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Show 1868.J MR. A. G. BUTLER ON T H E GENUS ADOLIAS. 601 7. ADOLIAS TEUTA. 6*. Adolias teuta, Hewitson in Gen. Diurn. Lepid. p. 291. n. 5, pl. 44. fig. 2(1850). Silhet (Westwood fy Hewitson). North India, f 2 > B.M. 8. ADOLIAS DUNYA. cf . Adolias dunya, Hewitson in Gen. Diurn. Lepid. p. 291. n. 6, pl. 44. fig. 2 (1850). Borneo (Wallace). Borneo, cS , B.M. Seems to come into the Lubentina group. SCHRENKII group. 9. ADOLIAS SCHRENKII. 2 . Adolias schrenkii, Me'netries in Schrenck's Amurland, p. 31.. n. 62, tab. 3. fig. 2 (1859). Mountains of Buriah (Menetries). This curious species seems most nearly allied to franciee, but is very distinct from all the known Adoliades ; on the under surface it resembles Apatura ambica, Kollar, and Athyma chevana, Moore : the former is probably the species imitated*. FRANCIS group. 10. ADOLIAS FRANCIEE. cf. Adolias franciee, G. R. Gray, List. Lep. Nepal, p. 12, t. 14 (1833). $. Adolias raja, Felder, Wien. ent. Monatschr. iii. p. 397. sp. 40, Taf. 9. fig. 2 (1859). Darjeeling, f, B.M. Felder's specimen is from Assam ; the figure is not very characteristic, being very rough and hard. lis ADOLIAS SAHADEVA. 2 as 6* • Adolias sahadeva, Moore, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, p. 80. n. 39, pl. 8. fig. 3 (1859). cf. Differt forma omnino: alee minores, anticce apice, posticce angulo ani acutis, fasciis omnibus anticarum pallidis viridi posticarum apud costam concurrentibus distinctissimis, in disco autem reductis et partim nigro oblitteratis: maculis marginalibus obscurioribus. Nepal, 6" 2> B.M. 12. ADOLIAS KARDAMA. (f 2 - Adolias kardama, Moore, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, p. 80, n. 40, pl. 9. fig. 3 (1859). China (Moore). Coll. J. O. Westwood. Allied to sahadeva. * The powerful flight of all tbe members of the Emperor group doubtless gives them a great advantage in aiding their escape from all kinds of enemies. |
