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Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Part II—Natural Science 1883

1883

iv fig 4 1S82) male but the male differing from the type specimen of that species now before me in having the apex and the outer margillpof the fort.wing more rounded in P. ellisi the apex is acute and the outer margin straight ; the upperside of both wings paler in colour and more broadly irrorated with greenish scales the discal spots more numerous the markings on the underside 'throughou [...] Foretriny with the outer margin broadly at the apex and decreasingly towards the hinder angle dusky black this black border being reduced to a very tine black line at the hinder angle ; the base broadly along the costa and inner margin and within the outer black band pale clear shining 'slue thus leaving a patch of the white ground-colour on the disc of the wing only. [...] The male differs from the female only in having the apex of the forewing more produced. Closely allied to Q. dccidia Hiwitson and O. hantatr Moore but differing from Ceylon specimens of the latter in thi0 the Mack marings on the upperside of both wings are far more restricted and on the uderside of the hindwing much smaller and Oltrtially separated into spots. [...] Vimhoing with numerous spots placed irregularly over the whole surface and with the submarginal and marginal series as in the forewing ; the spot however at the base of the tail and the two confluent ones placed within it irrorated with metallic greenish scales. [...] Forming with a basal streak an increasing band from the subcostal nervure to the inner margin crossing the middle of the cell an oval spot closing the cell a discal series of six quarate spots broken at the second median nervule the two lower ones nearer the base of the wing a patch beyond the four upper spots wide oil the costa decreasing tethe fourth spot where it ends in a fine point
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Pages
42
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120250
Segment Pages Author Actions
V.—On New and Little-Known Rhopalocera from the Indian Region. By Lionel De Nice-Ville
65-91 unknown view
VI.—-Third List of Butterflics Taken in Sikkim in October 1883 with Notes on Habits &c.—By Lionel De Nice-Ville
92-100 unknown view
Index
101-103 unknown view
Backmatter
i-iii unknown view

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