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another series of specimens a gradation can be followed from excessively minute dots, 

 surrounded by a scarcely visible black line, into perfectly symmetrical and large ocelli," 



1. Melanitis leda. (Tab. IV., % 10.) 



Pajtilio Leda, Liuuams, Syst. Nat. i. 2, p. 778, a. 1C1 (17f57) ; Drury, Ex. Lis. i. t. 15. f. 5, G (1778) ; Oram. 



Pap. Ex. iii. t. 19G, C, D, (1780), 

 Urea* iuuimtttrata) l.M*t t Hiilmer, Samml. txot, Hchmott. (IH0G-181G|. 



Metaniti* Ltthh Fabr., Illiger's Mag. vi. p. 282 (1807i ! Moore (part), Cat. Lop. Mna. E. I. C. i. p. 222, n.4Gl 

 (1657); Butl., Cat. Satyr, p. 1, n. 1 (1868) ; Cat. Pabr. Lep. p. 9, n. 1 (part), (1869) ; Trans. Linn. 

 Soc. ser. 2, Zool. vol, i. p. 587, n. 1 (1877); Moore, Lep. Ceyl. i, p. 15, pi. 10, f. 1 fi, b 11881). 



BipSu Lidii. Hubn., Yerz. bek. Kehmett. p. Sli, n. £>S8 (181G). 



Satyrm Lain, Godart, Enc. Mdth. ix. p. 478, n. 4 |182S|, 



(.yfo lM<t y Westw., (icu. Dluni. Lup. }j. Hi ; 1 , n. I ( 1 sr» I . ; l!ail, Ami. A Mag, Nat-. Hist, ser. 8, vol. nj\. p. -12 

 vurs. 1, 2, 8, 8ft, 4, 6 (1807); Snellen, Tijd, Eat. six, p. 145, n. 0 (16701; ibid. xx. p. Dfi (1877); 

 ibid. xxi. p. 6, n. 17 (1878 1. 



Male and female. AYings above fuliginous-brown. Anterior wings with a subapieal blackish spot 

 situated beyond end of cell, containing two whitish spots (one on each side of first median nervule), and 

 bordered inwardly more or less distinctly with fulvous. Posterior wings with one, two, three, or even 

 four submarginal black spots, with white centres and narrow pale margins, the largest of which is situated 

 between second and third median nervules. Underside of wings varying from pale variegated lilaceous las 

 in specimen figured) to pale variegated ochraceous, covered with numerous darker strigre. Anterior wings 

 with three transverse dark fascia-, tin: first and most indistinct crossing cell about one-third froni base, 

 the other passing through about centre of cell ami the third a little beyond cell, and not quite reaching 

 inner margin [.these fasciro are very inconstant, two being seen distinctly on specimen figured, but on some 

 others they are barely distinguishable), and three, four, or five subapieal black occllated spots, with white 

 centres and yellowish margins, situated between the nervules, of which the largest is placed between 

 the first and second median uervules; in dark lilaceous specimens the space between the third median 

 nervule and submcdian nervure is more or less ochraceous. Posterior wings witli a more or less distinct 

 dark fascia, continuous with the centre one of anterior wings and not reaching abdominal margin, and with 

 six submarginal occllated spots, varying in size in different specimens, but the largest of which are the 

 first and upper one, situated heiwn-n, and smmtimes extending beyond, the subcostal nervules. and the 

 fifth, which is placed between the second and third median nervules; the last one is ako sometimes duplex, 

 as in the specimen figured. Body and legs more or I ess eoncolorous with wings. 



In female specimens the spots on the upper surface of the wings are usually larger and brighter. 



Exp. wings, $ t>l> to 72 millim, ; 2 77 to 84 miilim. 



Has. — Continental India; Bombay (coll. J)ist.) ; Central Provinces; Khasia Hills (coll. Moore). — 

 Ceylon (coll. Moore, & Brit, Mus.) — Andaman Islands (Calcutta Mus.* and coll. Moore). — Burma \ Moulin' in 

 (Brit. Mus,) — Malay Peninsula; Petiaug; Province Wellesley (coll, Dist.) ; Malacca (Brit. Mus.) — Sumatra 

 (Snellen). — Java i.eolL Moore and Brit. Mits.i ; Butuvia (Sin lien ». — Borneo (coll. Godm. Kalv.j — Bali u'oll. 

 Moore), — Celebes (Snellen and Brit. Mus.) — Siam ; Chentaboon (coll. Godm, & Balv.) — Formosa. — North 

 China (coll. Moore). 



This species varies in the shape of the anterior wings, sometimes having the apex distinctly 

 falcate, as in the specimen figured, oj indistinctly and scarcely recogmsubly so, as in a Bombay 

 specimen in my own collection. As observed in Celebes it is crepuscular in habit, flying in the 



: Woud-MiiKim. .1 cairn. Asiat, Soe. lieu^. vol. l. p. Hi (1881), 



June 30, 1882. 



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