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ME. F. MOOEE ON THE LEPID OPTE E A 



Ltc^nesthes bengalensis, Moore, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 773. 

 Mergui (Dec.) ; Thapo and Yimiki, King Island (Jan. and Feb.). 



BlDTJANDA LaPITHIS. 



Myrina Lapithis, Moore, Catal. Lep. Mus. E.I. C. i. p. 43 (1857); 

 Hewitson, III. D. Lep. p. 36, pi. 15. f. 35-38. 



Yimiki, King Island (Feb.). The female only of this rare 

 species was taken by Dr. Anderson. 



BlDUAKDA BOISDTTVALII. 



Drupadia Boisduvalii, Moore, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 1884, p. 31. 

 Myrina Lisias, Boisd. Spec.Gen. Lep., Pap. pi. 22. f . 2 $ (nec Fabricius*). 

 Mergui (Nov.) ; Sullivan Island (Jan.) ; Thaing, King Island 

 (Feb.). 



Bidttanda Fabbicti. (Plate IV. figs. 2 & 3, <$ 2 



Drupadia Fabricii, Moore, P. Z. S. 1884, p. 17, $ . 



Male. Upperside similar to the same sex of B. Thesmia, except 

 tbat on the fore wing there is a less amount of cuprescent red in 

 the disk. Underside : fore wing paler, the markings within the 

 cell, the discal and marginal bands uniformly paler : hind wing 

 with the basal and discal spots brown, and much less defined ; 

 the discal zigzag lines also brown and less defined. Female. 

 Fore wing with a broad, irregular-shaped, oblique median red 

 band, whereas in B. Thesmia the band is nearly obsolete. 



Expanse If to If- inch. 



Hah. Mergui (Dec); Kisseraing Island (Jan.); Sullivan 

 Island (Jan.) ; Pataw Island (Jan.) ; Elphinstone Island (March). 



Thamala miniata. (Plate IV. fig. 1, $ .) 



T. miniata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 834, pi. 52. fig. 6, $ . 



Female. Upperside : fore wing dark rufescent-brown, with a 

 large broad bright red central patch, which nearly encompasses 

 the black spot at the base of the median branches : hind wing 

 with the anterior half brown, the costal border being edged with 

 red ; lower half, including its bordering cilia and the tails, grey. 



Expanse If inch. 



Hah. Mergui (Dec.) ; Minthantoung (Dec). Very rare. 

 Sim n da bis Lohita. 



A in M y podia Lohita, Horsfield, Catal. Lep. Mus. E.I. C. p. 107 (1829). 

 Pataw Island (Dec); Thaing, King Island (Feb.). 



* Bid/UOnda Lisias, Fabricius, if an allied species, described in the Mant. 

 las. as coming from " Puli Condor" {i. e. Pulo Kondol, one of the Nicobar 

 Islands). 



