56 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLON. 



lunular line on liindwing wliite. Underside dull ferruginous ; white markings more 

 prominent and broader, with black intervening streaks between the veins; on the 

 liindwing is a white basal streak and a rayed broad fascia below it ; between the 

 medial band and submarginal lunules is a row of distinct black spots terminated 

 anteriorly by a white sinuous streak. 



Expanse, $ 2\, S 2| inches. 



Larva pale brownish-purple, anal segments below dark purple-brown spotted 

 with green, and bordering an oblique line extending laterally from anal spines 

 obhquely to base of spines on fourth segments ; anterior and anal segments narrowed, 

 the middle segments thickened laterally; head armed with two short points, two 

 long divergent fleshy spiny tubercles on fourth segment, two short dorsal fleshy 

 tubercles on third, fifth, and sixth segments. Feeds on Byttneriacece, &c. Pupa 

 pale brownish-ochreous, head with two short points, thorax angulated. 



" Found in the Western and Central Provinces ; plains and up to 4000 feet, in 

 forest land, at all times, but chiefly during the S.W. Monsoon. Flight slow, heavy ; 

 settles with wings open; easily captured" (HutcJiison). 



" Occurs everywhere : joins in the up-country flights, February and March in 

 fair numbers " (Marhwood). 



Genus RAHINDA. 



Differs from Neptis (Aceris group) in the wings being comparatively narrower, 

 the forewing more pointed at the apex, having the second subcostal branch emitted 

 at some distance beyond end of the cell, and the hindwing having the costal and 

 subcostal veins more curved, the median branches nearer at their base, the short 

 straight basal costal spur slightly furcate. 



%^e, E. Hordonia, [StoU Suppl. Cram. pi. 33. f. 4].* 



EAHINDA SINTJATA (Platk 28, Fig. 3, 3a). 

 Neptis Sinuata, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loud. 1879, p. 136. 



Male and female. Upperside black : forewing with a bright ochreous irregular- 

 bordered elongated broad streak from base to middle of the disc, beyond which is a 

 transverse interrupted broad sinuous band, which is continued across the hind- 



* I have not adopted Mr. Scudder's suggestion that this species "may be taken as the type" of 

 Hiibner's Pantoporia. Hiibner's first cited species under that genus belongs to his earlier Colisenis, his 

 second species (Nefte) pertains to one of the separable groups forming Westwood's genus Athyraa, and 

 therefore takes precedence of the third cited species (Hordonia) as typically representing Pantoporia. 



