VANESSA. 



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with the following black markings : two spots transversely across 

 middle of cell, three spots placed in an oblique line in interspaces 

 1, 2 and 3 respectively, and a short band beyond the discocellulars 

 not descending below vein 4 ; a very dark chestnut similar short 

 preapical band ; a postdiscal, somewhat obscure, transverse series 

 of pale yellow spots ; and a broad dark chestnut terminal band, 

 irrorated along the outer margin with grey scales ; the costa 

 between the short discocellular and preapical bands paler than the 

 ground-colour. Hind wing : the costal margin above cell and 

 above vein 7, the termen broadly and the dorsal margin below 

 the cell and vein 2 dusky brown, the latter covered with long hairs 

 and irrorated with grey scales ; a spot at base of interspace 3 ; 

 a transverse spot across bases of interspaces 4 and 5, and a larger 

 spot near base of interspace 6, black ; terminal margin traversed 

 by a row of small pale yellow spots and outwardly irrorated with 

 grey scales. Underside : brownish-grey variegated with dark 

 brown and irrorated with numerous transverse slender dark striae. 

 Fore wing : a dark, short, linear and a similar transverse zigzag 

 mark in cell ; beyond the cell a transverse outwardly produced or 

 angulated dark irregular discal band, followed on the posterior 

 portion of the wing by a mottled-grey subtriangular area; a 

 transverse obscure series of greenish ocelli and a series of greenish 

 lunules ; a dark terminal band between veins 1 and 6 ; the costal 

 margin above vein 7 grey, the apex clouded darker. Hind wing : 

 cellular transverse markings, the markings along the dorsum, and 

 a transverse discal irregular band darker than the ground- 

 colour, the last outwardly margined by an interrupted black 

 line and crossed, just beyond lower apex of cell, by a snow-white 

 C-shapedmark ; beyond this, a postdiscal row of obscure greenish 

 ocelli, the ocellus in interspace 6 surrounded by a diffuse brown 

 spot, and a subterminal series of obscure black-margined greenish 

 lunules. Antenna?, head, thorax and abdomen dark brown: 

 beneath, the abdomen slightly paler. — $ . Upperside similar. 

 Underside more uniform brown, not so mottled ; the greenish 

 ocelli and lunules still more obscure ; the C-shaped mark beyond 

 apex of cell less clearly denned, forming only a short, curved, 

 slender line. 



Dry-season form. — <$ $ . Similar to the wet-season form, but 

 paler fulvous above and paler brownish grey below ; the black 

 markings above similar, smaller. 



Exp. 6 2 56-60 mm. (2-2-2-37"). 



Hab. The Himalayas, Kashmir to Kumaun. 



The larva and pupa, so far as I know, have not yet been found 

 in India. 



Yar. cognata, Moore, differs as follows : — <$ $ . Upperside : the 

 two medial cellular black spots connate, an obscure spot at base 

 of interspace 2 ; the terminal dark brown margin of the hind 

 wing less broad, the pale yellow spot traversing it larger, trans- 

 verse, almost lunular. Underside : the postdiscal transverse series 

 of obscure ocelli and lunules pink not greenish. 



