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596. Histia flabellicornis, Fabr. Sp. Ins. ii, p. 163 ; C. &■ S. no. 396. 

 Papilio rhodope, Cram. Pap. Exot. i. pi. 30 e. 



Head, thorax, abdomen, and fore wing coloured as in Gynautocera 

 papilionaris, except that the abdomen is marked with blue. Hind 



Fig. 187. — Histia flabellicornis, $ . \. 



wing brilliant metallic blue or green to near the end of cell, the 

 distal portion black, with a slight blue shot. Underside with the 

 bases of the wings crimson, the basal half with a blue spot. 



Hah. Hong Kong: Sikhim ; Assam; Khasis ; Nagas ; Burma. 

 Exp. 70-SO millim, 



597. Histia nilgira, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 18 : C. $ S. no. 398. 



Differs from flabellicornis in the metallic-green colour of the 

 hind wing extending to beyond the cell in the male ; female with 

 a broad whitish band across the hind wing beyond the cell includ- 

 ing the extremity of the cell and widest on the disk. 



Hal. Slopes of Nilgiris, 3000 feet. Evp. <5 68, § 78 millim. 



598. Histia albimacula, n. sp. 



Histia selene, Wlk. (nee Koll.) Cat. ii. p. 413. 



<3 from Burma differs from that sex of flabellicornis and 

 nilyira in having a white patch below the end of the cell of the 

 hind wing between veins 2 to 4. The $ from Java has the white 

 band as in nilgira. 



Hob. Momeit, Burma, 2000 feet (Doherty), and Java. Exp. 

 68 millim. Type in coll. Elwes. 



599. Histia cometaris, Butl, A. M. N. H. (5) x. 1882, p. 374; C. § S- 

 no. 395. 



J . The basal half of the hind wing black, with a very slight blue 

 suffusion towards the inner margin ; the white band extends from 

 the inner margin to the cell, but does not reach the costa. 

 Hab. Tenasserim ; E. Pegu, 3000 feet. Exp. 76 millim. 



