YPTHIMA. 
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Female. Similar to the male, the subapical ocellus of primaries is bipupillated, and is preceded and 
followed by a pale band, which unite on the inner margin : there is a second ocellus midway 
between the apical one and the inner angle, and the upper ocellus of secondaries is much 
larger than the second. 
Expanse. S 50 millim., $ 58-6-1 millim. 
This appears to be the only species of Ypthima occurring in China in which 
the subapical ocellus of primaries in the male has only one pupil. It exhibits 
variation in the size of ocelli, and in one specimen from Chang-yang there is 
no trace of ocelli on upper surface of any of the wings. 
Occurs commonly in Central and Western China. 
Ypthima sakra. 
Ypthima sukra, Moore^ Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lep. E. I. C. i. p. 236 (1857) ; Hewitson, 
Trans. Ent. See. Lond. (3) ii. p. 290, pi. xviii. fig. 18 (1864) ; Marshall & de Niceville, 
Butt. Ind. i. p. 232, pi. xvii. fig. 67, J (1882). 
" Upperside with five ocelli — one being on fore wing, three near anal angle, and one (but indistinct) 
near anterior angle of hind wing. Underside yellow, covered with short narrow dark brown 
striae : hind wang with geminated anterior, and three single posterior, ocelli. Expanse 2 inches." 
{Moore, I. c.) 
In Chinese specimens the under surface is rather whiter and the ocelli are 
somewhat smaller, and although the ocelli appear to be constant as regards 
number, they vary in this respect on the upper surface of secondaries from 
two to five, the fifth being very minute, but three is the more usual number. 
Y. sakra may be at once separated from any other Ypthima with which I 
am acquainted by the double subcostal ocellus on under surface of secondaries, 
which has the appearance of being placed on an ovate yellow patch instead of 
being surrounded Avith yellow in the form of the figiu'e 8. 
Common in AVestern China and throughout the Himalayas. 
Ypthima methorina. (Plate X. fig. 6, var.) 
Yphtima methorina, Oberthiir, Etud. d'Entom. xv. p. 15, pi. ii. fig. 15 (1891). 
Male. Allied to Ypiliima methora, Hewitson, but the ocelli on secondaries are of large size; two 
of these are placed towards outer angle, and three towards anal angle : the subaincal ocellus 
of primaries has two silvery-blue pupils, and the third and fourth on secondaries have each 
one. In some specimens one or more of the other ocelli are also pupilled with silvery blue. 
Under surface grey ; all the wings are ti'aversed by numerous undulated grey -brown and 
yellowish lines, but there is no trace of rufoxis bands as in Y. meiJtora ; the ocelli are large as 
on the upper surface, with silvery-blue pupils and yellow irides and an outer blackish zone : 
on the secondaries the two ocelli at outer angle are united, and the three towards anal angle 
are contiguous, the lower one of this set almost touches the anal angle, and is bipupiUated ; 
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