NYMPHAHNAE 
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CYNTHIA 
72. Cynthia arsinoe Cramer. (Amboina). 
72a. C. arsinoe ada M. R. Butler. Fig.(4^ 45a, 47, 47a. 
Proceedings Entomological Society London 1873, p. 686. 
cP. Auovk. Forewiiig rich orange: a series of narrow streaks across cell, black: a faint discal band, 
orange basally edged black: a series of subterininal spots, and an interrupted subterminal line, black. 
Hindwing rich orange: a faint discal band, orange: a series of elongate subterminal spots, and a 
terminal line, black: a ringed ocellus in area 5 and another in area 2, black. 
Bkneatii. Forewing dull orange, outer areas paler: (101*811111 rich orange: cell bars rich orange 
narrowly edged black: a narrow elongate ring on discocellnlars, black: a central iiTCgular line, and 
a series of dentate discal and terminal lines, red-brown: two small subcostal sjiots in apex, white: 
traces of a series of subterminal dots, black, llindwing orange, outer area paler with terinen silky 
lilac: a narrow elongate ring on subcostal, black: a basal and a central transverse line, red-brown:^ an 
obscure narrow band from ajicx to torims, red-lirowii basally edged silky lilac: two dentate terminal 
lines, red-brown; ocelli as above but centred white. 
9. Above. Forewing brown: streaks, spots and lines as in male but broader and dark bi’own: a broad 
discal band, white basally edged dark lirown: two small subcostal sj)ols in apex, white: subterminal 
spots outwardly edged white. llindwing ])rown: markings and ocelli as in male but broader and dark 
brown: discal band white from costa to vein 6, and thence to tornus white suil’used orange: termen 
suffused orange. 
Beneath as in male: basal areas dull brown : outer areas lilac-white. 
Loc. Banks Is. 2 3. Cooktown 11. Cairns 2 6 11, Kuranda 1 2 3 4 7 11 12. Ingham 5 9. Mackay 
2 . 27 tP 2 .^ 9 . 
Genus CUPHA Bilberg. 
Eumeratio Insectorum, p. 79, 1820. 
Antennae about half the length of costa, with clubs long, gradual and slender. Eyes smooth. Fore¬ 
wing with vein 11 from subcostal just before end of cell: vein 10 from vein 7 well beyond end of cell: 
cell less than half the length of wing and closed, with lower edge longer than upper edge. Hindwing 
with cell less than half the length of wing and open: termen rounded. 
Type. Cuplia erymanthis Drury, from H. India. 
73. Cupha prosope Fabricius. 
73a. C. prosope prosope Fabricius. Fig. 52, 52a. 
Systema Entomologiao, p. 504, 1775. 
o’. Above. Forewing reddish brown: a broad discal band, orange, usually with a terminal extension 
in area 2 and area^3 each showing traces of a small discal spot dark brown: apex and termen broadly 
rich dark brown: two ill-defined subapical spots, orange. Hindwing reddisli brown: a broad tbscal 
band, orange: tetmien broadly dark brown with an obscure series of subterminal spots, brown-black. 
Beneath. Forewing dull yellow-brown: a broad discal band, two subapical spots, and a series of 
small faint terminal sp'ots, pale yellow edged red-brown: a subcostal area at fivesixths. lilac brown: 
a series of subterminal dots, and a tornal spot, brown-black faintly edged red-brown. Hmdwing didl 
yellow-brown: a broad discal band and a faint band of subterminal spots, pale yellow edged red- 
brown: a subterminal band, lilac-brown with a series of spots, brown-black edged faint red-brown and 
basally bordered with a band of faint narrow spots, pale yellow. 
9. Above as in male: subterminal dark spots of biiidwing not so obscure. 
Beneath as in male. 
Loc. Cape York 2 3 4 5 9 12. Thursday Ts. 5 
Cooktown 10. Cairns 6 7 11. Kuranda 1 2 : 
Brisliane. Richmond R. 1. 34 q'' 23 9- 
Banks Is. 2 3. Murray Ts. 8 9. Claudie R. 1. 
4 5 6 7 11 12. Ingham 4 5. Maekay 1 2 3 4 5 8. 
