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Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 634. Distant, Rhop. Malay. p. 106, pl. 13, fig. 8, ¢ (1883). de Nicéville, 
Butt. of India, ete., ii. p. 275 (1886). 
Eribea Athamis, Hibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 47 (1816). 
Papilio Pyrrhus, Donovan, Ins. Ind. pl. 29, fig. 3 (1800), nee Linn. 
Charaxes Bharata, Felder, Reise Novara, Lep. iii. p. 488 (1867) 3. 
Charazxes Samatha, Moore, Proc. Zool, Soc. 1878, p. 831. 
Eulepis Samatha, Moore, Lep. of Ceylon, i. p. 29, pl. 14, figs. 2, 2a, b, g ; larva and pupa (1880). 
Imaco.—Male. Upperside purpurescent-black, the basal border somewhat 
greyish-black. Forewing with a transverse medial-discal more or less moderately broad 
olivescent-yellow band, commencing at the upper median veinlet, above which is an out- 
wardly-disposed rather large obliquely-quadrate yellow spot, and a much smaller 
subapical spot. Hindwing with a similar broad olivescent-yellow band extending 
from the costa, and decreasing to a point at the lower median veinlet above the anal 
angle ; a submarginal series of very small narrowly-ovate white spots, followed by a 
marginal row of more or less indistinct ochreous-red lunules, with intervening blue 
streaks along the two tails. Underside. Both wings purpurescent olive-brown, of 
more or less pale or darker tint, the discal olivescent-yellow band as above, but paler 
and glossy, the whole inner margin of the band bordered by a rich dark olivescent- 
red narrow band, which is defined on both the sides of its middle portion by a black 
line inwardly-edged by pearly-white scales. Horewing also with only the lower subapical 
spot well defined, the other either obsolescent or absent; within the base of the 
cell are two superposed small white-centred black dots; a row of posteriorly in- 
creasing lunate marks outwardly bordering the discal band. Hindwing also with 
the outer edge of the discal band bordered by a row of sharply-defined carmine-red 
sinuous marks, each mark being transversed by a pearly-white lunate line, and the 
upper and lower marks outwardly-edged by a black sinus; beyond is a submarginal 
row of small black lunate spots with diffused pearly-white borders, followed by a 
marginal row of dull ochreous-red lunules. 
Female. Upperside similar to the male. Forewing with the discal pale yellow 
band broader, the lower subapical spot larger. Hindwing also with broader discal 
band, the submarginal white spots larger and very prominent, the marginal ochreous 
lunules also distinct. 
Body above purpurescent greyish-brown ; collar and front black, with ochreous- 
white spots; palpi black above, ochreous-white beneath; pectus ochreous-white ; 
fore femur and tibia purplish-brown, fore tarsus white; middle and hind femora 
blackish, tibize and tarsi ochreous-white, antennz black ; eyes reddish-brown. 
Expanse, ¢ 2;% to 3, 2 3,3, to 3,4 inches. 
CaterPILtaR.—Hlongated, slug-shaped, dark-green; head large, wide and sur- 
mounted by four divergent curved fleshy spinous processes ; anal segment with two 
short naked terminal points; the segments with an oblique yellowish-white lateral 
