GIO 



HESPERIID.E. 



seven small yellow spots, the second from the hind margin being the largest ; a small spot 

 also at end of the cell. Underside brown, apex and hind wing speckled with olive-green 

 scales ; a median discal series of small spots on hind wing. 



" Near to H. cinnara. 



" Expanse, 1 1%, $ inch. 



" S. Andamans." {Moore, I. c.) 



I have specimens from Chia-ting-fu, Western China, which agree exactly 

 with some of the examples contained in a series in M oiler's collection which 

 have been identified as P. colaca by Mr. de Niceville. My Chinese examples 

 all agree in the absence of the discal and inner marginal spots on primaries, 

 and in the presence of the central series of spots on the secondaries. P. colaca 

 as figured by Elwes is very different to the type of the species as figured by 

 Moore. 



Elwes states that it is found at low elevations in Sikkim, but is not common. 

 Wood-Mason and de Niceville remark: — "Many examples of both sexes in 

 and around Silcuri, Cachar, from 30th of May to 13th June, which agree 

 with specimens from the Andamans of this somewhat variable species." 



Parnara thyone, sp. nov. (Plate XLil. fig. 4, e .) 



Dark brown, witli an olivaceous tinge towards base of all the wings. Primaries with a white 

 sjiot at outer extremity of cell, three subajiical spots forming an oblique series and two central 

 sjjots ; in some specimens there is an additional minute white dot. sometimes there are two, 

 above the central spots, and in other examples there is an indistinct white spot above the 

 centre of the inner margin. Secondaries without markings. Under surface olivaceous : 

 Itriniaries have the inner marginal and anal areas fuliginous, and the spots of upper surface 

 indistinctly reproduced : secondaries have a curved series of four small pale spots, but the 

 number of these spots is variable, and in some specimens they are entirely absent. 



The sexes do not differ in colour or marking. 



Expanse 30-40 millim. 



Allied to P. colaca, Moore, and P. beavani, Moore. 



Occurs at Kiukiang and Icliang, Central Cliina, and at Ta-chien-lu and 

 Moupin, Western China. 



T was foi iruM-ly disposed to consider this species identical witli Gegotes 

 /laliinnns, Moore (I 'roc. Zool. Soc. 1878, p. 703), but on examining 

 the type, wliicli is in the colh'ction of Messrs. Godman and Salvin, I find that 

 the specimen is so worn and faded as to be useless for pur|)oses of comparison ; 

 I could d(^tcci no s])ots on uppci' sui-liic'>, l)ui there were faint traces of 



(;entr;il spots on nnder surface of primaries. 



