MYCALESIS. 61 



58. Mycalesis rama, Moore (Calysisine), Lep. Ind. i, 1890-92, p. 196, 

 pi. 57, figs. 3, 3o,cJ. 



Wet-season form. — 6 • Upperside deep umber-brown, quite 

 different from the dull vandyke-brown of M. mineus and allies ; 

 subterminal and terminal lines on the wings very indistinct. 

 Fore wing with two white-centred fulvous-ringed ocelli ; the 

 posterior much the larger. Hind wing with a small similar 

 ocellus in interspace 2. Underside paler and brighter, the basal 

 two-thirds darker than the terminal third, its outer margin 

 sharply defined by a dark brown fine line ; apical third somewhat 

 ochraceous, with subterminal and terminal slender brown lines. 

 Pore w 7 ing with two, hind wing with seven ocelli, similar to the 

 three on the upperside ; on the hind wing the ocelli are placed in 

 a curve, the subtornal two and apical ocelli the largest, the tornal 

 and preapical two very small, somewhat indistinct. Antennae, 

 head, thorax and abdomen umber-brown ; the antennae bright 

 ochraceous at apex. Sex-mark in form 2, on the underside of 

 the fore wing composed of greyish specialized scales difficult to 

 see against the nacreous background. 



Exp. S 56 mm. (2-22"). 



Hah. Ceylon. 



59 Mycalesis adolphei, Guerin (Satyrus), Delesse?'t,Voy. dans I'lnde, 

 pt ii, 1843, p. 76 ; M . $ de N. Butt. Ind. i, 1883, p. 123 ; 

 Moore (Telinga), Lep. Ind. i, 1890-92, p. 210, pi. 71, figs. 1, 

 1 a-1 c, tf $ . 



<3 2 - Upperside dark umber- brown. 

 Fore wing with a large, white-centred, 

 fulvous-ringed black median ocellus and 

 a white-centred preapical much smaller 

 black spot. Hind wing uniform, a post- 

 median series of from two to four white- 

 centred fulvous-ringed black ocelli, sub- 

 equal and smaller than the posterior 

 ocellus on the fore wing. Underside : 

 ground-colour similar, but irrorated with 

 obscure transverse striae of a deeper 

 Fig. 18.— Mycalesis brown ; the terminal margins of both fore 



adolphei. an( j y^ w i D g S vei y broadly paler ; the 



dark basal portion of the wings sharply defined by a very dark 

 brown line ; a postmedian series on both wings of rather small 

 white-centred fulvous-ringed black ocelli — two on the fore wing, 

 a median and a preapical ; seven, placed in a slight curve, on the 

 hind wing. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen dark umber- 

 brown, paler beneath. Male sex-mark of form 2, the patch of 

 specialized scales on both fore and hind wing very small ; the nacreous 

 area surrounding the specialized scales on the underside of the fore 

 wing very pale brown. 



Exp. 6 2 53-58 mm. (2-1-2-3"). 



Hob. S. India ; the Mlgiri and Anaimalai Hills. 



