24 CHALCOSIHLE. 



Amesia aliris. (Plate LXXXIIL fig. 10.) 



Gynautocera (Amesia) aliris, Boubleday, Ann. Sf 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. Expanse 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 veins 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 antennae ; 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. 



