18 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLON. 



Tipper submarginal ochreous-yellow outer bordered black spots, the second spot large 

 and extending to the pale-bordered marginal line, the first being a minute apical dot 

 ■with broad yellow outer border. Underside paler, markings as in male, except that 

 on the forewing the oblique discal band is purplish-white, the lower submarginal 

 ocellus is absent, and the ocelli on both wings are bordered with purpHsh- white. 

 Body dark olive-brown ; palpi at sides, and legs beneath grey streaked. 

 Expanse, $ 2tt7, ? 2-ru inches. 



" Taken in the hills of the central province at 3000 feet and slightly above, at 

 all times. Very local; found in several spots of limited extent " (Hutchison). 



LETHE DARETIS (Plate 7, Fig. 2 a, b). 

 Dehis Daretis, Hewitson, Exotic Butterflies, iii. p. 75, Deb. pi. 2, f. 7, 8 (1863), 5 . 



Male. Upperside dark olive-brown : forewing with a very small ochreous costal 

 spot above end of the cell, and two small less distinct spots before the apex : 

 hindwing with a siibmarginal row of five small indistinct black slightly pale- 

 bordered spots. Underside dark brown, with a medial and subbasal transverse 

 sinuous purple-grey band on both wings : forewing with an oblique discal transverse 

 pale ochreous irregular lunular band, five small black purple-bordered submarginal 

 ocelli, and marginal lunular purple line : hindwing with six distinct well-formed 

 purple-bordered submarginal ocelli, and marginal lunular purple line. Female. 

 Upperside ferruginous olive-brown : forewing with two prominent ochreous-yellow 

 subapical spots, transverse discal macular band extending to the submedian vein, and 

 four or five small indistinct black submarginal spots : hindwing with a submarginal 

 row of five well-defined oval ochreous-yellow bordered black spots, an upper 

 marginal narrow lunular yellow line. Underside as in male, markings more 

 prominent, oblique discal band on forewing broader. Cilia alternated with white. 

 Body dark brown, palpi at sides and legs beneath grey streaked. 



Expanse, $ 2^'-^, ? 2^^ inches. 



" Found all the year round, but most plentiful in the spring in the hills of the 

 central province at about 5000 to 6000 feet elevation, in grass-land or close to 

 forests. Rather shy; flight rapid, often settling down in grass or on open road" 

 (Hutchison). 



Genus HANIPHA. 



"Wings similar in form and venation to Lethe, but the forewing comparatively 

 shorter and of less breadth, and the hindwing longer. Male with a conspicuous 

 lengthened tuft of short hairs transversely covering a sericeous patch of compact 



