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c? . Pure white ; palpi black ; collar and tegulse with narrow 

 crimson bands ; a small spot on vertex of thorax. Fore wing with 

 a basal crimson spot on costa; a narrow obliquely curved ante- 

 medial band, the costa crimson from the base to the band ; a 

 postmedial curved narrow band ; a black spot towards end of cell 

 and one in each angle, the two latter being conjoined into a streak 

 in one specimen ; the costal fold on underside ochreous or pink. 



2 . Without the crimson streak on base of costa ; the lower black 

 spot at origin of vein 3 instead of at angle of cell ; the postmedial 

 band angulated as well as curved ; in some specimens the black 

 spots are reduced to specks, one specimen having the spot at 

 upper angle of cell only. 



The form fasciculata has the markings of an orange tone, whilst 

 in adita they are crimson. The variety walJceri, Elwes (male 

 unknown), from Sikhim, has a crimson band on metathorax, the 

 bands of fore wing broader, the postmedial band doubly curved 

 instead of angled, the black spots large, and the subbasal band 

 more complete. 



Hab. Himalayas, from Kulu to Sikhim, 7000 to 10,000 feet; 

 Khasis ; Burma. Exp., J 44, $ 46 millim. 



b. Fore iving of male with three black spots, of female 

 ivith tivo spots. 



1290. Cyana puer, Elwes, P. Z. S. 1890, p. 392, pi. 32, iig. 8. 



Head and abdomen white ; thorax buff, striped with white ; 

 Pore wing white ; the basal and outer areas buff ; an antemedial 

 scarlet angulated band ; a postmedial nearly straight and slightly 

 oblique band, outwardly edged with black ; a black spot on the 

 costa beyond the postmedial band. Hind wing buff. 



Hab. Sikhim ; Khasis ; Nagas ; Manipur. Exp. 40 millim. 



1291. Cyana guttifera, Wlk. Cat. vii, p. 1779 ; C. $ S. no. 666. 

 Bizone triguttata, Wlk. Char. Undescr. Het. p. 89 j C. fy S. no. 



674. 



Differs from arama in having the distal segments of abdomen 

 ochreous ; the antemedial band of fore wing less bent outwards 

 towards inner margin ; the postmedial band more so. Hind wing 

 yellow ; the costal area and cilia white. 



Hab. N.W. Himalayas ; Sikhim ; JNTagas ; Khandala ; Anda- 

 mans. Exp. 32 millim. 



1292. Cyana sikkimensis, Elwes, P. Z. S. 1890, p. 395. 



Differs from guttifera in having the costa streaked with black at 

 base ; the upper black spot divided by the postmedial band ; no 

 marginal band ; the hind wing white. 



Hab. Sikhim, 7000 to 10,000 feet. Exp., $ 42, $ 46 millim. 



