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LEPIDOPTERA INEICA. 
suffused with pale lilacine-grey ; the discoidal streak, discal spots on the forewing, 
and discal band on hindwing, being pale yellowish-white. Forewing also with, the 
upper discal and apical interspaces deep castaneous-red, the lower discal and sub- 
marginal interspaces blackish. Hindwing also with a subbasal lilacine-white broken 
streak below the costal vein; the discal white band bordered on both sides, and the 
submarginal lilacine-white lunular band inwardly bordered, with deep chestnut-red, 
the latter also outwardly bordered by pale chestnut-red. 
Female. <{ TJpperside. Forewing with the spot in the second median interspace 
very narrow, touching the second median veinlet, and well-separated from the dis¬ 
coidal streak, of exactly the same length as the spot below it, which latter is bounded 
above and below by the second and first median veinlets, the two spots together 
forming a perfect quadrangular oblong figure ; other as in male. Hindwing with 
the discal band narrower than in male, the submarginal band wider and pure white 
instead of sullied. Underside, both wings very much paler than in the male, the 
castaneous bands almost obliterated, the ground-colour mostly very pale yellow.” 
Body and palpi above fuliginous-black; beneath and legs greyish-white; antennae 
black.” 
Expanse, J, ?, 2 x - 0 to 2-^ inches. 
Habitat. — Sikkim. 
Distribution. — “ The type male was taken in Sikkim in June by Mr. G. 0. 
Dudgeon, and the female in July, and a female in Mr. A. Y. Knyvett’s collection 
were all taken at Tonglo on the Singalelah Range, at an elevation of about 12,000 
feet” (de U. lx. 204). A male, in Colonel Swinhoe’s collection, was taken by a 
native collector at “ Lachin Lachoong, 8000 to 16,000 feet elevation.” Mr, H. J. 
Elwes took “ a single male in the forest near the Rangbi Jhora, on the road to 
Serail, at 6000 feet, in June” (Tr. Ent. Soc. 1888, 844). Has also been taken by 
Mr. G. C. Dudgeon at 7000 feet elevation in Daling. 
STABROBATES ZAIDA. 
Nepiis Zaida , Doubleday and Hewitson, D. Lep. pi. 35 r fig. 3 ; Westwood, id. p. 272 (1850). Moore, 
Proc. Zool. Soe. 1858, p. 6. de Niceville, Butt, of India, etc., ii. p. 86 (1886). 
Dry-season brood (Plate 296, fig. 1, la, b, c, $ ? ). 
Imago. —Male. Upperside fuliginous-black; markings pale ochreous-white, or 
very pale ochreous ; cilia alternated with pale ochreous-white. Forewing with an 
elongated broad discoidal streak extending along lower area of the cell and ending 
in an acute point at some distance on the upper median veinlet, its upper edge entire 
and curved from the base, its apex below extending slightly within the basal inter- 
