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upwards and continued more narrowly along the dorsal margin ; 

 a postdiscal, transverse, slightly-curved lunular line ; a narrow 

 continuous subterminal and a lunular terminal similar band, the 

 two divided and the latter outwardly margined by a slender 

 black line ; finally, a velvety-black spot at tornus, with a diffuse 

 bluish spot above it. Antennae brown ; head, thorax and abdomen 

 rich fulvous ; beneath, the palpi, thorax and abdomen ochraceous 

 tinged slightly with green. — $ similar. Upperside ground- 

 colour slightly paler, the spots as a whole more rounded, the 

 indigo-blue terminal patch on hind wing extending up to vein 5. 

 Underside similar to that of the cT • Male sex-mark as in 

 A. Tcamala. 



Exp. S 2 VO-So mm. (3-57-3-95"). 



Hab. Sikhim ; Nepal ; the hills of Assam and Upper Burma ; 

 extending to Western and Central China. 



Race sakontala, Kollar. — A slightly differentiated form from 

 the western drier region of the Himalayas. Differs from childreni 

 as follows : — S 2 smaller. Upperside ground-colour slightly 

 duller fulvous, in the $ paler than in childreni 2 , the indigo-blue 

 terminal patch on the hind wing duller in both sexes, and not so 

 broad as in the typical form. Underside similar, but the markings 

 all narrower than in childreni. Antennae, head, thorax and 

 abdomen in both sexes, and the sex-mark in the S , as in childreni, 

 but vein 1 also ridged with specialized scales. 



Exp. S 2 82-84 mm. (3-25-3-32"). 



Hab. Western Himalayas from Kashmir to Kumaun. 



434. Argyimis rudra, Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. i, 1857, p. 157 ; 

 Anderson, Yunnan Exped. 1878, p. 924; de N. Butt. 2nd. ii, 

 1886, p. 132, pi. 18, fig. 75 tf; Moore (Di-yas), Lep. Ind. iv, 

 1899-1900, p. 226, pi. 371, figs. 2, 2 a, 2 b, d 2 ■ 



(5 . Upperside rich ochraceous orange, with the following black 

 spots and markings: — Fore wing: a broad loop and a short 

 transverse band across cell, a broad line along the outer side of 

 the discocellulars, a zigzag discal band of large spots, a postdiscal 

 sinuous and a subterminal series of round spots, both anteriorly 

 curved inwards, the spots in the subterminal series decreasing in 

 size towards costal margin, the subcostal two spots elongate : finally, 

 a narrow marginal line on the termen bordered inwardly by a row 

 of spots on the veins. Hind wing : a transverse short streak along 

 lower discocellular, a discal series of six spots from costa to inter- 

 space 2, the spots in interspaces 3 and 4 shifted outwards out of 

 line ; a postdiscal slightly curved series of larger spots in inter- 

 spaces 2 to 6 ; a complete subterminal series of spots, and the 

 terminal margin with its inner border of spots as in the fore wing, 

 but broader. Underside : fore wing ochraceous, paler anteriorly, 

 the apex broadly suffused with pale green, the markings, except 

 the postdiscal and subterminal series of spots and terminal black 



