64 KYMPHALIDJE. 



obscure subterininal pale lines. Underside similar, but shading 

 into purplish towards the apex of the fore and terminal margins 

 of both fore and hind wings ; the wings crossed by a common 

 pale purplish transverse band followed by a series of white-centred, 

 fulvous-ringed black ocelli, five on the fore and seven on the hind 

 wing, the series bordered on both sides by slender irregular 

 sinuous purple lines, beyond which are subterminal and terminal 

 paler purple lines. Sometimes one or two of the ocelli are absent. 

 Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen brown. Male sex-mark in 

 form 2. 



Dry-season form. — J 2 • Upperside similar to that in the wet- 

 season form but paler. Underside more purplish towards terminal 

 margins of the wings ; the transverse band narrower, not so well- 

 defined ; the ocelli more or less obsolete, reduced to mere specks ; 

 subterminal and terminal lines ochraceous. The rest as in the 

 wet-season form. 



Exp. 6 2 50-54 mm. (2-2-12"). 



Hab. Assam, Khasi and Naga Hills ; Oachar. 



64. Mycalesis malsara, Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. i, 1857, 



p. 231; M. $ de N. Butt. hid. i, 1883, p. 129; Moore 

 (Samanta), Lep. Ind. i, 1890-92, p. 202, pi. 68, figs. 1, 1 a-\ c, 



62- 

 Saiuata rudis, Moore, Trans. Eni. Soc. 1880, p. 166 ; M. fy de N. 

 (Mycalesis) Butt. Ind. i, 1883, p. 130. 



Race lepcha. 



Samanta lepcha, Moore, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1880, p. 167, <$ ; M. $ 



de N. (Mycalesis) Butt. Ind. i, 1883, p. 130 ; Moore, Lep. Ind. 



i, 1890-92, p. 204, pi. 68, figs. 2, 2 a, <$ . 

 Samanta bethami, Moore, Lep. Ind. i, 1890-92, p. 205, pi. 68, 



fig. 4 6 ■ 

 Samanta davisoni, Moore, Lep. Ind, i, 1890-92, p. 206, pi. 68, 



tig. 3 J. 



Wet-season form. — <$ 2 • Upperside very dark vandyke-brown ; 

 cilia whitish brown ; the discal transverse white bar on the under- 

 side of the wings showing through very clearly, more distinctly 

 on the fore than on the hind wing ; followed on both wings by two 

 or three dark pale-ringed, generally non-pupilled ocelli, and sub- 

 terminal and terminal pale slender lines. Underside : ground- 

 colour darker, the discal white bar and terminal slender line as on 

 the upperside, but the former clear and well-defined inwardly, 

 diffuse outwardly ; fore wing with four, hind wing with seven 

 white-centred, fulvous-ringed, black ocelli ; the rows of ocelli 

 bordered on both sides by narrow crescentic pale purpurescent 

 marks forming somewhat irregular lines ; subterminal line 

 similar, lunular. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen brown ; 

 club of the antennas ochraceous, marked with black on the inner 

 side. Male sex-mark in form 2. 



Dry-season form. — <5 2 • Upperside similar but paler ; the 

 ocelli, especially on the hind wing, obscure or absent ; the transverse 



