104 NYMPHALIDJ3. 



dark brown band, the former typically slightly oblique, submacular, 

 the latter parallel with termen, obscure, posteriorly bearing a 

 row of broadly pale-ringed ocelli, margined on both sides with 

 greyish-white irro rated with brown scales ; costa as on upperside, 

 posterior area of wing pale brown ; subterminal and terminal lines 

 dark brown. Hind wing: basal half variegated by transverse 

 medially pale brown bands, bordered on both sides by slender 

 ochraceous lines ; the whole area irrorated with brown scales ; 

 a discal transverse sinuous fascia followed by a curved row of 

 black ocelli, and dark brown subterminal and terminal lines. 

 Antennae ochraceous brown ; head, thorax and abdomen pale 

 brown. S sex-mark, a short, broad, not very distinct, discal 

 band of dark brown specialized scales on fore wing. 



Exp. £ 2 70-90 mm. (275-3-55"). 



Hob. The Himalayas, Kulu, Mussoorie, Bhutan; (not recorded 

 from Sikhim) ; Assam, the Khasi Hills ; Burma, the Chin Hills 

 and the Ruby Mines district. 



The Eastern form has been separated by Moore as " yamoicles " ; 

 it is larger, with all the markings richer and darker in colour. 



Genus ZIPOETIS. 



Zipoetis, Hewitson, Exot. Butt, iii, 1863, p. 100 (Satyridae : Hypocysta 

 & Zipcetis) ; M. $ de N. Butt. Lid. \, 1883, p/248 ; Moore. Lev. 

 Ind. ii, 1893-96, p. 108. 



Type, Z. saitis, Hewitson, from the Nilgiris. 



Bange. Southern India; Sikhim and eastwards to the Khasi 

 and Naga Hills ; Upper Burma, and as far south as Taungoo, 



S 2 • Wings comparatively broad. Fore wing : costa widely 

 arched, apex broadly rounded, termen very convex, dorsum 

 straight ; cell broad, in length very little over half length of wing ; 

 discocellulars : upper minute, middle slightly curved inwards, 

 lower oblique convex ; vein 5 closer to 6 than to 4, 6 and 7 from a 

 point or very closely approximate, 10 and 11 from before apex of 

 cell, 12 inflated at base to nearly half its length. Hind wing 

 broadly pear-shaped ; termen somewhat scalloped, perceptibly 

 angulated at apex of veins 2, 3, 4 and 6 ; dorsum comparatively 

 short, not emarginate, tornus rounded ; cell comparatively both 

 broad and long, over half length of wing ; discocellulars oblique ; 

 vein 3 from before apex of cell, vein 6 closer to 7 than to 5. 

 Antennae slender, less than half length of fore wing, club very 

 long and gradual ; palpi moderately long, with stiff hairs anteriorly, 

 third joint short and stout ; eyes naked ; intermediate and posterior 

 femora scaled, not hairy. 



Key to the forms o/Zipoetis. 



a. Upperside of fore and hind wings crossed by 



broad white bands '. Z. saitis, p. 105. 



b, Upperside of fore and hind wings not crossed or 



marked with white bands Z. scylax, p. 10-5. 



