410 



AphnseuS lohita. (Plate XXX. fig. 16, var. 6 .) 

 Amblypodiu lohita, Horsfiekl, Cat. Lep. E. I. C. p. 106 (1829). 



Aphnaeus lohita, Hewitson, 111. Diurn. Lep. p. 0)1, pi. xxv. figs. 10^ 11 (1865) ; cle Niceville, 



Butt. Ind. iii. p. 357 (1890). 

 AphncEus zoilus, Moore^ Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1877 ; de Niceville^ op. cit. p. 359. 



" Alae supra sordido fuscae canescenti-nebulosae, cano fimbriatge, maris saturatiores ; anticae e basi 

 ad medium, posticae pagina tota violaceo-micantos ; foeminae fasciis paginae inferioris obsolete 

 strigosfE ; posticae insuper plaga anali triangulari fulva, lunulis duabus atris, intds argenteo- 

 irroratis fret;e ; lunula interiore majore subocellari, appeudiculo ipso imposita : subtus flavae, 

 fasciis fulvis, in mare puniceis, margine siraplicibus, singulis striga mediana argentea 

 continua vel parum iutcrrupta ornatis ; anticae fasciis septem, duabus margiualibus completis, 

 exteriore iuornata, tertia ct quarta abbreviatis pone discum confluentibus, quintii completa 

 angulum analem versus tendente, sexta dimidiata taenia fusca areae analis dilutions terminata, 

 septima basali minima ; posticae fasciis sex, duabus exterioribus margini parallelis, secunda 

 completa versus marginem interiorcm arcuatim product a, tertia dimidiata, quarta et quinta 

 completis in regione anali abrupte inflexis, scxta basilari abbreviate ; regione anali laeto fulva, 

 punctis ocellaribus duobus aterrimis frcta, exteriore caudis intermedio oblongo ticnia argentea 

 intus aucto, intimo majore appeudiculo ipso imposito angulari striga argentea brevi interiore 

 ornato. Exp. alar. 1 unc. 3 lin." (ffovsjield, I. c.) 



Zoilus, Moore, differs from the type of A. lohita, Horsfield, in its larger size, 

 different colour of the bands beneath, and narroAvness of the marginal bands 

 of the primaries. De Niceville says that the only differential character of any 

 importance between zoilus and lohita is the black bands on the nnderside of the 

 former insect; these bands are not jet-black, bnt are faintly tinged with red. 



Mr. Moore's types of zoihis were from the Andaman Isles, and the same 

 writer subsequently recorded a specimen intermediate between zoilus and 

 lohita from Mcrgui. 



In all my Chinese specimens, Avhich expand 42 millim., the bands on the 

 under surface are perfectly black, and, as will be seen by reference to the 

 figure (Plate XXX. fig. IG, d ), the outer margin of primaries is broadly black, 

 and difibrs in this character only from zoilus. 



Occurs at Moupin, Chia-ting-fu, Pu-tsu-fong, Wa-ssu-kow, and Omei-shan 

 in AVcsteni Cliiiia, and at Chang-yang in Central China. 



JJislri/jufion. Himalayas, Assam, Burma, Malay Peninsula, Siam, Orissa, 

 South India, Ceylon, Java, Philij)pines, China. 



Aphnaeus syama. 



Amljli/jiodia syuuia, llor.sfickl, Cat. Lep. E. T. C. p. 107 (1829). 



Aphmrm mjama, Ilcwitsoii, 111. Biurii. Lep. p. 01, pi. xxv. fig. 7, c? (1865) ; Staudingcr, 



