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Baltia Shawii, Moore, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 1878, p. 288, $ $ ; id. Sci. Results Yarkand Exp. 
Lep. p. 3, pi. 1, fig. 5, S (1879). Kirby, Entom. 1894, p. 100; id. Allen’s Nat. Libr. Butt. ii. 
p. 156 (1896). 
Imago. —-Male. Upperside white ; base of both wings densely black scaled. 
Forewing with the costal edge ochreous and slightly black speckled; a black large 
triangular oblique spot at end of the cell, a short transverse subapical black band, 
and a marginal row of black decreasing triangular spots. Hindwing with a very 
slender slightly black streak at end of the cell, an indistinct curved discal band 
formed by sparsely speckled minute greyish-black scales. Underside. Forewing 
with markings as above, the costa and exterior margin being tinged with ochreous. 
Hindwing sparsely speckled with minute black scales, which are more densely packed 
at the base, and also form an indistinct narrow curved discal and a marginal 
macular band ; a slender black-speckled streak at end of the cell. Body black ; 
palpi ochreous above, fringed with black hairs beneath; abdomen beneath white ; 
legs black above, white beneath ; antennse black, the stem white ringed. 
Female. Upperside sparsely speckled with minute black scales. Forewing 
with the black cell spot slightly larger, the discal and marginal band being con¬ 
tinued across the wing. Hindwing with the cell streak broader, the discal black 
scaled macular band more distinct, these black scales also form an ill-defined 
macular marginal band. Underside similar to the upper. 
Expanse, A 1 to U L - 0 , ? 1 f ^ inch. 
Habitat.— Extreme Uortli-Western Himalayas ; Ladak. 
Distribution. —The type specimen, described by Mr. H. W. Bates, was taken 
by Mr. R. B. Shaw on the Chang Lung Pass, Ladak, at 18,000 feet elevation, 
during the Yarkand Expedition of 1870. A male was taken at Ak Tagh, north of 
Karakoram Pass, at 15,000 feet, in June, 1874, by Dr. F. Stoliczka. Specimens of 
both sexes from North Kashmir are in the Collection of Mr. W. Rothschild and of 
Mr. H. Crose-Smith. In Mr. J. FI. Leech’s Collection are several specimens of 
both sexes from the Karakoram, 18,000 feet, taken in July by Capt. H. McArthur. 
BALTIA BUTLERI (Plate 522, fig. 3, 3a, <£, 3b, ?). 
Synchloe Butleri , Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Bond. 1882, p. 256, pi. xi. fig. 6, 6a, $. 
Baltia Butleri , Kirby, Entom. 1894, p. 100 ; id. Allen’s Nat. Libr. Butt. ii. p. 156 (1896). 
Imago.— Male. Upperside white ; basal area of both wings deeply black scaled. 
Foreiving with a black narrow bar at end of the cell, a short subapical discal band 
and an apical-marginal row of more or less distinctly-formed small dentate spots. 
Hindwing with a black broken streak at end of the cell, a very indistinct sparsely 
black-scaled curved discal macular fascia and marginal marks—indicating those of 
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