Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Part II Natural Science 1892

But directly the hills are approached at Maldah north of the Ganges and at the foot of the Sikkim hills the species commences to vary and to approach E. klugii Moore both as regards the presence of a more or less well-marked blue gloss and in the acquisition of distal markings to the forowing. [...] Forming with the outer marginal area broadly much paler than the rest of the wing bearing in the middle of the pale area a series of from six to eight small ochreous-white spots the one in the first median interspace the largest often two in the submedian interspace ; marginal series of dots variable in number but usually four comencing at the anal angle and never reaching the apex of the [...] Forming somewhat darker in the middle of the disc; a costal spot placed between the bases of the first and second subcostal nervulos; discal spots placed beyond the cell varying from two to four the lowermost spot in the submedian interspace the largest all these spots bluish-white ; submarginal and marginal series of spots as on the upperside but the latter more numerous ; inner margin of the [...] Except in Bengal where E. kollari is found in the Sikkim terai and on the lower outer slopes of the Sikkim hills and in Maldah it apears to be confined to the littoral the furthest point from the coast where I have any record of its occurrence being Poona about 70 miles in a straight line from the sea and Bhadrachalam on the Godavari Madras which is about 100. [...] [Still continuing the same order of the Pademma group I first take up the description of the varieties most nearly approaching the last geographical race.] The connecting link between the E. klugii race and the one now under consideration is E. rnssoni Moore which has the basal area of the forewing on the uperside glossed with bright violet-blue which character typically conects this rac