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which are two lower-discal bluish-oTev elongated streaks, the lowest being; much the 
longest, followed by an outer-discal series of prominent greyish-white sagittate 
marks, of which the upper three or four are elongated and narrow. Hindwing with 
the red tint of the subbasal band of the underside slightly apparent ; a bluish-grey 
transverse broad band extending from middle of the costa and widening across 
middle of the cell to base of the lower median interspace, beyond which is a prominent 
greyisli-wdiite small oblique spot on the lower discocellular veinlet, followed by an 
outer discal curved series of five more or less prominent similar-coloured narrow 
sagittate marks, the submedian and abdominal interspace to near both their ends 
being pale yellow. Underside duller black. Fore-wing with prominently greyish- 
white medial-cell bar, lowfr-disco cellular spot and a contiguous upper-discocellular 
broken spot, the lower-discal outwardly oblique streaks, and the outer discal 
transverse series of marks. Hindwing with a crimson band curving from base of the 
costa across the cell beyond its base to the abdominal margin, followed by a 
prominent pale yellow apical cell patch—of which its upper inner end is sometimes 
broken, upper-discal spots and then a submarginal curved series of spots—of which 
the upper are oval, the lower elongated, the two lowest being united from the lower 
median to the abdominal margin. 
Female. Upperside dull black. Forewing with the cell-bar and lower-discal 
streaks whitish, and as well-defined as the discocellular spot, and the outer discal 
series of streaks, the two lower discal being, generally, short and broad. Hindwing 
with the transverse medial-band with its conjoined discocellular spot, broad 
abdominal area and discal series of streaks, all uniformly whitish, the latter streaks 
being occasionally dusky scaled. Underside similar to the male. 
Expanse, S 2-| to 3J, ? 3 to 3J inches. 
Habttat. —Nepal; Sikkim; Assam; Khasia Hills; Burma; Tenasserim; Shan 
States. Malay Peninsula; Siam, Annam; Tonkin; Hong Kong; S. China; Hainan ; 
Formosa ; Borneo. 
Larva and Pupa (Plate 531, fig. 1).— “ Larva feeds on the parasitic plant of the 
Boghu tree (Nauclea Cadamba), congregating together, closely packed. Pupa 
formed February 1st, 1880 ; imago emerged Feb. 18th ” (Mrs. E. M. Span, MS. Notes, 
Nowgong, Assam). 
Distribution. —We possess specimens of both sexes from Noakote, Nepal, taken 
by the late Glen. Gf. Ramsay; also from Sikkim, Oachar, and Silhet. Mr. H. J. 
Elwes records it as “ not uncommon in Sikkim, up to about 3,000 feet elevation, 
from April to December” (Tr. Ent. Soc. 1888, 407). Mr. L. de Niceville says that 
“ it occurs in Sikkim, in the low hot valleys commonly throughout the year, except 
perhaps in the two coldest months ” (Sikk. Gaz. 1894, 165). Col. C. Swinhoe has 
specimens from Cherra Punji in Assam, and from the Khasia Hills. In the British 
