ISMENINAE 
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PARATA 
Genus PARATA Moore. 
Lepidbptera of Ceylon, i, p. 160, 1881. 
Anteunae about half the length of costa. Forewing with costa nearly straight, apex subacute, 
ma nearly straight: coll less than twothirds the length of costa: vein 12 reaching costa just before 
d of eelh Vein 5 slightly nearer to vein 0 than to vein 4: vein 3 nearer to end of coll in female than 
in male: veiu la sharply bent near base: male with a discal sexinark. Hindwing with lermen slightly 
pudiieeil at vein la: vein 3 and vein 4 close together at base. (Fig. AR 2). 
Type. Parata chromus Cramer, from India. 
This ?enus is (listinguislied by the distortion of vein la of the forewing, and by the presence of a 
ilkal soxniark in the male. 
322. Parata chromus Cramer. (India). 
322a. P. chromus contempta Ploetz. Fig. 729, 730. 
Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 1884, p. 56. 
I Above. Forewing brown: base suffused greenish brown: cilia brown: an obscure oblique diseal 
sexmark from (lorsiini at twolifths to beyond vein 3, brown. Hindwing brown: base and dorsum 
suffused greenish brown: cilia brown with tips grey-brown. 
Bexeatii. Forewing brown; costa and apex broadly yellow-broxvn: apex suffused lilac: dorsum 
ffhitish. Hinrlwing yellow-brown suffused lilac: a i^atch at tornus, broxvn-black; a narroxv discal band 
from costa at tlireefourths to tornus but interrupted hy the tornal patch, -white suffused lilac; a 
lenuinal line, whitish. 
9. ABora. Forewing brown: base suffused gi-eenisli })roAvn: a pair of irregular discal spots in areas 
2 aad 3, pale yellow, hyaline: cilia brown. Hindwing as in male. 
Bexeatk as in male: spots of forewing as above. 
Loc. Cape A^ork 2 3 .5 6 12. Thursday Is. 1 5 12. Prince of AVales) Is. 5 6 7. Banks Is. 2 3. 
Darnlcy Is. 6. Cairns 3 8. Kuranda 4 10 11. Ingham 5 0. Townsville 1 2. Mackay. DaiuA’in 10. 
212 . 
This subspecies is allied to F. bilunata from Fiji, and has been named lucescens by Lucas. It is 
Tariable in the width of the pale band of liindAviiig beneath. AVe include here the several species 
bled by Lower as chromus and contetnjHa in his 1911 Revision, and according to his opinion differ¬ 
ing in the width of the pale band of hindwing beneath, and in the colour of the foreAving aboA^e and 
ilie abdomen beneath. AYe are unable to agree AA’ith his conclusions, and feel sure there is only one 
Jlightly variable species. 
323. Parata hurama Butler. Fig.(72^ 728. 
Transactions Entomological Society London 1870, p. 498. 
Forewing dark brown: base suffused pale broAvn: cilia broAAui: an obscure oblique discal 
scxniark from dorsum at tAvofiftbs to beyond A'ein 3, broAvn-black. IlindAving brcAAm: base and 
dorsum suffused pale broAvn: cilia broAvn, at tips grey-broAvn. 
Bexeatii. ForeAving dark broAvn: costa and apex faintly suffused purple: dorsum Avhitish. Hind- 
^iflg brown Avith a feAV 2^orple scales along veins; a small obscure patch at tornus, dark bioAAn. a 
broad discal band from costa at threefifths to dorsum just before tornus, Avhite. 
5- Above. Forewing as in male; apex slightly broader: sexmark absent. 
Rexeath. Forewing dark l)roAvn suffused purple: dorsum AAdiitish. HindAving broAvn suffused 
purple: tornal patch and discal band as in male. 
Cape York 2 3 4 6 7. Banks Is. 2, CooktoAvn 10. Cairns 3 10 12. Kuranda 1 4 10 11. 
Ingham 5. Townsville 4. Alackay. Ho'' 99- 
Distinguished hy the broad and eontinnons AA^hite band of liindAA^ing beneath. 
