R HO PA LOCERA MA LA VA S'A . 



3, Athyma idita, (Tab. XVI., figs. 9 a* and 10 



Athyma i<Hta y Moore, Proc. Zool. 800. 1858, p. 16, 11. 16, t. 51, f. S; Druce, Proc. Zool, Soc. 1873, p. 844, 

 n. 4; Butl. Trans. Linn. Soc. Ber. 2, Zool, vol. i. p. 541, n. 8 (1877). 



Mule. Wings above very dark fuscous or Hack, with the following pale bluish-white markings: — 

 anterior wings with a long slender cellular streak and an irregular Bubtriangular spot at end of cell ; two 

 elongate subapieal Spots, divided by the upper discoidal nervule ; an oblique discal series of five spots, of 

 which the two upper and outer are smallest and situate on each side of the first median nervule, the fourth 

 and fifth largest, and only separated by the submedian nervure; a subniarginal Beries of small spots, of 

 which the third and fourth are very minute, followed by two small spots, one on each side of the upper 

 discoidal nervule ; a marginal and subuiarginal narrow obscure dark fascia, between which the colour is 

 slightly paler, and the fringe alternately greyish; posterior wings with a transverse macular fascia near 

 base, and an outer discal Beries of contiguous subquadrate spots which are nearest outer margin near apex 

 a tul most remote from the same at anal angle ; a distinct pale fuscous submarginal fascia and the fringe 

 alternately greyish* Wings beneath brownish ochraceoue, white markings aa above, but generally larger ; 

 anterior wings with the cellular streak and spots hounded with fuscous, the last followed by a fuscous line; 

 snbmargmaJ spots much larger than above, the second to the sixth containing fuscous centres and slightly 

 tinged with violaceous ; a distinct outer submarginal series of linear eubviolaceous spots not extending to 

 apex ; fringe as above ; the colour beneath the third median nervule more or less fuscous ; beneath cell is 

 a cleft blackish spot followed by violaceous. Posterior wings marked as above, but with an additional 

 basal curved faBcia, the pale fuscouB submarginal fascia above pale violaceous beneath, and the outer discal 

 series of pale spots preceded by a series of lanceolate obscure dark castaneous spots ; fringe as above; 

 abdominal margin greenish. Body above concolorons with wings, the abdomen with a broad basal whitish 

 fascia ; body beneath greyish white, tinged with pale greenish, the intermediate and posterior tibire and 

 tarsi more or less tinged with brownish. 



Female. Larger than the male, and with the pale spots and fasciae larger. 



Exp. wings, 3 58 to GS milUm. ; 9 70 millim. 



Hah —Malay Peninsula ; Province Wellesley (coll. Dist. and Saiier) ; Malacca (Pinwill— Brit. Mus.)— 

 Java? (Moore). — Borneo (Druce). 



In the British Museum are some specimens of this species labelled "India" (sic), but 

 I have no other knowledge of it being found west of the Malay Peninsula, 



4, Athyma pravara. (Tab. XVL, fig. 11 2 .) 



Athyma pravartt, Moore (Horsf. &. Moore), Cat. Lep. Mus. EXC i. p. 178, n. 354, t- fa, f. 4 (1857); Proc. 

 Zool. Soc. 1858 t p. 19, n. 22 ; Butl Traiia. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Zool. vol. i. p. 541, n. 9 (1877). 



Mule and Female. Wings above dark fuscous or blackish, with the following pale lemon-coloured 

 spots and markings : — anterior wings with a long cellular streak widening and rounded at apex ; an oblique 

 series of three eubapicul apnts divided by the discoidal nervules, the central one of which ia largest; these 

 are followed by three small linear submarginal spots, divided by the second and third median nervules; 

 three submarginal linear spots, divided by the discoidal nervules and an oblique discal series of three spots, 

 the upper two largest, divided by the third median nervule, and the third linear contiguous to the 

 second, and situate on inner margin ; fringe alternately greyish ; posterior wings with a transverse macular 

 fascia near base, an outer discal series of subquadrato spots placed as in A. idita, and a pale fuscous 

 submarginal fascia. Wings beneath olivaceous-brown, the pale markings as above, the posterior wings 

 with an additional short pate basal fascia ; a distinct series of fuscous spots above the outer discal macular 



