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than in the male. Hindwing with the discal spots defined by white centres, the 
medial being broadly bordered by a brownish-grey patch. 
Expanse, $ 2, $ if inches. 
Habitat. —Eastern Provinces. 
Distribution. —Taken by Mr. Hutchinson in the forest lands, February and 
August. 
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IXIAS FREQUENS. 
Plate 584, figs. 1, la, $ 9 (Wet-season Brood), lb, lc, £ 9 (Extreme Wet-season Brood), Id, le, 
$ ? (Dry -season Brood), If, lg, 9 (Extreme Dry-season Brood). 
Ixias Freqiiens, Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1880, p. 150, pi. 15, figs. 6, 7, $ 9 (Wet Form). Butler 
(part), Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1898, p. 138. 
Ixias Gauduca , Moore, Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, 1884, p. 44, £ 9 (Extreme Dry Form), de Nieeville, 
Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, 1885, p. 50. 
Ixias Alana , Swinhoe, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1890, p. 357, 9 • 
Ixias Pierencissa (var. B.), Wallace, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1867, p. 395, £ . 
Iris Pyrene , Bingham (part), Fauna of Brit. India, Butt. ii. p. 193 (1907). 
Wet-season Brood (Plate 584, figs. 1, la, $ $). 
Male. Upperside pale yellow. Forewing with the subapical orange fascia slightly 
broader than in the Wet form of Satadra , its black inner border somewhat narrower 
throughout. Hind wing with the black marginal band broader and continuous. 
Underside yellow, unmarked, or with faint traces of a very small discocellular spot, and 
sometimes discal dusky spots on the hind wing. 
Female. Upperside pale yellow. Forewing with the subapical fascia somewhat 
narrow, its black inner border irregular. Hindwmg with its marginal band broad. 
Underside yellow. Forewing with a dusky-blackish discocellular spot, transverse 
discal spots, and a patch at the posterior angle. Hindwing with a slightly-defined 
small discocellular spot, and slight discal spots. 
Expanse, $ $ 2 to 2^ inches. 
Extreme Wet-season Brood (Plate 584, figs, lb, lc, $ $). 
Male. Upperside pale yellow. Forewing with the black inner-border of the 
orange fascia somewhat broader than in the Wet form, and the base of costa blackish 
scaled. Hindwing with the marginal band also broader. Underside. Both wings 
with faintly defined-clusky strigse. Forewing with a large black discocellular spot, 
slightly defined transverse discal spots and a patch at the posterior angle. Hindwing 
with a small black discocellular spot, and slightly-defined transverse discal spots. 
Female. Upperside pale yellow. Forewing with the subapical fascia orange 
yellow. Hind wing with the marginal band broad. Underside similar to Wet form ; 
the markings of both wings more defined. 
Expanse, $ 9 2^ inches. 
