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situate two in cell, three in suberect and subapical series beyond cell, and three in oblique 
series, of which the uppermost is smallest, divided by the first and second median nervules ; 
between the lowermost spot and the submedian nervure is a narrow, transverse, linear, 
greyish impression. "Wings beneath paler than above ; anterior wings spotted as above, but 
the spots a little darker in hue ; posterior wings with a small pale spot in cell, and a curved 
diseal series of small pale spots situate between the costal nervure and the lower median 
nervule. Body above more or less concolorous with wings ; palpi and abdomen beneath 
greyish. 
"Expanse 31-33 milllm." {Distant, I. c.) 
This species is common in Central and Southern Japan. It is also recorded 
from Ningpo, and I have received it from Chia-tiug-fu, Western China. 
According to Elwes (Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1888, p. 444) it is frequent in 
Sikkim from April to December up to 7000 or 8000 feet. The same writer 
also states that it is common in most parts of India, and adds that F. (H.) agna, 
Moore (Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1865, p. 791), is probably a synonym. 
In the National Collection at South Kensington specimens from China and 
Japan, identical with my examples from those countries, are placed with 
Indian specimens under P. agna. 
Mr. Forsyth (Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1884, p. 387) states that two larvae 
found on August 27th became pupae on September 3rd, and the perfect 
insects emerged on September loth. He describes the larva and pupa 
as follows : — 
Larva. " Head triangular, on a neck ; a brown line along the margin of head. Body grass- 
green, with light yellow bars across back. A whitish line along either side above the origin 
of legs. Legs 6, 8, 2. Found on long, coarse, green meadow-grass in August." 
Pa^a. "Along a blade of grass, attached by a band across thorax and also at tail. Head 
generally points upwards. Body of a translucent green colour, quite naked, and unenclosed 
in a covering of any description." 
Distribution. Aden ; Continental India ; Ceylon ; Nicobar Islands ; 
Burma ; Tenasserim ; Malay Peninsula ; Siam ; Nias Island ; Java ; 
Formosa ; Chin-Lushai ; China ; Japan. 
Parnara mencia. (Plate XLII. fig. 14, c^ .) 
Pamphila mencia, Moore, Anu. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) xx. p. 52 (1877). 
" Male and female. Upperside dark glossy olive-brown : fore wing of male with a curved diseal 
series of five small yellowish spots, and with a contiguous oblique prominent narrow sfreak ; 
two small spots also at end of the cell : hind wing with a diseal series of three indistinct 
spots. Female differs in the absence of the oblique narrow diseal streak i>n fore wing, and 
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