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29 (28) Male hind wing with veins 6, 7 and 8 more or less equidistant throughout (see 



Text-figs. 14, 15) . . . . . . . . . . .30 



Male hind wing with basal half of vein 7 close to, and parallel with, vein 6 but 



remote from vein 8 (see Text-fig. 13) . . . . . vikasi (p. 82) 



30 (29) Male hind wing with veins 6, 7 and 8 usually diverging more or less evenly, but 



veins 6 and 7 may be parallel for first quarter only of vein 7 (Text-fig. 14) . 31 



Veins 6, 7 and 8 close together and more or less parallel for first half of vein 7 



(Text-fig. 15) . . . . . . . . . omeroda (p. 84) 



31 (30) Cilia fuscous on fore wing and at most very obscurely chequered on hind wing 



with lighter and darker brown . ..... . .32 



- Fore wing cilia with prominent apical white patch in spaces 7 and 8 and hind 



wing cilia chequered white and brown . . . . . . . 33 



32 (31) Under surface of hind wing with inner edge of discal band directed to costa 



between the ends of veins 7 and 8. Upper surface of male hind wing with a 

 larger speculum than other members of the group, more or less obliterating 

 the discal band in spaces 6 and 7 . . . . . . harita (p. 85) 



- Under surface of hind wing with inner edge of discal band directed to costa at, 



or just inside, the end of vein 8. Male speculum smaller, causing only slight 

 fading of discal band inspaces 6 and 7 . . . . . ilira (p. 85) 



33 (3 1 ) Fore wing lower postdiscal band directed to costa or apex. Philippines and 



Celebes ............ 34 



- Fore wing lower postidscal band directed to termen. Continental pseudovikasi (p. 86) 



34 (33) Fore wing postdiscal and hind wing discal bands white ..... 35 



- Fore wing postdiscal and hind wing discal bands fuliginous .... 36 



35 (34) Under surface fore wing discocellular bar present ; hind wing discal band 



crosses vein 7 ........ . cymela (p. 88) 



- Under surface fore wing discocellular bar obsolete ; hind wing discal band ends 



on vein 7 ......... . cyra (p. 88) 



36 (34) Fore wing postdiscal spots in spaces 5 and 6 separate. Philippine ... 37 



- Fore wing postdiscal spots in spaces 5 and 6 conjoined, at least on the under 



surface. Celebesian ....... celebica (p. 88) 



37 (36) Male hind wing with comparatively small speculum, which does not encroach 



on discal band in spaces 6 and 7. Fuliginous markings broader nitetis (p. 86) 



- Speculum larger, almost obliterating the discal band in spaces 6 and 7. 



Markings narrower ........ vibusa (p. 88) 



38 (27) Upper surface markings white or pale yellow. Under surface of hind wing 



without a V- or U-shaped mark under vein 6 near inner edge of discal band. 



JV. sankara group .......... 39 



Upper surface markings orange. Under surface of hind wing with V- or U- 



shaped mark nearly always present ..... miah (p. 89) 



39 (38) Fore wing postdiscal spot in space 3 nearer base than spot in 2 . . . 40 



- Fore wing postdiscal spot in space 3 not nearer base than spot in 2 . sankara (p. 90) 



40 (39) Male clasp with terminal hook. Fore wing postdiscal spot in space 3 separated 



from the streak beyond cell only by the dark vein. Larger, fore wing length 

 about 34 mm ......... philyra (p. 92) 



- Male clasp without terminal hook. Fore wing postdiscal spot in space 3 



usually about 1 mm. from streak beyond cell. Smaller, fore wing length 

 about 26 mm ......... speyeri (p. 93) 



41 (8) Forewing with prominent postdiscal spot in space 3. Male clasp with terminal 



hook. N. cartica group ......... 42 



- Fore wing postdiscal spot in space 3 absent or, at most, forming merely a 



narrow continuation of the spot in 2 across vein 3. Male clasp without a 

 terminal hook. N. ananta group ........ 43 



