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upper median at a abort distance from base. Posterior wings subovate ; costal margin convex at base and 

 thence oblique to apex ; posterior margin either prominently uugulated at apex of the upper median nervuls 

 or regularly rounded and slightly waved. Costal nervure very short; precostal nervure ourvcd outwardly ; 

 subcostal uervulos bifurcating beyond the end of the cell; upper and lower disco-cellular nervules about 

 equal in length, the lower joining the upper median nervule at a short distance from its base. bJudy 

 somewhat small; paipi minute, not visible above ; antenna; slender, with a distinct spatulate club. 



Little has been recorded relating to the life-history of the species belonging to this genus* 

 The Bros, dc Alwis have figured the larva and pnpa of a Ceylon species (ante, p. 186\ tig. 48), 

 the first of which is said to feed on Artlhia* and this seems to constitute the whole of the 

 published information. 



Abisara is distributed over a wide area; it is found in Tropical Africa and Madagascar, 

 inhabits Continental India, Ceylon, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Burma, and the Malay 

 Peninsula, being also represented generally throughout the Malayan Archipelago. 



I have included under this genus, and in agreement with Mr. Butler, some species which 

 by other authors have been placed in the genus Taxila, Doubl.f 



A. Pmteriur icimfs prominently ttmjtdtited at ttpcx <ij upper median m'.rvuU. 



L Abisara savitri. (Tab. XVIII., fig. 5 * .) 



Abmra Saritri, Folder, Wien. Ent. Mom iv. p. 397. u. 12 I 1H<J0) ; Butl. Trans. Linn. Soc. ser. 2, Zool. vol. i. 

 p. 515, ii, 1 (1«77). 



Female. Wings above pale ocbreo us- brown. Anterior wings with two pale transverse faaciaa crossing 

 the apical balf, and with two narrow submarginal palo linear fascia;, each outwardly bordered with fuscous. 

 Posterior wings with two broad pale fasciae continuous to those of the anterior wings, the first somewhat 

 curved and extending to abdominal margin, the second situate near outer margin and containing two large 

 black spots with whitish surroundings separated by the discoidal nervule, a smaller spot situate between 

 the subcostal nervules, and two small mid subnbsoiotc spots at anal angle; marginal linear msche as on 

 anterior wings, the outer margin long and linearly caudate at apex, uf upper median nervule, this 

 prolongation being white. Wings beneath as above. Body and legs more or less concolorous with wings. 



Exp. wings, $ t 44 to 4(3 millim. 



II.UJ, — Malay Peninsula ; Province WVIk-sley (coll. Dist.) ; Malacca- (.Pin will — Brit. Mus.) : Ayer Paims 

 (Godfery — coll. Dust.); Singapore (Brit. Mus.). 



I am still without the male of this species, both soxes of which, judging from collections 

 already passed through my hands, appear to be somewhat scarce or seldom captured. 



2. Abisara kausambi. (Tab. XV1IL, tigs. 10 j, 11 $ .) 



Ataara Knuxtmhi, Felder, Wien. Eut. Mou. iv. p. 307, u. 11 (lfcfGO) ; Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. lB77 t p. >'>*7 : 

 Butl. Trails. Linn. Soc. jser. 2. ZooL vol. i. p. 545, n. 2 (1*77 1. 



Male. Win^.s above dark reddish -brown. Wings beneath somewhat paler; anterior wings erossed 

 by two pale faseirc on the apicul half and with a submarginal pale linear fascia, outwardly bordered with 



* Mooro'e Lep. CeyL i. p. C9. 



t Mr. Bales I J our n. Linn. Soo., Zool. vol, in. p. 414) and Mr. Kirby (Cat. l>iurn. Lep. p. 2&5) both take the contnu-y 



view. Mr. Scudder (Proc. Am. Ac. Art & Bci. vol. x. p. 1»7S) gives the Hpeuiew haqtiwut [here included in the ri-hus 



Abuara) ns tlio type of Taxila. Imt this is not borne out by the original describe™ of thy genu*, who give dial species 

 ii8 a varietal form only of Taxila. 



DECEMBER, 1883. 3 C 



