264 NYMPHALIDJE. 



286. Dophla patala, Kollar (Adolias), HugeVs Kaschmir, iv, 2, 1844, 

 p. 435; de N. (Euthalia) Butt. hid. ii, 1886. p. 196; Moore 

 (Zalapia), Lep. hid. iii, 1896-99, p. 135, pi. 244, tigs. 1, la-l c, 



32- 



Race taooana. 



Adolias taooana, Moore, P. Z. 8. 1878, p. 831 : de N. (Euthalia) 

 Butt. Ind. ii, 1886, p. 197; Moore (Zalapia), Lep. hid. iii, 1896- 

 99, p. 137, pi. 243, figs. 2, 2 a, tf. 



d 2 • Upperside pale olive-green ; basal area of wings with 

 the usual slender black markings. Eore wing with an oblique 

 white diseal macular band, from costa to near apex of inter- 

 space 2, the spots of irregular width, the inner and outer 

 margins, therefore, of the band irregular, sinuous ; one or two 

 of the spots defined on the outer or the inner side by black ; 

 below the band, towards apex of interspace 1, two short diffuse 

 transverse black obscure marks ; beyond the diseal band two 

 obliquely placed small white spots and below them a postdiscal 

 dark sinuous diffuse transverse band. Hind wing more uniform ; 

 a quadrate, outwardly einarginate, large white spot midway in 

 interspaces 6 and 7, and a curved, somewhat obscure, dark post- 

 discal band. Underside similar with similar markings, with the 

 addition on the fore wing of two small bluish-white spots in 

 interspace 1 below the termination of the diseal band, and on the 

 hind wing three bluish-white spots in continuation posteriorly of 

 the white spots in interspaces 6 and 7. Antennae ochraceous 

 brown ; head, thorax and abdomen pale olive-green, beneath pale 

 ochraceous white. 



Ecop. 6 2 100-110 mm. (3-95-4-32"). 



Hah. Himalayas ; Chamba to Nepal. 



Race taooana, Moore, very similar to the typical form, but 

 larger, with proportionately larger spots in the diseal band ; 

 ground-colour darker. On the upperside, in all the specimens 

 I have seen, there is a small oval white spot in interspace 1, 

 below termination of diseal band ; on the underside are two, not 

 one, white spots in the same position ; the basal and postdiscal 

 black markings more prominent on both fore and hind Aving ; and 

 on the latter an additional white spot in interspace 5 with two 

 dark spots in continuation in interspaces 3 and 4. Underside pale 

 greyish green. Eore wing with the macular diseal band and black 

 markings as on the upperside, but somewhat blurred and paler. 

 Hind wing with the usual slender black basal markings, and a 

 diseal macular pale band of five spots in interspaces 3 to 7, the 

 posterior three narrow. Female unknown. 



Exp. S 2 115 mm. (4-54"). 



Hah. The higher ranges of hills in Lower Burma and Tenas- 

 serim, extending into the Malay Peninsula. 



