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Leech's figure of male Abrota pratti, (fig. 7). The subbasal baud of 

 hindwing is rather broader and continued to the submedian nervure 

 instead of ceasing at the first median nervule and on the underside 

 of forewing there are three apical white spots instead of one as in 

 the figure. 



The female differs in some respects from Leech's figure of" pratti 

 (fig. (S) and is here described as a variety under the name of var. 

 candidii, var. nov. 



The markings of upper side are the same as in £ pratti but are 

 white tinged with fulvous instead of being of a deep fulvous as in 

 the former. The markings in cell of forewing are also more interrupted 

 by the black ground-colour and in one specimen are divided into 

 three distinct white streaks ; there are also three apical white spots 

 on forewing instead of two. The bands of hind wing are rather more 

 parallel with costa than in the figure of f A. pratti and on the under- 

 side there is a distinct cream coloured central band which extends 

 from the hind to forewing. The underside is also more deeply suffus- 

 ed with violet grey than in pratti. 



Expanse. Male 76 to 79 millimetres ; female, 90 to 94 millimetres. 



Distribution. China, (Omei-shan, Kwei-chow) ; Formosa. 



The female variety has been named after Candidius, the first 

 Dutch missionary to arrive in Formosa in 1627 and : after whom Lake 

 Candidius, (Japanese name, Suisha), has been named. Matsumura 

 also records A. pratti, in Hakubutsu no Tomo, Jan. 15, 1909, p. 2, No. 

 3, from Horisha. 



19. Athyma asura, Moore. 



Athyma asura, Moore, Horsfield and Moore, Cat. Lip. Mus E. PC. r. 

 p. ijr, pi. v. a. fig. 1. {iSjj) ; Wileman, Ann. Zool. Jap. 



Vol VI. part, 5, No. 11. p. 321, December, 190S. 

 Athyma asura var. clwcsi, Leech. Butt . China, Japan, Corca, pl. xvii, 

 fis- 7, l var, A W (^p2-çj). 



