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unintemipted siibmarginal bands of secondaries, whilst on the under surface 
there are several points of difference. 
Occurs at Chang-yang, Central China, and at Wa-shan, Cliia-kou-ho, and 
Moupin in Western China. 
Neptis armandia. 
Limeniiis armandia, Oberthiir, Etud. d'Entom. ii. p. 23^ pi. iv. fig. 4, a, b (1876). 
Brownish black. Primaries have a yellow discal streak terminating in a pointed head ; an oblique 
series of three yellow spots towards apex, the middle one fairly large and the upper one 
minute ; a largo yellow spot between the first and third median nervules, its upper portion 
intersected by the second median, and a short oblique yellow dash on inner margin ; an obscure 
pale submarginal line is preceded by a blackish band. Secondaries have two transverse 
yellow bands, the inner appearing to be a continuation of the dash on inner margin of prima- 
ries. Fringes white, marked with blackish. Under surface of primaries chocolate-brown ; 
the discoidal cell is filled up with yellowish, and this colour extends from the cell to the 
costa ; there is a series of three or four small whitish spots beyond the cell and near the costa ; 
a large yellowish spot towards apex, and above it are some streaks of the same colour; below 
this spot and nearer the outer margin there is a whitish or pale lUacine one ; a yellow spot is 
placed between the median nervules as above, from its inner edge a blackish triangular streak 
extends to the base of the wing ; two w^avy pale submarginal lines enclose a band of the 
ground-colour ; both lines are yellowish from costa to whitish spot, where they are whitish 
tinged with lilac, but from this point the inner line becomes indistinct : secondaries are 
yellowish, with a short zigzag chocolate-brown mark from before the middle of costa ; a broad 
oblique central pale band, edged internally with brownish, is followed by a broader band of 
chocolate-brown ; this band is traversed by a serrated lilac-tinted whitish line, which expands 
towards inner margin, where it terminates in a large blotch ; the narrow and wavy brownish 
submarginal line is inwardly bordered with whitish lilacine towards costa. 
Expanse 02-68 millim. 
Closely resembles iV! antilope, Leech, but on the upper surface the discal 
streak is narrower and the third spot of apical series is smaller and well 
separated from the second ; the central yellow band of secondaries is also 
narrower. On the under surface of primaries it differs from antilope in 
having a whitish or pale lilacine spot and wavy submarginal lines ; and on that 
of secondaries by the zigzag brown mark and serrated transverse lilacine 
lines. 
Two specimens from Wa-shan and one from Chang-yang have the markings 
on upper surface broader and paler yellow, and three examples firom Omei- 
shan have the yellow spots at apex and between median ner\ailes smaller than 
usual. M. Oberthiir does not mention where his type of armandia came 
from, but it was probably received from Moupin. 
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