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line. Hind wing : a basal, transverse, obscure narrow mark in 

 cell, another above it in interspace 7, a transverse lunule across 

 the middle of the cell ; a small spot outwardly bordering the 

 lower discocellular ; a discal series of transverse spots from inter- 

 spaces 1 to 7, sinuous posteriorly ; a postdiscal series of five 

 spots in interspaces 2 to 6 ; a subterminal series of somewhat 

 lunular spots ; finally, a narrow band on termen traversed pos- 

 teriorly by a series of blue, anteriorly by a series of ocbraceous 

 lunules. Underside fore wing pale terracotta-red, shading into 

 ochraceous towards the apex, the apex broadly suffused with that 

 colour ; markings as on the upperside, with the following excep- 

 tions : — subcostal spot in interspace 6, upper two spots of post- 

 discal series, upper four spots of the inner subterminal series, and 

 the anterior portions of the outer subterminal and of the terminal 

 line olivaceous brown ; the upper two postdiscal spots centred 

 w 7 ith white, with a white spot on each side ; the upper four 

 spots of the subterminal series connate, forming a short curved 

 band. Hind wing variegated with ochraceous, olivaceous-brown 

 and silvery-white markings, the last for the most part narrowly 

 margined on the outer side bv- short black lines ; the veins 

 prominently pale ochraceous; the medial silvery markings form a 

 well-marked sinuous discal series, followed by a curved postdiscal 

 series of five olivaceous round spots ; each spot and the olivaceous- 

 brown quadrate patch near base of cell with a minute white 

 central spot ; a slender black subterminal line widening at the 

 veins, as on the fore wing, followed by an ochraceous narrow 

 lunular band and an outer slender black anticiliary line ; the 

 subterminal black line margined on the inner side by a series of 

 slender white lunules, bordered inwardly by a series of broad 

 olivaceous-brown markings in the interspaces. Antennae brown 

 above, ochraceous red beneath ; head, thorax and abdomen olivas- 

 cent tawny ; beneath, palpi, thorax and abdomen pale ochraceous. 

 — $. Similar. Differs from the S as follows: — Upperside: 

 apical half of fore wing from about the middle of the costa 

 obliquely to just above the tornus black, inwardly suffused with 

 purple, crossed by a broad white band from costa to the sub- 

 terminal series of black spots ; four preapical white spots, the 

 upper three bordering on each side and above a very obscure 

 ocellus scarcely visible on the black background, an inner and an 

 outer subterminal transverse series of slender white lunules. 

 Underside : fore wing markings similar to those on the upperside, 

 but the apex of the wing beyond the white oblique band ochraceous 

 green. Hind wing as in the- <S , but the markings slightly 

 broader. Antennas, head, thorax and abdomen as in the <$ , the 

 abdomen paler beneath. 



Exp. <$ 2 80-98 mm. (3-25-3*85"). 



Hab. The Himalayas, in the outer ranges from Campbellpur 

 in the Punjab to Sikhim ; Oudh ; Agra ; Manbhum in Bengal ; 

 Assam, the Khasi Hills ; Upper Burma ; extending to China and 

 Formosa ; Sumatra ; Java. 



