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base) is almost longitudinal, — the largest (very oblique and wider ! 
inferiorly) not far beyond the first and completely crossing cell, — and i 
the third (rounded superiorly and exteriorly) more remote and close 1 
to upper part of extremity of cell ; an irregular incurved discal series 
of spots of very different sizes and shapes, viz., the first and second 
small, rather elongate, between third and fifth subcostal nervules, the 
lower one placed obliquely slightly beyond the upper one ; the third 
and fourth extremely small (fourth often wanting), nearer to end of 
cell ; the fifth elongate, or little larger than the first ; the sixth (the 
largest in the series), between second and third median nervules, con- 
tinuous in an oblique line of middle mark in cell ; the seventh very 
small, sublinear (very rarely wanting) ; and the eighth (between first 
median nervule and submedian nervure) in size next to the sixth, but 
narrower ; a submarginal row of eight small rounded spots, of which 
the third is much more elongate than the rest and out of line hefore 
them, so as to appear the third in an oblique subapical row wdth the 
first and second spots of the discal series. Hind-wing : base narrowly 
black ; basal patch white above subcostal nervure, lying between costal 
and submedian nervures, divided into five unequal portions by blackish 
subcostal nervure and nervules and median nervure and its first ner- 
vule, roughly subquadrate (its farthest projection between subcostal 
nervules), not occupying cell to its extremity ; a short discal series of 
four small or very small rounded spots not far beyond outer edge of 
patch, between second subcostal and first median nervules ; a sub- 
marginal row of seven rounded spots, six of them of about the size of 
the corresponding row in fore-wing, but the seventh (close to inner 
margin) minute ; a hind-marginal row of minute inter-nervular white 
spots, with the cilia touching them also white ; inner-marginal fringe 
of long hair white where it borders basal patch, but ochre-yellow 
beyond. Under side. — Hind-icing and apical area of fore-iuing pale- 
hrown, somewhat glistening ; markings much as on upper side, hut whiter 
and with less defined edges ; hasal patch of hind-wing with a faint yel- \ 
loivish tinge ; bases stained with deep dull-red. Hind-wing : at base 
an inferior black spot enclosing two small white ones. 
Head black, with two white spots on front, tw^o smaller ones on 
vertex, and one on each palpus ; thorax black, with two dorsal and 
two lateral white spots on collar, a white streak on each pterygode, 
and numerous large white spots on breast ; abdomen black dorsally, 
cream-coloured laterally with a black longitudinal streak and black 
segmented incisions, whitish inferiorly, with an ochre-yellow basal tuft 
and median stripe, and two rows of small black spots on each side. 
$ Like $, but ivith all the markings pcder (sometimes almost ivhite) ; 
in hind- wing, hind-marginal ivhite dots a little larger , especially on 
binder side. 
Variety A. {$) Pclopidas, Oberthiir. — Beveral of the principal 
markings much enlarged. Fore-iving : median oblique disco-cellular 
