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Undersurface as above, except that all the light rays 

 are somewhat brighter: there is a light submedian fold-ray, 

 and the submedian nervure runs through a broader light 

 area : the light inner borderings of the cell outline is 

 lighter and more conspicuous — extending along the 

 median vein to the base, and from the discocellular and 

 subcostal veins to within one-third of the base ; the 2nd 

 pseudoneurus unites with the discocellular nervule as a 

 continuation of the black of the cell. 



Posterior wings deep rich golden reddish-yellow, rather 

 subdued in tone within the cell from the base by brown- 

 black hairs ; this yellow occupies nearly the whole of the 

 cell, and extends, with the interruptions of the dark cones 

 over 2-3rds of the disc ; a broad discal transverse row of 

 large black cones, of which the largest is on the upper part 

 of the disc, have their bases towards the outer margin, 

 and their apices towards the cell ; a very broad black 

 outermarginal band, is lunate or sinuate at its inner out- 

 line ; the outline of the hind margin is lunate, with yellow 

 fringe-lunules ; the base of the wing is black ; the precostal 

 area is brown, and the whole of the submedian area and 

 fold to the interior margin is warm rufous brown, with a 

 light stripe at the inner or abdominal angle. 



Undersurface of wing as above, except that the sub- 

 costal area is black, the discal black cones and divisions 

 of the outer-marginal border are edged slightly with white ; 

 of the latter the two lower divisions thereby become oblong, 

 there is also a small spear-shaped white mark on the outer 

 side of the 3rd median branch, and a second below what 

 is a narrow black rudimentary cone in the submedian area 

 — the remainder of the fold and inner margin being rufous 

 brown ; with a yellowish stripe from the rudimentary cone 

 to the abdominal angle, and a continuation of the yellow 

 inner marginal outline. 



Thorax, head, and antennae deep black; eyes nitid 

 brown ; underside of thorax and legs black, with the usual 

 lateral red patches ; abdomen above rufous brown, beneath 

 yellow, with the usual lateral row of black spots. 



Length of costa 87 mms. ; of hind or outer margin 58 

 mms. ; of inner margin 45 mms.; greatest width of wing 

 50 mms. Length of posterior wing 52 mms. ; width 38 

 mms. Length of abdomen or antennas 30 mms. ; of thorax 

 with head 20 mms. 



Length 



of 

 Legs: 



1 st pair: Femur, 10 

 2nd „ : „ 

 3rd „ : 



Tibia, 7 ; Tarsi, 14 mms. 



The other two pairs of legs were lost from the specimen. 



Habitat: Malabar Coast. In the collection of Mr. 

 F. Moore. 



A second 2 from the same locality has the number of 

 adnervular light rays on the anterior wings restricted to 

 the four median branches, and these deeply shaded ; the 

 light edging inside the cell is also very restricted and 

 rudimentary ; there is a faint clouding of white scales be- 

 neath the submedian nervure. The black discal cones in 

 the yellow of the posterior wings are shorter than in the 

 specimen described above : the under surface of all wings 

 similar to the corresponding example described above, 



only all the lighter marks are brighter and more con- 

 spicuous : and the lateral black dots of the abdomen are 

 larger. Length of costa 79 mms. 



Habitat ? In the collection of Mr. F. Moore. 



A ? from Northern India also has the anterior wing 

 rays all well shown, but sordid grey ; on the under- 

 surface as above, but brighter. The discal black cones of 

 the posterior wings shorter than in the first example quoted 

 — the large black spot between the 1st and 2nd subcostal 

 nervules excepted ; the subcostal area is rufous brown ; a 

 small basal portion of the cell is black ; and a long sub- 

 conical black mark is attached to the 3rd median branch, 

 in the submedian area. Undersurface as above, except 

 that the cones are shorter — their apices slight black — 

 scaled, and the abdominal lateral black spots are very 

 large. Length of costa of anterior wing, 71 mms. 



Habitat : Darjiling. 



In the Author's Museum. 



A 2 from Sumatra has the light rays restricted to the 

 upper part of the anterior wings, and rendered sordid by 

 scaling ; there is a light patch at the distal end of the 

 cell, divided by the 2nd pseudoneurus, also scaled ; on the 

 undersurface this is rather larger and lighter, and the 

 normal number of rays are present, and also brighter : on 

 the posterior wings the black cones are shorter, broader, 

 and more obtuse than on the first example described, and 

 their bases coalesce with the apices of the submarginal 

 band-dentations ; undersurface as above ; the cones are 

 also six in number. The lateral black dots of the abdo- 

 men are large, and in two rows, and the subdorsal yellow 

 is very bright and pure. Length of costa, 85 mms. 



Length 



of 

 Legs: 



istpair: Femur, 10 ; Tibia, 8; Tarsi, 12 mms. 

 2nd ,, : ,, 11 ; ,, 12 ; ,, 15 „ 



3rd „ ■ u 11 ; » 11 > » *5 »» 



In the collection of Mr. F. Moore. 



A § from the Shivaroy Hills differs from the $ de- 

 scribed above only in having on the undersurface of the 

 posterior wings a small, almost obsolete black on the disc 

 between the costal nervure and 1st subcostal, and 1st and 

 2nd subcostal nervules ; and the submedian black are 

 with a central patch of white atoms. 



Also in Mr. Moore's collection. 



Localities in which Minos has been taken : — Trevan- 

 drum, Malabar, Bombay, Nilghiri Halls— (from 3,000 to 

 7,000 feet altitudes), Travancore (common up to 4,000 

 feet), S. India, Tenasserim (small examples), Buxa (in 

 Bhutan), Cannanore (Malabar), Assam, China, Sumatra, 

 Shivaroy Hills, Rangoon, Darjiling. 



In the character of the wing patterns, this species bears 

 a striking resemblance in both sexes to Vandepolli. The 

 $ , though not generally quite so large as Vandepolli is 

 almost identical in pattern — the chief differences being 

 that the anterior wings are relatively narrower, and slightly 

 less rounded at the apical angle, the light rays are rather 

 less defined ; the black of the posterior wings occupies no 

 part of the cell, whereas i-3rd of the cell area from the 



