52 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLON. 



bejond the cell bordered above and below by a blue line, a transverse discal series of 

 narrow conical-Innate marks, a linear row of spots, and a marginal row of narrow 

 sinuous marks ; some black streaks on lower basal area : hindwing with the posterior 

 basal area bluish-white ; some black discoidal streaks interspaced with ochreous ; an 

 upper discal row of black diffused spots and an outer row of larger oval spots followed 

 by a submarginal row of white lunules and a marginal row of slender white sinuous 

 marks. Cilia white. Female duller coloured, the white markings dull greyish-blue, 

 no ochreous on the basal area, the forewing with broad black streaks between the 

 lower median and submedian veins. Body ochreous, thorax bluish-grey. Underside 

 pale greenish-grey, merging to bluish-grey across the disc, bordered by a submarginal 

 ochreous band, and a black marginal band with white sinuous marks and centre 

 streak : forewing with black discoidal streaks, lower discal spots, transverse discal 

 series of large conical white-bordered spots, followed by a row of white-bordered 

 black lunular spots : hindwing with black basal streaks, large conical discal spots 

 bordered outward by a row of white-bordered spots. 



Expanse, $ 3j, 9 3+ inches. 



Larva cylindrical, purple-black, with red medial transverse bands, the sixth and 

 eighth segments with a yellow band; head armed with two long stout spinous 

 processes, the segments with two dorsal and two lateral rows of long slender finely- 

 branched spines. Feeds on Modecca. Pupa ochreous-white, clouded with brown, 

 abdominal segments tubercular, wing cases dilated and exfoliated beneath, head with 

 two pointed processes. 



*' Occurs in the lower lands, but more numerous in the hilly districts. Commoner 

 some years than others" (Machwood). 



" Taken at Galle and Kandy " (Wade). 



Genus CYNTHIA. 



Ci/nthia, Fabricius, Illiger's Mag. vi. p. 281 (1807); Doubleday, Gen. Diurn. Lep. p. 212 (1849). 

 Anartia (part), Hubner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 33 (1816). 



Wings large, broad : forewing triangular; costa much curved towards the end, 

 apex falcated ; exterior margin oblique, concave below the apex, sinuous ; posterior 

 margin short ; costal vein extending to two-thirds the margin : first subcostal branch 

 emitted immediately before end of the cell, second at an equal distance from beyond 

 its end, third at one-half beyond the cell, fourth and fifth close to base of third ; cell 

 long, narrow, its upper end extending to half of the wing; upper discocellular bent 

 outward close to subcostal and then curved inward, lower long, curving very obliquely 

 inward, radials from angle and end of upper ; middle median branch emitted before 



