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LEPIDOPTERA INDIGA . 
LYCJ1N0PSIS PLACIDA. 
Plate 624, figs. 2, $ , 2a, ? , 2b, $, 2c, ? . 
Cyaniris placida, de Niceville, Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, 1883, p. 68, pi. i. fig. 8, $ . Moore, Proc. Zool. 
feoc. 1883, p. 523, pi. 48, fig. 5, £. Butler, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1885, p. 334. Distant, 
Rhop. Malayana, p. 453, pi. 44, fig. 7, ^ (1886). de Niceville, Butt, of India, iii. p. 103 (1890). 
Manders, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 527. Watson, Journ. Bo. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1891, p. 44. 
Elwes, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1892, p. 623. Swinhoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1893, p. 294. Bingham, Fauna 
of Brit. India, Butt. ii. p. 326 (1907). 
Lycsenojosis plcicida, Chapman, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1909, p. 447. 
Imago. —Male. Uppersicle dark greyisli-blne. Forewing with a black costal line, 
and black outer marginal band of disconnected linear marks. Hindwing with a 
blackish narrow costal space, and a marginal band of small triangular black spots; the 
terminal bands in some examples are broader than in others having the spots joined 
together. Underside dull greyish-white, markings pale brown. Forewing with a line 
at the end of the cell ; a post-discal row of linear marks, the mark in the third 
interspace being oblique outwards, otherwise they are nearly in a line, the uppermost 
mark is on the inner side and well separated from the costa. Hindwing with the three 
usual black sub-basal spots in a line, the fourth spot on the abdominal margin nearer 
the base, but much closer than usual to the other abdominal marginal spot; a 
lunular line at the end of the cell; the usual discal row of spots, and both wings 
with sub-terminal lunular line and marginal black line, enclosing a series of spots, 
those on the hindwing being black and triangular. 
Female. Upperside. Forewing nearly all brownish-black ; the costal and outer 
blackish bands very broad ; a black spot at the end of the cell touching the costal 
band; a large white patch in the disc ; the rest of the wing suffused with blackish, 
with some blue reflections. Hindwing. Upperside with a very broad blackish costal 
band, filling up one-third of the wing; a narrow marginal black band, its inner side 
containing black triangular spots with white lunular inner edges and enclosed by a 
sub-terminal lunular blackish line ; the rest of the wing, with the exception of a white 
discal patch, is suffused with blackish with blue reflections ; the outer half of the veins 
black. Underside as in the male, but all the markings very large and prominent. 
Cilia grey, tipped with white. Antennae black, ringed with white ; head and body 
black above, whitish beneath. 
Expanse of wings, $ $ 1 T %- inches. 
Habitat. — Sikkim, Assam, Burma, Malay Peninsula. 
Distribution. —Manders records it from the Shan States, Watson from Chin 
Lushai and the Chin Hills, Elwes from the Naga Hills, de Niceville from Sibsagar 
and Penang; it is in our collection from Sikkim, Pangi, Kulu, the Khasia Hills, and 
from Sinabong in Sumatra. 
