MELITJEA. BTBLIA. 455 



basal, cellular and cliscal markings as in persea, but much larger 

 and somewhat diffuse ; postdiscal and subterminal sinuous macular 

 black bands much closer to base of wing and exteuded along the 

 veins up to the very broad black terminal edging, giving a dull 

 blackish shade to the termial third of the wing with the appearance 

 of being traversed by two sinuous parallel rows of pale somewhat 

 lunular spots. Hind wing : anterior half orange-red ; posterior 

 half dusky black, paling somewhat towards the dorsal margin ; some 

 black spots in cell and on lower portion of disc coalescing with the 

 dusky black on the posterior half of the wing ; these spots con- 

 tinued in the interspaces beyond and above the cell on the anterior 

 half ; a subterminal series of black lunules, the spots of the ground- 

 colour included between the above series and the broad black 

 terminal edging tinged with orange-red. Cilia of fore and hind 

 wings conspicuously white alternated with black. Underside as in 

 persea $ > but the markings larger. Antennae, head, thorax and 

 abdomen as in the <$ . 



Exp. S $ {April form) 38-46 mm. (1-5-1-81"); {July form) 

 48-55 mm. (1-5-2-13"). 



Hah. Recorded from Chitral. 



Genus BYBLIA. 



Byblia, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. 1816, p. 28 ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. 

 i, 1881, p. 45 • de N. Butt. Ind. ii, 1886, p. 13 ; Moore, Lep. Ind. 

 v, 1901-1903, p. 12. 



Type, B. ilithyia, Drury, from India. 



Range. Africa ; Continental India ; Ceylon. 



<S 2 • Fore wing broadly triangular ; costa slightly arched ; 

 apex blunt ; termen straight ; tornus rounded ; dorsum straight ; 

 cell closed, short, not half length of wing ; upper discocellular 

 short, middle concave oblique, lower long, slightly curved inwards ; 

 veins 3 and 4 from lower apex of cell ; 10 and 11 free; vein 12 

 swollen at base. Hind wing pear-shaped ; costa and dorsum 

 evenly and somewhat slightly arched ; apex and tornus rounded ; 

 termen slightly arched ; cell very slenderly closed, short, not 

 nearly half length of wing; veins 3 and 4 from lower apex of 

 cell, 6 and 7 from a point closely approximate. Antennae about 

 half length of fore w T ing ; club short, broad, abrupt and flattened ; 

 palpi long, broad in front, third joint long, somewhat blunt at 

 apex ; eyes naked. 



445. Byblia ilithyia (PL VII, fig. 48), Drury (Papilio), III. Ex. Ent. 

 ii, 1773, p. 29, pi. 17, figs. 1, 2,^ ; Moore. Lep. Ceyl. i, 1881, p. 45, 

 pi. 23, figs. 3, 3 a, rf ; de N. Butt. Ind. ii, 1886, p. 14, pi. 18, 

 fig. 68 d ; Moore Lep. Ind. v, 1901-1903, p. 13, pi. 381, figs. 1, 

 1 «-l h, larva & pupa, <$ $ . 

 Hypanis simplex, Butler, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 146, pi. 24, fig. 8 $ ; 

 de N. (Byblia) Butt. Ind, ii, 1886, p. 115. 



Wet-season form. — S • Upper side deep rich orange. Fore wing : 

 costa broadly jet-black to within a short distance of the apex ; 



