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covered witli numerous grey-brown strigje, tlie basal areas also with more regularly 

 disposed strigse, a distinct bluish-white spot on anterior border of hindwing. 

 Female. Blackish purple-brown : forewing with basal and discal areas fulvous, a 

 subapical obhque purple-white fascia and three lower marginal spots : hindwing with 

 the basal and discal area fulvous, branches of median vein and abdominal area grey 

 speckled, a marginal row of four bluish-white spots. Underside as in male, but 

 paler, the basal area slightly fulvous, and the strigge on borders more prominent. 



Expanse, ^ 2f , ? 3 inches. 



Larva elongated, slightly thickened in middle, pubescent, head small, yellow, 

 surmounted by two pink pubescent processes, last segment also with two processes ; 

 green, with three lateral yellow lines, the upper line ornamented with chrome-yellow 

 spots and the fifth to eighth segments with a red or blue spot. Pupa green, with 

 longitudinal yellow streaks bordered by red streaks or spots ; head and thorax 

 flattened, with three short tubercles. Feeds on Palmacece. 



Occurs at Galle, and also about Kandy. (Wade.) 



ELYMNIAS SINGHALA (Plate 13, Fig. 2, 2a). 

 Elymnias Singhala, Moore, Proc. Zool. vSoc. 1874, p. 568, $ . 



Male. Upperside dark purple-brown : forewing with a marginal macular-band 

 formed of pale greenish-grey quadrate patches, a few ochreous strigse on the costal 

 margin : hindwing with a broad marginal band of pale greenish-ochreous longitudi- 

 nally-confluent strigge. Underside : basal areas purple-brown, outer areas pinkish- 

 grey, covered with numerous black strig^, most dense on basal areas and along 

 extreme outer margins ; an indistinct purple-white apical spot and a submarginal 

 row of black dots on hindwing. Female brighter coloured, the marginal bands more 

 prominent. 



Expanse 3 to 3j inches. 



Occurs at Kandy. {Wade.) 



Subfamily NYMPHALIN^. 



Front legs atrophied in both sexes ; lower discocellular veinlet — at least of the 

 hindwing — more or less atrophied. Larva smooth, with the head or tail bifid ; or 

 covered with branched spines. Pupa suspended fi-eely by the tail. 



" The strength and firm texture of the wings of the butterflies of this subfamily 



