NYMPH A LIN YE. (Group LIMENITINA.) 
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the discoidal band broad, extending well below the median vein, the end of the cell 
anteriorly indicated by a prominent short black bar ; the discal band broad, in two 
portions, the anterior has its onter edge even and regularly curved, its inner edge is 
very irregular; the veins entering the edge from that side being defined with black, 
and almost dividing the band into three portions; the lower discal portion of the 
band consists of two parts, the anterior portion is rounded, with a short narrow 
anterior projection, the posterior is elongated and reaches the inner margin inwardly 
obliquely ; a broad nearly even submarginal line slightly disconnected where it 
is crossed by the upper median veinlet; a greatly disconnected series of indistinct 
marginal spots. Hindwing with a recurved discal band from the costa to the 
abdominal margin; the submarginal band very broad, broader than the discal, 
interiorly attenuated and not quite reaching the costa, posteriorly ending on the 
abdominal margin; a narrow rather indistinct marginal line. Underside. Forewing 
with the ground-colour and markings much paler than in upperside, some of the 
latter almost white in the middle ; a narrow subcostal yellow streak ; the discoidal band 
as above ; the discal band everywhere entirely crossed by the black veins ; between 
this and the submarginal band there is a narrow yellow line which becomes obsolete 
at about the middle of the wing; the marginal lines as above. Hindwing with the 
ground-colour even paler than in forewing, glossed throughout with pale shining 
violet; the bands as above but very pale, almost whitish ; with an additional macular 
pale band in the middle of the wing between the discal and submarginal bands ; in 
the discoidal cell towards its base are two prominent round dark dots, the inner one 
almost touching the subcostal vein, the outer one quite touching the second sub¬ 
costal veinlet ; anterior to the last-named dot is an irregular dark bar, which 
commences on the second subcostal veinlet, and ends on the costal vein.” 
Male. Upperside; markings as in female, except that the marginal line on both 
wings is less distinct, and the hindwing has a prominent broad satiny-white costal 
border extending to below the second subcostal veinlet. Underside as in female. 
Expanse, d 1^, ? 1^ to 1-fo inch. 
Habitat. —Khasia Hills; Burma; Tenasserim; Malay Peninsula ; Borneo. 
Distribution. —“ Described by Mr. de Hiceville from three females in his own 
collection from the Donat Range, Middle Tenasserim, and one male in Capt. E. Y. 
Watson’s collection, captured in the Karen Hills in December” (Lc. 26). A male 
from Sumatra (Wallace) in the Hewitsonian collection, and also a male and female 
from Borneo, the female with markings above and below agreeing exactly with 
above description and figure, and a female from Malacca are in the British Museum. 
Staudinger’s type is recorded from Malacca. A male and female from Kina Balu, 
North Borneo, and a female from Gruong Ijan, Malay Peninsula, is in Mr. W. 
Rothschild’s collection. 
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