ABGYNUTIS. 435 



much broader sinuous short band beyond apex of cell, joined 

 above to the discocellular line ; a zigzag discal transverse band, 

 attenuate posteriorly ; an inner and an outer postdiscal transverse 

 series of spots, the anterior spots in the latter decreasing markedly 

 in size, and a slender transverse subterminal line continued along 

 the margin of the dorsum and broadened at the crossing of the 

 veins along the termen. Hind wing : an obscure, transverse, short 

 narrow bar near base of interspace 4 ; a zigzag, somewhat inter- 

 rupted, transverse discal band ; an inner and an outer postdiscal 

 transverse series of spots, not extending beyond interspace 6 ; an 

 elongate streak above them in interspace 7, and a sabterminal 

 transverse line broadening at the veins as on the fore wing, but 

 not continued along the dorsum. Underside fore wing : basal 

 half pale terracotta-red, costal margin broadly from base and the 

 apex pale ochraceous, the costal margin and the outer portion of the 

 apex suffused with green ; the black markings as on the upperside 

 but smaller and ill-defined ; the zigzag discal band macular, the 

 anterior spots of the two postdiscal series obsolete, the subterminal 

 line entirely absent. Hind wing pale metallic green, with the 

 following pale ochraceous transverse markings : a broad line 

 across interspace 6 near base, continued along on the outer side 

 ol the discocellulars to the lower apex of cell ; a discal broken 

 sinuous line from above tornus to vein 8 ; a postdiscal series of 

 five very small spots, and an obscure, slender, subterminal, broken, 

 sinuous line. Antenna? brown ; head and thorax green, abdomen 

 brownish fulvescent ; beneath, the palpi, thorax and abdomen very 

 pale ochraceous tinged with pale green. Sex-mark: a raised line 

 of specialized scales from near base to middle, along veins 2 and 3 

 on the upperside of the fore wing. — 2 very similar. Upperside 

 heavily suffused with green, the black markings conspicuously 

 broader. Underside fore wing : the ground-colour on basal half 

 slightly darker, the black markings on the fore and the ochraceous- 

 white markings on the hind wing like those in the c? , but much 

 broader; those on the latter wing tinged with silvery blue in 

 certain lights. 



Exp. <S 2 78-92 mm. (3-1-3-62"). 



Hob. S.E. Germany ; S. Europe ; Western Asia. A single 

 specimen from within our limits recorded as " probably taken near 

 G-ilgit/' 



433. Argynnis childreni, Gran, Zool. Misc. i, 1831, p. 33 ; id, Lep. 

 Ins. Nepal, 1846, p. 11, pi. 11, fig. tf; de N. Butt, Ind. ii, 1886, 

 p. 132 ; Moore (Dryas), Lep. Ind. iv, 1899-1900, p. 228, pi. 372, 

 figs. 1, 1 a, lb, S $ • 



Race sakontala. 



Argynnis sakontala, Kollar, HiigeVs Kaschmir, iv, pt. 2, 1844, 

 p. 439, pi. 12, d 2 ; Moore (Dryas), Lep. Ind. iv, 1899-1900, 

 p. 229, pi. 372, figs. 2, 2 a, 6 2- 



c? . Upperside rich fulvous, with the following jet-black 



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