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NYMPHALID^. 
distinct-looking varieties leda and ismene, which are noAV known to be only 
forms of one species. The sexes are pretty constant as regards their respective 
coloration and outline of the wings. The only characters which are subject 
to variation are the black subapical spots of primaries ; these, together with 
the white sj)ots placed in them, are, as a rule, well defined in the female, but 
often entirely absent in the male. On the secondaries of the female there is 
always one white submarginal spot encircled with black, more or less distinctly, 
near anal angle ; sometimes this sex has one or two other white spots on the 
submarginal area. In the male there is rarely any Avhite spot on the second- 
aries. On the under surface of both sexes there is some slight difference 
in tint of ground and amount of striation ; the ocelli also exhibit some varia- 
tion as regards number and definition. 
This species occurs in June and July at Omei-shan, Chia-kou-ho, and Wa- 
sh an, also in India, Burma, and Ceylon. 
Subfamily MOBPIIINJE. 
Genus ENISPE. 
Enispe (E. Doubleday, MS.), Westwood, Gen. Diurn. Lep. p. 292 (1850). 
" Body robust. "Wings largo, subfcriangular, marked above with submarginal rows of lunules, and 
the hind ones beneath with two minute distant ocelli. 
" Hear moderate, slightly tufted in front. 
" Ejjes large, prominent, naked. 
" Luhial palpi scaly, directed upwards, and reaching a little higher than the top of the eyes, 
advanced but a very short distance in front of the face. Terminal joint minute, oval, 
nearly upright ; middle joint hairy on the back beyond the middle. 
" Antenrue half the length of the fore wings, slender ; with an elongated slender club, occu- 
pying about one fifth of the antennaj, slightly bent outwards at the tip, with two fine 
longitudinal grooves beneath. 
"Thorax woolly, robust. 
" Fore tvlnf/s largo, subtriangular. Fore margin very much arched ; apical angle acute. Outer 
margin straight, a little more than two thirds tlie length of the anterior. Inner margin 
nearly straight, scarcely longer than t.lic outer. Costal vein strong. Postcostal with the 
first branch arising before the anterior extremity of the discoidal cell, and running into the 
costal vein before the junction of the latter with tho costa ; second branch obliterated ; tliird 
and fourth l>ranclie8 arising close together at about five sixths of tho length of the wing. 
Upper discoeellular vein very short and obliqxie ; middle discocellular obliterated ; tho 
upper and lower discoidal veins arising together at the junction of tho upper and lower 
discocellular veins ; tlio latter considerably arched, very obli(iue, and united to the third 
