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of spots, and a terminal row of minute dots. The streak in inter- 

 space 7 is broadly divided, and the fuliginous black ground-colour 

 there forms a conspicuous subcostal mark. Underside similar; 

 the white markings larger and more clearly denned, sometimes 

 tinged with blue. .Antennae black; head, thorax and abdomen 

 fuliginous black, speckled beneath with white. — 2 similar ; the 

 white streaks and spots, especially on the hind wing, longer and 

 broader. 



Exp. S 2 64-70 mm. (2-54-2-75"> 



Hah. Eastern Himalayas. 



Race zella, Butler, from the Western Himalayas, is similar, but 

 all the markings are broader, the streaks longer, the spots larger. 

 Upperside, S 2 • Fore wing : the cell white crossed by a black bar, 

 the two streaks in interspace 1 coalescing, only forked outwardly, 

 the streaks in the interspaces more or less produced to the inner 

 of the two spots beyond in each. Hind wing : the streaks in the 

 interspaces similarly produced, the black ground-colour being 

 much restricted, especially on the anterior half of the wing. 



Exp. <$ 2 68-76 mm. (2-70-3"). 



267. Parhestina nicevillei, Moore, Lep. hid. iii, 1896-99, p. 37, 

 pi. 202, figs. 2,2 a, <3 . 

 Hestina zella, de N. (nee Butler) Butt. Ind. ii, 1886, p. 65, pi. 1, 

 fig. 2. 



J . Closely resembles typical P. persimilis, but is much larger. 

 Upper side white, the veins and terminal margins of the wings 

 heavily marked with black, the latter bearing postdiscal and sub- 

 terminal series of white spots ; on the fore wing the postdiscal 

 series consists of four spots in interspaces 2, 4, 5 and 6, and the 

 subterminal series is complete ; on the hind wing, the anterior 

 spots in the postmedial series are more or less lunular, and the 

 subterminal series of spots does not extend beyond interspace 5, 

 while all the spots in both series are washed with yellow, as is also 

 the dorsal margin. Underside similar, the outer series of white 

 spots more complete, the postdiscal series anteriorly on both fore 

 and hind wing lunular. Hind wing : the interspaces near base 

 above subcostal vein, the dorsal margin broadly and the anterior 

 spots of the postdiscal series washed with yellow. Antennae 

 black ; head, thorax and abdomen sullied white; beneath pale 

 ochraceous brown. 



Exp. 6 91 mm. (3-6"). 



Hob. A single specimen recorded from the N. W. Himalayas, 

 Chamba, by the late Mr. de Niceville. 



This seems to be an exceedingly rare form, and is probably 

 the Western representative of the Chinese Parhestina mena, 

 Butler. 



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