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transverse, very sinuous, broad white band followed by a subterminal 

 row of triangular black marks, their apices pointed inward and 

 bordered on the fore wing with pale brownish white ; on the 

 hind wing in the <S the tornal triangular spot, in the $ the 

 posterior four spots, are bordered inwardly with bluish violet. The 

 white band is at the costa very broad, its inner margin angu- 

 late or squarely indented in interspace 4. Underside, <$ : greyish 

 blue, the basal area on the fore wing below the median vein 

 pinkish brown, the black loop-shaped marks, the white postdiscal 

 sinuous transverse band and the subterminal series of black 

 triangular spots as on the upperside, the outermost of the loop- 

 shaped marks ochraceous -within ; the white band tinged with 

 pink and denned on both sides by black spots. Underside, 2 : 

 differs as follows — the ground-colour of the fore wing is somewhat 

 ochraceous brown, touched here and there with bluish green ; 

 the hind wing entirely bluish green, of a brighter, more metallic 

 tint than in the 6 , the terminal margin narrowly brown ; the 

 markings as in the 6 but better defined, except the portion of the 

 postdiscal band on the hind wing, which outwardly is defined by a 

 somewhat obscure series of black lunular markings. Antennae dark 

 brown ; head, thorax and abdomen brown, beneath greenish white. 



Eccp. 6 2 72-88 mm. (2«87-3-5"). 



Rob. The Andamans, Nankauri in the Nicobars *. 



293. Euthalia appiades, Menetries (Adolias), Enam. Corp. An. Mus. 

 Petr., Lep. ii, 1857, p. 320, pi. 9, fig. 4 tf; de N. Butt. Ind. ii, 

 1886, p. 207 ; id. Jour. Bomb. N. R. Soc. vi, 1891, p. 350 ; Moore 

 (Haramba), Lep. Ind. in, 1896-99, p. 88, pi. 221, figs. 2,2 a, 



2b, J 2- 

 Adolias adima, Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. E.I.C. 1857, p. 194 ; de N. 



(Euthalia) Butt. Ind. ii, 1886, p. 210 ; Moore (Haramba), Lep. 



Ind. iii, 1896-99, p. 90, pi. 222, figs. 1, 1 a-\ e, tf 2 . 

 Adolias sedeva, Moore, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1859, new ser. v, p. 68, 



pi. 4, fig. 3 ; id. (Haramba) Lep. Ind. iii, 1896-99, p. 91, pi. 223, 



figs. 1, la-lc, c?$. 

 Adolias balarama, Moore, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 766, pi. 41, fig. 3 tf ; 



de JY. (Euthalia) Butt. Ind. ii, 1886, p. 208. 

 Euthalia khasiana, Swinhoe, A. M. N. R. (6) v, 1890, p. 354 <$ . 



Race julii. 

 Nymula julii, Bougainville, Voy. ' Thetis? ii, 1837, p. 345, pi. 44, 



figs. 4, 4 bis, 2 ; Moore (Haramba), Lep. Ind. iii, 1896-99, p. 92. 

 Adolias xiphiones, Butler, P. Z. S. 1868, p. 609, pi. 45, fig. 6 tf ; 



de JV. (Euthalia) Butt. Ind. ii, 1886, p. 209. 

 Adolias parvata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 831, pi. 52, fig. 3 £. 



$ . Upperside dark brown. Eore wing : basal area crossed by 

 five sinuous short black lines, of which the fifth defines the disco- 

 cellulars ; a slightly oblique discal series and an erect postdiscal 

 series of obscure dusky lunular markings. Hind wing : some 



* Mr. Gilbert Rogers, of tbe Indian Forest Department, my indebtedness to 

 wbom I have already acknowledged, has sent me long series of this beautiful 

 form from both the Andamans and the Nicobars. 



