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1. Inner black band of hind wings interrupted 

 before the inner margin. Abdomen on the 

 sides of the first two segments with two black 

 transverse spots — oszris, Dalm. 



2. Inner band of hindwings not interrupted. 

 Abdomen without black spots ; segments I 

 and 2 being occupied by the ground colour — 

 celerio, Linn. 



C. Hindwings without characteristic black transverse bands. 



a. Abdomen with a tolerably broad uninterrupted golden-yellow band on 

 either side. 



i. Basal half of forewings beneath without black 

 colouring. Abdomen above with a double 

 silver-white line with a metallic gloss in the 

 middle, which, like the markings of the upper 

 side of tlie fore wings, stands out sharply from 

 the ground cjlour — oldenlandiae, F. 



2. Basal half of forewings benea.h predominantly 

 black. The central line of the abdomen very 

 faint, indistinctly divided with dark in the 

 middle, and of a yellow-brown colour; it does 

 not stand out sharply from the ground colour 

 like the markings of the upper side of forewings 

 — japon ica, Bdv. 



b. Abdomen simply with a black spot on each side of the 1st segment. 



Hindwings black at base. 



a. A black dot on the transverse nervure of forewings. Forewings 

 entirely brown in colour. Hindwings with light area above the 

 inner angle — boisduvalii, Bugn., alecto, Linn. 



/J. Dot on the transverse nervure of the forewings white. The fore- 

 wings olive-coloured with red transverse stripes with violet gloss, 

 costa of same colour. Hindwings in the outer half rose-red — 

 elpenor, Linn. 



c. Abdomen unmarked. 



a. Hindwings in basal area dull black. 



i . Fringes at the end of the nervures much darker, 

 especially distinct on the hindwings. Prothorax 

 and epaulettes of the ground-colour of the body, 

 the former not light-margined, the latter with- 

 out white inner margin — porcellus, Linn. 

 2. All the wings very long and narrow in propor- 

 tion, with waved outer margin reddish- brown. 

 The border of the hindwings above the inner 

 angle much more emarginate. Prothorax and 

 epaulettes light-margined on both sides — 

 askoldensis, Oberth. 

 j3. Hindwings with basal area not darker coloured than median area 

 — mongoliana, Butl., kotuarovi, Chr., davidi, Obth. 



d. Segment 6 of" abdomen with a longish triangular dark green spot on 

 either side. Forewings variegated with pale and dark green, white, 

 reddish and violet. Hindwings at the base blackish, with double 

 curved, narrow, light, transverse stripe beyond the middle. Epaulettes 

 dark green, darker than the ground colour of the body. Prothorax 

 and metathorax with a dark green longitudinal stripe - nerii, Linn. 



H. Antennae without tuft of hairs, gradually running to a fine point. 



a. Margin of all the wings almost smooth, without tooth- 



like projections. Forewings cinnamon-brownish, with 

 darker brown transverse stripes, of which the middle 

 one is very broad. Hindwings with dull black basal 

 half, shading off into the cinnamon-brown externally. 

 Body above with light median stripe commencing on the 

 head and ending on the anus — ricbiginosa, Brem. and 

 Grey. 



b. Margin of wings sinuate. Ground-colour of forewings 

 in the J yellowish-brown, in the ? more red-brown, 



