24 CHALCOSIIDZ. 
Amesia aliris. (Plate LX XXIII. fig. 10.) 
Gynautocera (Amesia) aliris, Doubleday, Ann. §& Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 1, vol. xix. p. 74 (1847). 
Cyclosia aliris, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. ii. p. 415. n. 3 (1854). 
Primaries above dark chocolate-brown ; a basal spot, a subbasal spot in the cell, and a 
costal transverse line above the latter pale blue and white ; a costal oblique angulated dash and 
three spots in the form of a triangle below it, forming a group across the base of the cell, 
orange ; a dark blue spot at basal third of costa; apical half covered with blue-edged white 
dots, two of which are above the end of the cell, three within it, and two series across the disk : 
secondaries with a subcostal orange spot; a dot in the cell, an angulated series of five dots 
beyond it, and a submarginal series of seven spots, all white and broadly bordered with ultra- 
marine-blue, a broad patch of which colour fills the subapical area: body blackish, sericeous ; 
thorax spotted with pale blue, abdomen with a lateral line and the anal segment emerald- 
green. Wings below paler than above ; all the spots larger and with blue borders, two or three 
additional blue spots: secondaries without the large blue subapical patch of the upper surface : 
body chocolate-brown, pectus spotted with white, legs streaked with ultramarine and green, 
venter with a marginal series of white dots. Hxpanse of wings 3 inches 4 lines. 
Silhet. 
EPYRGIS, H.-Sch. 
Epyrgis imitans. (Plate LXXXIV. fig. 1.) 
Wings chocolate-brown, green spotted with white at base; primaries with a spot near 
the base of the costal area, a costal streak, two elongated subelliptical discoidal patches, the 
whole submedian area, excepting the veims and borders (which are broadly brown), a spot 
beyond the cell, encircled by an arched series of five ovoid spots, and six submarginal spots 
between the costa and the first median branch yellowish white: secondaries with the cell, 
excepting a central streak, the submedian area, excepting the outer border and two longitu- 
dinal streaks, and five elongated discal patches between the veins yellowish white: body 
emerald-green, with blue antennz; head and thorax spotted with white; the sides of the 
abdomen, a dorsal longitudinal interrupted line, and the hinder margins of the segments white. 
Under surface with the white markings purer than above; the primaries with a white costal 
streak, the costa itself bluish green; the subcostal area, bases, and median veins of both wings 
shot with deep blue; pectus below metallic blue-green, spotted with white; venter creamy 
white. Expanse of wings 3 inches 4 lines. 
Bhotan (Lidderdale). 
This singular species, both in form and pattern, much resembles Danais vulgaris, a com- 
mon Indian butterfly. 
