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Show 1893.] ME. E. Y. WATSON ON THE HESPEEIID.E. 47 exception of a marginal band and a short costal streak ; a series black spots inside marginal band, and an isolated black spot at costal bifurcation. Abdomen above entirely white, beneath greyish white. Palpi dark above, grey below ; legs grey. Hab. Kumaon. Expanse 52 millim. Closely allied to S. sambara and S. affinis. From the former it differs in its larger size (52 to 46 millim.), wholly white abdomen, and white base to hind wing on underside ; from the latter it differs in the colour of the abdomen and in the lower spot of the central pair on the disk being nearer than the upper spot to the base of the wing, while in affinis the lower spot is nearer to the outer margin. This is probably the species recorded from Kumaon by Mr. Doherty, after whom I have much pleasure in naming it. 5. Genus DAIMIO. Daimio, Murray, Ent. Mon. Mag. vol. xi. p. 171 (1875). Type, tethys, Men. Antennse: club moderate, terminal crook bent at about right angles. Palpi porrect; third joint short, obtusely conical. Fore wing: outer margin slightly oblique; inuer margin longer than outer margin ; cell less than two-thirds the length of costa; vein 12 reaching costa before the end of cell; discocellulars suberect; vein 3 close to end of cell, more than twice as far from 2 as from 4 ; vein 2 twice as far from end of cell as from base of wing. Hind wing hardly elongated, outer margin sinuate ; vein 7 shortly before end of cell, more than twice as far from 8 as from 6 ; discocellulars very faint, almost erect; vein 5 barely traceable; vein 3 shortly before end of cell; veiu 2 twice as far from base of wing as from end of cell. Hind tibise with two pairs of spurs. Male without costal fold, but with a tuft of hairs attached to the proximal end of hind tibise. A synopsis of the species is given below. Upperside of hind wing with no discal pale band tethys, Men. 1. Upperside of hind wing with a discal pale band. With a large transparent spot in cell of fore wing. r . , , , Cilia of hind wing white ?. f # ~ > MaJ' 2- Cilia of hind win? dark. I * - » n > Butl- Band on underside of hind wing of large extent, reaching up to or beyond the costal nervure. Black spots on upperside of hind wing prominent bhagava, Moore. 3. Black spots on upperside of hind wing merged in the marginal band sinica, Felder. 4. Band on underside of hind wing much restricted, f celcbica, Felder. 5 not extending beyond the upper angle of cell. \ *permena, Hew. With a small transparent spot in cell of fore wing, sometimes absent. A large transparent spot below cell, below which are two opaque ones reaching to inner margin. Band on hind wing broad narada, Moore. 6. A large transparent spot below cell, with no opaque spots below it. Band on hind wing narrow ... phisara, Moore. Confined to Asia. |
