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DANAUS DEVTA (Plate 518, figs. 3, 3a, 3b, $ ). 
Mancipium Devta , de ISTiceville, Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, 1883-4, p. 82, pi. 9, fig. 9, $, 9a, $ . 
Imago. —Male. Upperside while. Forewing with the outer margin at the apex 
to the discoiclal nervule marked with black, a similar spot internal to this, and a 
large roundish spot between the second and third median neryules. Rindwing with 
a black spot on the costa below the first subcostal branch beyond its middle, other¬ 
wise unmarked. Underside. Forewing as on the upperside, but the outer margin 
towards the apex marked with greenish and fuscous irrorated scales. Rindwing 
with the basal two-thirds irrorated with greenish and fuscous scales, except an 
oblong patch from the costa to middle of the cell, which is clear of these scales, the 
outer margin also marked between the nervules with similar irrorations. 
Female. Upperside, Forewing with all the markings larger and clearer, there 
being two additional black spots on the outer margin between the third and second 
and second and first median neryules ; also a diffused spot joined to the large round 
spot between the second and third median nervules almost reaching the submedian 
nervure. Hindwing with the costal spot also much larger. Underside. Forewing differs 
from the male in haying the base of the wing diffused with pale yellow, the apex and 
costal spot internal to it also suffused with yellow, and a prominent black spot on 
the disc below the large spot between the second and third median nervules, as on 
the upperside. Rindwing with the base irrorated with pale yellow; and with an 
irregular discal band, its outer edge in the same position as that edge of the 
irrorated dark basal portion in the male, this band widest and deepest coloured at the 
costa, decreasing to the fold below the submedian nervure, irrorated with yellowish 
fuscous; the outer margin marked with yellowish-fuscous irrorations. 
Expanse, d 2^, ? 2 1 - 0 inches. 
Habitat. —Ladak. 
Distribution. —“ A male and four females were taken by Mr. L. de Niceville on 
June 3rd and 4th, 1879, amongst the irrigated fields adjoining the villages of Lama 
Yuru and Nuria, in Ladak” [lx. p. 82). Two females from Ladak and Kashgar, 
taken by Capt. F. E. S. Adair, and a male from Samarkand, are in the British 
Museum Collection. Both sexes were taken by Mr. J. H. Leech at Kiris, in July, 
at 11,000 feet elevation, and a male was taken by Capt. H. McArthur in the Digha 
Pass in July, at 11,000 feet elevation. 
DANAUS NAGAN0M. 
Mancipium Naganum, Moore, Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, 1884, p. 45, <y. 
Imago. —Male. Upperside pale yellowish-white. Forewing with the base of the 
