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NYMPHALIS TIRIDATES. 
PLATE XYII. Fig. 2 and 3. 
Pap. Tiridates, Fabr. Cramer , PI. 161, fig. A, B ; Drury's 
Insects, iii. PI. 23, fig. 1, 2 ; Donor. Insects of India, Part iii. 
PI. 2, fig. 3. 
Extent of the wings nearly four inches, the surface 
very dark blue approaching to black, the nervures 
brown ; beyond the middle are two transverse rows 
of small round spots of pale blue, and along the 
hinder margin a series of small dull yellow crescents. 
The ground colour beneath is brownish-grey, some- 
what glossy ; the superior wings hating a few trans- 
verse waved streaks of black edged with blue towards 
the base, then a few yellow streaks succeeded by a 
pretty regular row of yellow spots, and on the inter- 
nal angle are too black spots, partially or wholly 
surrounded with blue and surmounted by yellow 
crescents : under wings marked in a manner some- 
what similar to the upper pair at the base ; the 
hinder margin with a continuous row of violet 
ocellated spots, preceded and followed by a row of 
yellow lunules ; tails rather short and slender, brown; 
body dark brown above with four whitish points on 
the head, the under side inclining to yellow, anten- 
nae black, the palpi yellow beneath. 
Found in the islands of Java and Amboina. 
