MANIOLA. 121 



Var. Tcashmirica, Moore, differs only in both sexes being smaller 

 (exp. S 2 44-54 mm.) and the zone round the preapica locellus 

 on the upperside of the fore wing in the <S being much narrower, 

 often ill-defiued. 



142. Maniola interposita, Erschof (Epinephele), Fedtschenko, Beise 



Turkest., Lep. 1874, p. 22, pi. 2, fig. 16 $ ; M. $ de N. (Epine- 

 phele), Butt. Ind. i, 1883, p. 206 ; Moore, Lep. Ind. ii, 1893-96, 

 p. 49. 



J . Upperside greyish brown, with a powdering of glittering, 

 somewhat copper-coloured scales, visible only in certain lights ; 

 cilia silvery grey. Fore wing with a small round black preapical 

 spot surrounded by a pale ring. Hind wing uniform ; termen 

 somewhat prominently scalloped. Underside much as in M. clieena, 

 but the ground-colour paler and the transverse sinuous lines crossing 

 the hind wing obscure. 



2 • Upperside brown ; basal half, or more, of both fore and 

 hind wing dark, this area witb a curved angulated sinuous border 

 sharply defined, margined by a pale broken discal transverse 

 fascia ; preapical round black spot on the fore wing as in the <$ 

 surrounded by a pale yellowish ring ; and on both fore and 

 hind wing an obscure subterminal dark band. Underside as in 

 M. cheena, but paler. 



Exp. s 2 50-54 mm. (1-95-2-13"). 



Hab. Within our limits recorded from Chaman in Baluchistan. 

 Spread through Afghanistan and Turkestan. 



143. Maniola pulchella, Felder (Epinephele), Novara Beise, Lep. B/wp. 



1867, p. 490, pi. 69, fig. 16 tf; M. 8f de N. (Epinephele) Butt. 

 Ind. i, 1883, p. 208, pi. 15, fig. 40 <$ {left-hand half only) ; 

 Moore (Chortobius), Lep. Ind. ii, 1893-96, p. 54, pi. 105, fiffs. 1, 



l«, 6 2- 



Race pulchra. 

 Epinephele pulchra, Felder, Novara Beise, Lep. Bhop. 1867, p. 491 $ ; 



M. # de N. Butt. Ind. i, 1883, p. 209 ; Moore (Chortobius), Lep. 



Ind. ii, 1893-96, p. 52, pi. 104, figs. 3, 3 a, <S 2 • 

 Epinephele neoza, Lang, Ent. Month. Mag. 1868, p. 35 ; M. $ 



de N. Butt. Ind. i, 1883, p. 209 ; Moore (Chortobius), Lep. Ind. 



ii, 1893-96, p. 53, pi. 104, figs. 4, 4 a, $ . 



6. Upperside: fore wing ochraceous yellow; costa, termen 

 and dorsum broadly greyish brown ; a preapical round black spot 

 or non-pupilled ocellus. Hind wing uniform greyish brown ; 

 termen very slightly scalloped. Cilia of both fore and hind wing 

 paler greyish brown. Underside similar, the greyish-brown margins 

 of the fore and the ground-colour of the hind wing of a paler 

 tint than on the upperside and irrorated with dark brown specks 

 and striae, the latter forming on the disc of the hind wing a 

 transverse broken obscure zigzag angulated line ; the preapical 

 ocellus on the fore wing white-centred and surrounded by a broad 

 zone of yellow paler than the ground-colour. 



