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NYMPHALID^. 
abdomen. Underside bright ferruginous ; markings as above, but the fore wing has the 
submarginal row of marks broad, and a black spot in the middle of each ; also a marginal 
row of small spots ; some black lines bordering the discoidal marks ; also a small black circle 
near base of wing, and a patch of black on posterior margin near the angle. Hind wing with 
the inner and spotted outer band the same as above ; a bluish-green curved line across the 
base of the wing, and a marginal row of lunular spots ; body and upper part of abdominal 
margin bluish green. Expanse 3 inches. Sexes alike. 
" This species may be distinguished from all others by the outer band on the hind wing having a 
central spot between each vein." (Moore, I. c.) 
In China this species is represented by a distinct form, which I describe 
as — 
Yar. elwesi, var. nov. (Plate XVIT. fig. 7, <S .) Male blacker on the upper surface, the white 
markings narrower; the discoidal streak especially slender, and its termination represented 
by a small, nearly round, spot. The under surface is chocolate-brown, but the white markings 
are almost normal in width. Female specimens from China agree with typical males in 
colour and width of marking. 
This form bears the same relation to A. asura that var. orientalis does to 
A. opalina. 
Occurs at Chang-yang in Central China, and in Western China at Moupin, 
Omei-shan, Wa-shan, and Chow-pin-sa, in June and July, up to an elevation 
of 6000 feet. It appears to be rather scarce in all these localities. In 
India this species is found in the "Western Himalayas, Assam, Cacliar, and 
Khasi Hills, but appears to be nowhere common. 
Athyma opalina. 
Limeniiis opulina, Kollar^ IliigcFs Kaschmir, iv. pt. 2, p. 427 (1818). 
Athyma opalina, Horsfield & Moore, Cat. Lcp. Mus. E. I. C. i. p. 171, pi. v. a. fig. 2 (1857) ; 
de Niceville, Butt. Ind. ii. p. 173 (1886). 
Athyma orientalis, Elwcs, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1888, p. 354, pi. ix. fig. 4, ^ • 
Athyma orientalis, var. cunstricta, Alpheraky, Rom. sur Lep. v. p. 110, pi. v. figs. 5 a, 5 6 
(188iJ). 
The typical form is described by Mr. de Niceville as follows : — 
" Male. Uppcrsido ])laok, witli creamy-white markings. Foro wing with a narrow streak and two 
Bpotb at its outer end in the coll, a Icngthcmcd triangular spot beyond, an ol)li(iue subapical 
scries of three spots (sometimes witli one or two very fine streaks below the; costa above the 
upjier spot), Uio u|)])cr one oval, tlie middle one linear and almut twice as largo, the 
lower one smallest ; a discal scries of four spots from the tliird median nervulc to the inner 
margin, the two u])per ones' rounded and well separated, the two lower somewhat quadrate 
