull pale 

 cinnamon, marked as in the male. 



This species is known to me by three male specimens almost exactly 



