DELIAS.— CATOPSILIA. 



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streak is traversed throughout its length by a black line, and is slightly contracted, as also 

 are the streaks above, before the outer margin. Secondaries have a yellow patch on the 

 subbasal area of costa ; the cell and interspaces are streaked with white, the streaks in the 

 latter are followed by diffuse white or whitish spots ; the whole of the abdominal area and a 

 large portion of the submedian interspace are yellow. Under surface of primaries similar to 

 upper, but the white streak in cell is striated with black on its outer half, and the iuter- 

 ncrvular streaks are each broken up into an inner large oblong spot and an outer round 

 spot connected by a white line, which is continued through the outer spot almost to the 

 margin of the wing : secondaries have j ellow basal and subbasal spots ; there is a white 

 streak, tinged outwardly with yellow, in the discoidal cell ; beyond these is a series of five 

 whitish spots varying in size : the inner marginal area is yellow as above, and there is a 

 series of six (the sixth double) spots of the same colour before the outer margin. 

 Expanse 90-100 millim. 



One example captured at Ta-chien-lu in July, and one taken at Moupin in 

 August. 



Mr. Elwes has this species from Bernardmyo, Burmah, where it was taken 

 in May at an elevation of 6000 feet by Mr. Uoherty. The specimen sub- 

 mitted to me for examination does not differ from typical I), patnia in any 

 important character. 



Genus CATOPSILIA. 



Catopsilia, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 98 (1816) ; Distant, Rhop. Malay, p. 293 

 (1885). 



" Anterior wings subtriiingular ; costal margin arched and convex, outer margin oblique, inner 

 margin slightly sinuate. Costal nervure arched and extending beyond the middle of costal 

 margin; first subcostal ncrvule emitted at about the middle of cell, second from near end of 

 cell, third and fourth bifurcating at about 1 wo thirds the length of third, fifth bifurcating 

 from third at about one third beyond cell ; discoccllular nervulcs oblique, both somewhat 

 concavely bent inwardly ; discoidal nervule emitted from about their middle; first and second 

 median nervules with their bases slightly nearer to each other than those of second and third. 

 Posterior wings broadly subovate, costal and outer margins convex, the abdominal margins 

 obliquely divergent at anal angles. Costal nervure arched and not quite reaching apex of 

 wing, subcostal nervules bifurcating at about one fourth before end of cell, discoccllulars 

 oblique, the lowermost the longest and slightly bent inwardly; upper median nervule from 

 end of cell, the bases of the first and second about one fourth nearer together than those of 

 second and third ; submedian nervure nearly straight, very slightly curved ; internal nervure 

 slightly curved. Body stout, pronotum hairy ; palpi porrect, projecting one third beyond 

 the head, second joint' laterally compressed ; legs slender ; antennae gradually thickened into 

 an apical club, w hich is truncate at tip. " 



" Male with a tuft of silky hairs near base of inner margin of anterior wings, and with a glandular 

 patch of raised scales above the subcostal nervure of the posterior wings, 



" This genus until quite recently was better known under the name of CaUidri/as, and embraced a 



