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Limenitis elwesi. 
Limenitis elwesi, Oberthiir, Bull. Soc. Eut. Fr. 1883; p. 128 ; Etud. d'Eiitom. ix. p. 15, 
pi. ii. fig. 4 (1884). 
Male. Dark olivaceous, marked witli white. The primaries have two bars in the discoidal cell 
and a small round spot below the first bar in the submedian interspace ; there is an irregular 
transverse series of seven spots beyond the centre of the wing ; three spots towards apex, the 
lower one obscure ; a submarginal series of smaller spots preceded and followed by an inter- 
rupted black band. Secondaries have a central .series of eight spots, the last two smaller and 
obscure ; submarginal series of spots small, preceded by an interrupted black band, and 
followed by a series of black lunules. Fringes dark olivaceous, marked with white, most 
distinctly on the secondaries. Fnder surface of primaries fuliginous gre}', apical half of costa 
and outer margin bright chestnut-brown, white markings as above, but more creamy in 
colour, and there is an additional bar at end of cell : secondaries are bright chestnut-brown ; 
a cream-coloured oblique band from near the base of costa extends through the discoidal cell 
to the junction of the second and third median uervules, its upper portion uniting with the 
first spot of a series of four, placed just beyond the cell ; there is a cream-coloured streak in 
the submedian interspace, and a transverse central band of the same colour intersected by the 
nervules ; the nervules are edged on each side with fuliginous grey, and powdered with 
cream-coloured scales, the latter forming patches towards the extremity of each nervule. 
The fringes are cream-coloured, marked with blackish. Thorax colour of fore wings ; collar 
chestnut-brown ; antennee two thirds the length of primaries, black, witli the clubs chestnut- 
brown. 
Expanse 70 millim. 
Discovered by M. I'Abbe Dubernard at Tse-kou in Thibet. I have one 
male captured by a native collector at Chow-pin-sa in May or June at an 
elevation of 3000 feet. The female appears to be unknown. 
Limenitis sinensium, 
Limenitis sinensium, Ohevthm-, Etud. d'Eutom. ii. p. 25, pi. iv. fig. 8 (1876). 
■ Male. Fuliginous, spotted with deep yellow. Primaries dusted with yellowish scales at the base ; 
there are two large spots in the discoidal cell (two obscure pale spots beyond), and a sub- 
marginal series of six, the central one small and triangular ; outer marginal border slightly 
paler, traversed by a blackish line. Secondaries have a large round subbasal spot, its upper 
part intersected by the venation, and a short obscure pale streak beyond; a submarginal 
series of seven spots'; outer marginal border paler, traversed by a blackish band. Fringes 
black, marked with white. Under surface deep buff-yellow : primaries have three short fer- 
ruginous streaks, one on the discoidal cell, one beyond the cell, and one between the last and 
the apex ; from the lower edge of each of these a black band nuis to the inner margin, the 
first and second unite in the first median interspace, enclosing a shining greyish spot, and 
there is a large irregular patch of the same colour enclosing a yellow spot in the submedian 
interspace ; the outer black band unites with the second along the course of the nervules, 
thus breaking up the ground-colour into three large spots ; inner margin fuliginous grey, as 
also is the outer margin from angle to third median nervule : secondaries have a slightly 
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