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situate two ill cell, three in suborect and subapical series beyond cell, and three in oblique 

 scries, of whicli the uppermost is smallest, divided by the first and second median nervules ; 

 bet^\•(■en the lowtrnio^t spot and the 8ul)median uervure is a narrow, transverse, linear, 

 greyish impression. Wings beneath paler than above ; anterior wings spotted as above, but 

 the spots a little darker in hue ; posterior wings with a small pale spot in cell, and a curved 

 discal series of small pale spots situate between the costal nervure and the lower median 

 nervule. Body above more or less concolorous with wings ; palpi and abdomen beneath 

 greyish. 



"Expanse 31-33 millim." (Distant, I. c.) 



This species is common in Central and Southern Japan. It is also recorded 

 from Ningpo, and I have received it from Chia-ting-fu, Western China. 



According to Elwes (Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1888, p. 444) it is frequent in 

 Sikkim from April to December up to 7000 or 8000 feet. The same writer 

 also states that it is common in most parts of India, and adds that F. [H.) agna^ 

 Moore (Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1865, p. 791), is probably a synonym. 



In the National Collection at South Kensington specimens from China and 

 Japan, identical with my examples from those countries, are placed with 

 Indian specimens under P. agna. 



Mr. Forsyth (Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1884, p. 387) states that two larvae 

 found on August 27th became pupae on September 3rd, and the perfect 

 insects emerged on September loth. He describes the larva and pupa 

 as follows : — 



Larva, " Head triangular, on a neck ; a brown lino along the margin of head. Body grass- 

 green, with light yellow bars across back. A whitish line along either side above the origin 

 of legs. Legs 6, 8, 2. Found on long, coarse, green meadow-grass in August." 



Pupa. " Along a blade of grass, attached by a band across thorax and also at tail. Head 

 generally points upwards. Body of a translucent green colour, quite naked, and unenclosed 

 in a covering of any description." 



Distribution. Aden ; Continental India ; Ceylon ; Nicobar Islands ; 

 Burma ; Tenasserim ; Malay Peninsula ; Siam ; Nias Island ; Java ; 

 Formosa ; Chin-Lushai ; China ; Japan. 



Parnara mencia. (Plate XLII. fig. 14, 6 .) 



Pamphila mencia, Moore, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) xx. p. 52 (1877). 



" Male and female, Upperside dark glossy olive-brown : fore wing of male with a curved discal 

 series of five small yellowish spots, and with a contiguous oblique prominent narrow sireak ; 

 two small spots also at end of the cell : hind wing with a discal series of three indistinct 

 spots. Female differs in the absence of the oblique narrow discal streak nn fore wing, and 



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