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what sullied white markings. Fore wing : discoidal streak narrow, 

 the apex truncate, triangular spot beyond 

 narrow, very elongate ; discal spots small, 

 oval, all well separated ; postdiscal trans- 

 verse series of spots complete. Hind wing: 

 subbasal band very narrow, slightly sinuous ; 

 discal and subterminal pale lines very ob- 

 scure ; postdiscal series of spots transverse, 

 very narrow, often indicated only by a pale 

 band. Underside chocolate reddish brown, 

 markings as on the upperside, but broader 



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discoidal streak and the triangular spot 



beyond it diffusely connate, some transverse linear white markings 

 on either side of the postdiscal series of spots 5 the wing below 

 vein 1 pale greyish brown. Hind wing : the discal and sub- 

 terminal pale markings of the upperside represented by more 

 clearly defined, very narrow, white bands, with, in the female, the 

 addition of a terminal white similar band. Antennae black ; head, 

 thorax and abdomen fuliginous black ; beneath dusky white. 



Dry-season form,- — <$ 2 • Upperside : ground-colour a more 

 dusky fuliginous ; the markings broader and slightly whiter, not 

 sullied white. Underside : ground-colour a shade brighter. 



Exp. 6 2 64-68 mm. (2-53-2-69"). 



Hab. Himalayas, Kumaun to Sikhim : Assam ; Burma and 

 Tenasserim. 



I am unable to separate N. adipala, Moore, and A", susruta, 

 Moore, from this most unstable form. Even the races briefly 

 described below are only slightly differentiated, and it is with much 

 hesitation I keep them apart as local representatives of A 7 , soma. 



Race kallaura, Moore. — Of this form I have seen only a 

 few T specimens. Judging by the types, which are now in the 

 collection of the British Museum, it differs less from the typical 

 form than do any of the other races. As in N. soma, the markings 

 are small and narrow ; the subbasal band of the hind wing is, 

 however, attenuated at each end, and not of even width. Under- 

 side : ground-colour very much paler and somew T hat ochraceous, 

 the anterior and posterior sets of spots of the discal series closer 

 together respectively ; the postdiscal baud on the hind wing equal 

 in width to the subbasal band. 



Exp. 6 2 60-67 mm. (2-38-2-67"). 



Hab. Becorded only so far from Travancore. 



Race hampsoni, Moore. — $ 2 . Very closely allied to the 

 typical form, but the markings pure white and broader in both 

 seasonal forms, as in the race clinia. Upperside fore wing : the 

 spots of the discal series oval, outwardly rounded. Underside : 

 ground-colour dark ferruginous, the markings broad as on the 

 upperside ; the spots of the discal series, though closer to each 



