weptis. 32 9 1 



340. Neptis nata, Moore, Cat. Lep. Miis. E. I. C. i, 1857, p. 168, 



pi. 4«, fig. 6J;& N. Butt. Ind. ii, 1886, p. 100 ; Moore, Lep. 

 Ind. iii, 1896-99, p. 243, pi. 286, figs. 1, 1 a-\ g, J 2 • 



6 2 • Closely resembles JS r . magadha in the ground-colour of 

 both upper and under sides. The markings differ as follows : — 

 Upperside fore wing : the discoidal streak comparatively broader r 

 more clavate, the triangular spot beyond narrower, more atten- 

 uated and elongated at apex. Hind wing : the spots of the post- 

 discal series narrow, transverse, never rounded or cone-shaped, 

 sometimes lunular. Underside : the spots and markings as on the 

 upperside but larger and slightly diffuse, the triangular spot beyond 

 discoidal streak on fore wing often joined w T ith it ; the discal and 

 postdiscal lines on the hind wing more continuous and greyish 

 white. 



Exp. 6 2 56-68 mm. (2-22-2-7 '5"). 



Hab. Malayan Subregion, extending into South Tenasserim. 



341. Neptis mahendra (PI. IX, fig. 65), Moore, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 560, 



pi. 32, fig. 3 S ; de N. Butt. Ind. ii, 1886, p. 104 ; Moore, Lep. 

 Ind. iii, 1896-99, p. 234, pi. 279, figs. 1, 1 a-lff, J 2 ■ 



Dry-season form. — $ 2 • Upperside fuliginous dull black, mark- 

 ings pure Avhite. Fore wing : discoidal streak clavate, obliquely 

 truncate at apex, spot beyond it broad, cone-shaped, acute at 

 apex, but not elongate ; spots in discal curved row twice as 

 long as broad, the spot in interspace 2 always bluntly truncate, 

 abruptly truncate in the 2 > postdiscal transverse series of small 

 spots generally incomplete, the middle spots absent ; in the 2 

 more complete and with very obscure inner postdiscal and 

 subterminal transverse pale markings. Hind wing : subbasal 

 transverse band comparatively broad, widening slightly towards 

 costa in S ,- broader and of even width in 2 > discal and sub- 

 terminal pale obscure lines more clearly defined in the $ than 

 in the S ; a prominent series of more or less quadrate spots. 

 Underside rich golden brown, the white maakings as on the upper- 

 side but broader, especially the postdiscal series of spots on both 

 fore and hind wing ; the obscure pale markings of the upperside 

 replaced by more clearly defined white transverse markings. Cilia 

 white alternated with black. Antennae, head, thorax and abdomen 

 black ; beneath fuliginous, the abdomen whitish. 



Wet-season form. — <$ 2 • Differs from the dry-season form in 

 the somewhat duller black of the ground-colour and in the con- 

 spicuously narrower white markings. 



Exp. 6 2 54-64 mm. (2-14-2-5"). 



Hah. Seems to be confined to the N.W. Himalayas from Busahir 

 and Kashmir to Ivumaun. 



I have a dry-season specimen, a d kindly given me by Col. E. R, 

 Johnson, I. M.S., the envelope of which has the locality and date 

 as *' Shillong 5-83," but as Col. Johnson collected both at Shillong 

 and at Simla, it seems possible that some mistake has been made. 



