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Show 142 LIEUT.-COL. C SWINHOE ON THE LEPIDOPTERA [Feb. 3, apical patch of the fore wings being so deep as to make the patch occupy more than half the wings ; hind wings also with a very deep black border. It may here be noted that in all species of Indian Ixias the depth of the border of the hind wings and the depth of the inner border of the apical patch of the fore wings varies more or less. Below, the markings are as in the male, but the brown patch near the hinder angle is very much larger, and the discal series of large spots in the hind wings show more or less white iu them ; but the general coloration of the wings differs much from the males, the apical orange patch being almost as bright as it is above, and the general coloration of the wings is dull pale ochreous white covered with pale brown striae. Expanse of wings, 6" 2 2y5 0 inches. Taken on Cumballa Hill, Bombay, and I have an example also taken on a hill near Belgaum. 121. IXIAS COLABA, n. sp. (Plate IX. fig. 6.) Bombay, 1876. Allied to I. pyrene (Linn.). o*. Above like I. dharmsala, Butler ; the black basal irrorations are denser, the inner border of apical patch on the fore wings is narrower, the marginal border of the hind wings is deeper and not macular. Below, the general coloration is the same, but there are no striations, except a few very faint ones near the base and at the ppex of the fore wings ; there is a brownish spot at the end of the cell on the fore wings, also a faint spot on the costal third near the apex, a few very faint discal spots across the space occupied by the apical patch above, and a spot in the centre of the costa of the hind wings ; otherwise both wings are clear lemon-yellow and quite unmarked. Expanse of wings, 2 ^ inches. 122. IXIAS JHODA, n. sp. (Plate IX. figs. 3c?, 4$.) Bombay, December and January. Allied to I. pyrene (Linn.), near I. maulmainensis (Moore), and I. dharmsala (Butler). 6*. Above like the latter, inner border of apical patch on primaries very narrow ; hind wings with the border almost absent, reduced to spots on costal and subcostal nervules, and minute dots in the remaining nervules. Below, apical third of fore wings and the entire surface of hind wings deep chrome-yellow ; remainder of fore wings pure primrose ; the costa and apex of fore wings and the entire surface of hind wings covered with brown striae; fore wings with a blind black spot at the end of the cell, and four, sometimes five, faint brown subapical spots ; hind wing with a brown dot at the end of the cell, a large chocolate-brown spot in the centre of the costa, and four discal spots of the same colour, all with white pupils, the third discal spot the largest. 2 • Above pale primrose, with the markings somewhat as in |