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NYMPHALID-1£. 
Neptis pryeri. 
Neptis pryeri, Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1871, p. 403; Lep. Exot. pi. 63. fig. 4 
(1874) ; JausoB, Cist. Eut. ii. p. 155 (1877); Pryer, Rliop. Nihon. p. 24, pi. vi. fig, 3 
(1886). 
Limenitis arboretorum, Oberthiir, Etud. d'Entom. ii. p. 24, pi. iii. fig. 3 (1876). 
" Alse supra nigrse, ciliis albis ; anticoe vitta discoidali quinque maculari, serie macularum decern 
bisinuata discali et altera, a fascia media nigra intersecta, sex maculari, submarginali, apicem 
haud attingente, albis ; postiese fascia media a venis interrupta ; stria sex maculari discali 
trauversa, albis ; corpus cinereum ; alte subtus albicautibus ; anticae maculis costali-discalibus, 
plagisque discocellulari, apicali et margioali, brunneis ; posticse basi nigro-maculata ; plaga 
costali cellulum partim cingente, fascia media ad costam attiugeiite, venis discalibus et area 
marginali (luimlos subseptem gerente) brunneis : corpus albidum. 
" Exp. alar. unc. 2 lin. 5." {Butler, T. E. S.) 
The white markings vary in width. The discoidal streak, which is usually represented by a 
narrow basal portion and four spots beyond, is sometimes fairly broad, entire, and only indented 
along its outer edge. In some specimens the white markings on outer area of primaries are 
hardly indicated, and the band on secondaries very narrow. 
One male example from Chang-yang has the central band of secondaries indicated by a pale spot 
on abdominal margin ; the discoidal streak on primaries is suffused, and terminates in a 
whitish luiiulo ; the costal spots of discal series are absent and the others are suffused : on the 
under surface of this specimen the central band of secondaries is linear and ill defined ; the 
discoidal streak of primaries has an acute termination and two projections from its ujjper 
edge ; the discal series of spots are suffused and seven in number. In wing expansion my 
specimens range from 62-70 millim. 
This species is distributed throughout China, from Ningpo to Moupin, and 
is very common in many places in that country. At Gensan, in the Corea, 
where it occurs at the sea-level, it is very abundant. In Japan it seems to 
be a mountain insect ; I took it near Lake Biwa, and Pryer records a 
specimen from the neighbourhood of Yokohama. Cliristoph found it at 
Vladivostock. 
Neptis lucilla. 
Papilio lucilla, Hub .er, Eur. Schmctt. i. figs. 101, 102 (1794?). 
Papilio Camilla, Esper {nec Liim.), Sclimett, i. 2, pi. 59. fig. 1 (1780). 
Neptis lucilla, Lang, Butt. Eur. p. 161, pi. xxxviii. fig. 2 (1881) ; I'rycr, llliop. Nilion. 
p. 24, pi. vi. fig. 5 (1886). 
Limenitis ludmilla, Ilerr.-Schilff. Schmctt. Eur. i. fig. 546 (1851-1856). 
Neptis lucilla, var. ludmilla, Lang, op. cit. p. 217. 
" Expand.'! from l-T") to 2 inches. All the wings l)rownisli black, much tlio same as in sihi/Ua. 
Fringes lihick and white. Fore wings with a row of white spots arranged nnich as in 
xih;/U((, but thoy arc ratlier larger and more 1)aiidcd ; there is an indistinct basal streak, 
