376 Kl'MPHALID-a. 



thorax and abdomen dark brownish black ; palpi, thorax and 



abdomen beneath dusky pale brown. 

 Exp. S 2 51-54 mm. (2-2-15"). 

 Hah. Manipur, the Naga Hills, 6000-8000 feet, 

 A slightly divergent form. Differs from prorsoides in the white, 



not oehraceous discal band on the upperside of the wings and the 



more slender subterminal markings. 



Genus SYMBRENTHIA. 



Svmbrenthia, Hilbner, Verz. bek. Schmett. 1816, p. 43 ; de N. Butt. 

 2nd. ii, 1886, p. 238; Moore, Lep. Ind. iv, 1899-1900, p. 110. 



Type, S. hippoclus, Cramer, from Amboina. 



Range. Indo-Malayan Eegion, extending into China. 



<$ 2 • Fore wing broadly triangular ; costa regularly and widely 

 arched ; apex blunt ; termen entire, slightly concave in the middle ; 

 tornus rounded ; dorsum straight ; cell closed, about half length 

 of wing ; upper discocellular minute, middle concave, about half 

 length of lower, lower oblique ; vein 3 from before lower apex of 

 cell, 4 from apex, 8 and 9 from apical half of 7, 10 and 11 free. 

 Hind wing pear-shaped, costa widely arched, apex rounded ; termen 

 slightly scalloped, produced at apex of vein 4 into a short tail ; 

 tornus angular ; dorsum straight, slightly emarginate above tornus. 

 Antennas longer than half length of fore wing ; club rather broad 

 but gradual ; palpi broad in front, third joint short, conical ; eyes 

 hairy ; body comparatively robust. 



Key to the forms of Symbrenthia. 



A. Underside with ferruginous markings; without 



black tesselations 8. lucina, p 376. 



B. Underside with black tesselatious. 



a. Underside hind wing : subterminal lunules 



metallic green. 

 a'. Upperside fore wing : preapical oblique 

 fulvous or yellow irregular short band 



not extended to costal margin 8. ht/pselis, p. 378. 



V . Upperside fore wing : preapical oblique 

 fulvous or yellow irregular short band 

 extended to costal margin. 

 a-. Underside fore wing : discoidal streak 



oehraceous orange 8. brabira, p. 378. 



b z . Underside fore wing : discoidal streak 



white or pinkish white S. niphanda, p. 379. 



b. Underside hind wing : subterminal lunules 



metallic cerulean blue Eace silana, p. 380. 



388. Symbrenthia lucina, Cramer (Papilio), Tap. Exot. iv, 1780. 



p. 82, pi. 330, figs. E, F, £ ; Moore, Lep. Ind, ix, 1899-1900, 



p. Ill, pi. 321, figs. 1, 1 0-1 g, larva & pupa, <$ 2 ■ 

 Svmbrenthia hippoclus, de Niceville (jiec Cramer), Butt. Ind. ii, 



*1886, p. 240; id. Jour. Bomb. N. H. Soc. vi, 1891, p. 354, pi. F, 



fig. 10 2 ■ 

 Svmbrenthia khasiana, Moore, P. Z. 8. 1874, p. 569 tf $ ; rfe A. 



"Butt. Ind. ii, 1886, p. 241. 



