174 



IUIOPALOCERA MA LA YA NA . 



ncrvulcs and the fourth between the second and tlurd median nervules; a subuiargiiial ami much -waved 

 fascia terminating at the third median nervule, where it is followed by an Irregular spot, and which is more 

 or less connected along the nervules with a marginal series of spots preceded by a narrow line ; posterior 

 wings with some transversely waved linear fascise on banal area; a discal series of four- rounded spots, the 

 two upper divided by the lower subcostal nervule, and the third and fourth by the second median nervule; 

 two waved sulmmrginal fascia;, the innermost particularly waved and emuated, and a marginal series 

 of elongate spots. Wings beneath as above, but with most of the dark markings paler ; anterior wings 

 with the black spots near outer angle very largo and prominent; the straight scries of spots beyond cell 

 are outwardly margined with greyish, and beyond this the whig has a violaceous suffusion ; posterior wings 

 with the outer central linear dark fascia reddish aud outwardly margined with givyish, biyond which the 

 colour has a violaceous tinge, and the black spots ore very minute and surrounded with reddish, Body 

 above somewhat concolorous with wings, beneath greyish; legs ochraeeous, the femora greyish. 

 Exp. wings, 3' and ? , 55 to 58 millim. 



Hail — Continental India; N."W, Himalaya (Lang) ; Nepaul (Brit. Mus.) ; Saugor, Oudh, Calcutta, 

 Bombay [Capt. de la Chaumette).— Burma , Moulmein Xlirit. Mus.)— Ceylon (coll. Dist.)— Malay Peninsula ; 

 Peuang, Province Wellesley (coll. Dist.) ; Malacca (Pinwill — Brit. Mus.)— Sumatra (Snellen). — Java (coll. 

 Hist,) ; Batavia (Snellen).— Siam (Brit, Mus.)— China (Brit. Mus.). 



A closely allied species is found in Africa, which, though very similar in the perfect 

 condition, is described by Mr, G-oocu, in Natal, as having the larva and pnpa very different. 

 This anther also observes that ** at some periods of the year the imago is much darker than at 

 others " • ; a remark of pregnant importance when we see the specific subdivision going on 

 around us, frequently based on such characters alone. It is a statement that may also explain 

 the melauism of some specimens of A. phahuita in my own collection. 



hi tin- NYVV. Hhuuhiva, Capt. Lang fmuul ihis specios tolerably abundant up to 80 DO 

 feet elevation" t whilst in the same area l£r* Hocking describes it as ** fouud in the valleys. M J 

 According to Capt. de la Chaumette, " its rapid flight makes it easily known ; it does not 

 bounce about like a true Anjijiiiiis, but it is very restless/' § Mr. Hutchison states that in 

 Ceylon it is M plentiful at Colombo, in gardens, {hiring the S,\Y, Monsoon, and again towards 

 the end of the year/' I] whilst Mr. Rotlmey found it common near Calcutta from early May to 

 September. 1T 



The larva is figured [ante, p. 173), and is recorded by the previously quoted authors to 

 feed in Ceylon and Continental India on Fkicourtia and SaUx sp. t and in Java on Ixom sp. 



2. Atella alcippe. 



hla. UL—Atetta akippe, £ . 



Papilfo Atrip}*, Cram. Pap, Exot, iv. t. 889, f. G t H (1782). 

 Artftjnni* Alciopt, Godt. Eno. Meth, ix. p, 259, u. 8 (1819). 

 Atella alcippe, Kirby, Syn. Cat. Dium. Lop. p. 154, d. 2 (1871) ; Wood-Mas, 



:unl de Nio. J. A, S, Bengl. vol. xlix. p, 227, u, 12 (1880); ibid. vol. l, 



p. 2S2, n> 17 11881). 



Male. Smaller than A.phalanta, but resembling that species hi 

 colour und markings, though differing in the following particulars : — The 

 anterior wings have the apical half of the costal margin more broadly 



* 1 Entomologist/ vol. xiv. p. 8. 

 j Ent. Mouth. Mug. vol. u\ p. 87, 



| Troc. Zool. Sui?. 18G5, j». 4U5. 

 |; Moore h Lep, Ceyl. i. p. ti± 



I Ibid, 1682, p. 243. 



1 EuL Mouth. Mug. vol. rix. p. 34. 



