UJiOPAlJU'EJlA MAL I J . I. V.I. 



titty ms Fiirnjx*, Godart, Enc. Meth. ix. p. 478, n. 6 (1823). 



Deti* Evropa, Wefitw., (tcu. Diurn. Lep. p. 359, n. 1 (1861 1 ; Hewits., Jonrii. Linn. Soe., Zool. vol. viii. p. MH 



(18G5) J Snellen, Tijd. Ent. xx. p. 6ti (1877). 

 Pajrifw Beroe\ Cram,, Pap. Ex, i. t. 79, C, I) (17V>). 

 Vapilui Arett, Cram., Pap. Ex. iv. t. 318, E, F (1782). 

 Lethe Arcuate, Butl., Cat. Satyr, p. Ill, n. 4, fc. 2, f. 8 (1868). 



Male, Wings above fuliginous-brown. Anterior wings with a very indistinct transverse pale fascia 

 across centre: of cell < 1 1 1 is is fivijuent.ly ijuite obsolete^, and with ait ohliijue, broader, more distinct, ami 

 puli r fnsi-in just beyond end of cell, commencing on costa, where it is broadest, and terminating abont 

 third median nervule, where it is narrowest ; two obscure whitish spots near apex, the upper one more or 

 less duplex and situated at about has- of fourth and fifth subcostal nervules ; and with a submarginal pale 

 waved line at outer margin, the fringe of which is also greyish* Posterior wings with a few submarginal 

 and irregular darker .spots, which are most distinct near apex, and with a pale suhmarginal waved line, 

 which is inwardly and irregularly bordered with very dark brown. Wings beneath dark shining brown. 

 Anterior wings with a narrow white fascia crossing the cell about centre and extending to about inner 

 margin ; an oblique, wider and more ochruceoua fascia beyond end of cell, commencing at costa and 

 terminating at about third median nermle, where it becomes fused in a waved series of six continuous, 

 amalgamated spots, which extend from near costa to inner margin, and are lilaceous, with their centres 

 fuscous and their inner and outer margins pale ochraceous ; between these spots and the outer margin, 

 which has a paler narrow suhmarginal band outwardly bordered with black, the ground colour becomes 

 more oehraceous. Posterior wings with a narrow white fascia commencing at costa, a little distance from 

 base, and terminating a little before centre of abdominal margin; a submarginal series of six large, 

 subovate, continuous, amalgamated spots, which are pale brownish, and have the outer and inner margins 

 lilaceous; the first and largest is situate on the two subcostal nervines, and has a large and rounded 

 black centre, dusted with a few white spots ; the remaining five are more elongated and compressed, fused 

 together at the ncrvules, and have the centres more or less irregularly black, dusted with white, the sixth 

 terminating at submedian nervure ; posterior margin oehraceous, with a pale narrow submarginal band, 

 bordered outwardly with black. Body, antennie, and legs fuliginous- brown. 



Female. Larger than the male. Anterior wings above with the obliqne fascia at end of eell white, 

 very broad, and terminating a little below third median m rvule, followed by a white spot at posterior angle, 

 the apical spots white and three in number, the upper two close together on each side of fifth subcostal 

 nervule, the lower one distinctly preceded by tin- upper of two fuscous spots, situate One on each side of 

 lower din o-i elhilar nervule, both being margined with paler brown. Posterior wings above as in male. 

 Anterior wings beneath with the broad white fascia as above, which obliterates the fifth and part of the 

 sixth submarginal spots, which are all paler and brighter than in the other sex. Posterior wings beneath 

 as in male, but with fill the innrkings larger and brighter. 



Exp. wings, J G5 to 70 millim. ; ? 75 millini. 



Hah. — Continental India : Neilghorries : Malabar; Khasia Hills (coll. Moore) ; Bombay i coll. Dist.) ; 

 Silliet (Brit. Mus.) — Andaman Islands < Calcutta MusJ — Burma (coll. Moore). — Malay Peninsula ; Penang 

 (coll. Dist, and Brit. Mus.) ; Province Wellesley <eol|. Dist.) ; Malacca (Brii Mus.) — Sumatra (Snellen). — 

 Java (Brit. Mus.) — Celebes (Snellen). — Siain (Mouhot). — China; Hong Kong (Brit. Mus.); Form o a a ; 

 Hainan (coll. Moore). 



The habits of this species appear to he much the same as those of MeL ktla. Mr. Bigg, 

 at Penang, describes the " Letkex" (he refers to E. beroH and L. arcttafa as two species) as 

 " appearing in the padi- fields and ditches, especially at dusk*';* and in Celebes, Pie per s saw it 



+ Mouth. Packet, vol. ii. p. 191 (1881). 



