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band beyond tbc cell across the wing also of a deeper brown than the ground-colour. Six 
round black sjjots (the anal one small and indistinct) with pale circumferences placed upon a 
somewhat lighter-coloured band than the rest of the wing. The margin dark brown witli 
two ochrcous lines divided by a dark brown line. Under surface paler brown than above 
and without any sheen. Fore iving with the bands and spots as above, only more distinct and 
yellower ; the first two of the four round subapical spots developed into oceUi with lilascene 
pupils and placed on a light band. Hind wlncj slightly greenish on the abdominal margin 
and base ; an irregular streak at the base wide below the cell ; parallel to this is a line from 
the costa to the median ncrvure ; beyond this a W-shaped figure, the first line of the W being 
in the cell, the last ending near abdominal margin. Outside the cell a transverse streak, 
somewhat straight from the costa (where it is very broad) to the third median nervule, to 
which point it gradually decreases, beyond this it is very narrow and sinuous ; the first 
median nervule is inwardly bordered from its origin to the point where it is cut by the last- 
named streak by silvery-white, which is the colour of all the lines and streaks. A band of 
six black ocelli, pupilled Math blue, with yellow irides and narrowly circled with brown and 
then grey lines ; the fourth from the outer angle with the blue pupil very large and nearly 
covering the black portion, the sixth bipupillated. A submarginal lilascent line extending up 
the abdominal margin, beyond which are two dark fine lines with a broader ferruginous line 
between them." {de Nictville, I. c.) 
The female, which I believe has not been hitherto recorded, agrees with the male excepting that 
the pale markings of primaries are larger and whiter. 
Expanse, S 54 millim., 5 5G millim. 
This species, Avhicli has so far been considered peculiar to the Himalayas, 
occurs sparingly at several places in Western China, from June to August. 
Chinese specimens agree in all important characters with examples fr-om 
Sikkim, but the upper surface is rather olivaceous in tint, and on the under 
surface of secondaries the transverse streak outside the cell is divided into 
two portions by the interposition of a greenish-brown patch, and the first 
median nervule is not bordered Avith silvery- white. 
Mr. Elwes (/. c.) says that ZopJwessa jalaurida is very abundant all along 
the Singalelah Range between Sikkim and Nepal, where it occurs in July 
and August at elevations ranging from 9000 to nearly 12,000 feet ; it 
" frequents the opener places in the forest, flying quickly in dull and rainy 
weather, and settling on the paths, where several collect together at any 
ordure. It settles on bamboo, and also on rocks, where many might be found 
on wet days and in the evening, and bottled like Moths." 
Zophoessa armandina. 
Debis armandina, Oberthiir, Etud. d^Entom. vi. p. 16, pi. vii. fig. G (1881). 
Male. Dark silky brown tinged with olive, cell of primaries closed by a dark bar ; a dark trans- 
verse serrated band bordered outwardly with yellowish runs from the middle of costa to 
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