. Butterflies. Vol. Lepidoptera. MELITvEA. 453 A form of the race sikhimensis recorded from Tibet has been separated by Col. Fawcett as M. tibetana. It closely resembles sikhimensis, but differs on the upperside in the prominently pale ochraceous colour of the base and apex of the cell of the fore wing, and in a similarly coloured terminal row of lunular transverse marks on both fore and hind wings. On the underside it is generally paler than sikhimensis. 444. Melitsea didyma, JEsper (Papilio), Eur. Schmett. i, 1780, t. 61, fig. 1. Race persea. Meliteea pevsea, Kollar, Benksch. Akad. Wi
. Butterflies. Vol. Lepidoptera. MELITvEA. 453 A form of the race sikhimensis recorded from Tibet has been separated by Col. Fawcett as M. tibetana. It closely resembles sikhimensis, but differs on the upperside in the prominently pale ochraceous colour of the base and apex of the cell of the fore wing, and in a similarly coloured terminal row of lunular transverse marks on both fore and hind wings. On the underside it is generally paler than sikhimensis. 444. Melitsea didyma, JEsper (Papilio), Eur. Schmett. i, 1780, t. 61, fig. 1. Race persea. Meliteea pevsea, Kollar, Benksch. Akad. Wien, math-nat. CI. i, 1850, p. 52 ; de N. Butt. Ind. ii, 1886, p. 27 footnote ; Moore, Lep. Ind. v, 1901-1903, p. 7, pi. 379, figs. 1, la-lff, tf $• Melitaaa robertsi, Butler, P. Z. S. 1880, p. 406, pi. 39, fig. 2; de N. Butt. Ind. ii, 1886, p. 27 footnote; Moore, Lep. Ind. v, 1901-1903, p. 8, pi. 379, figs. 2, 2 a-2 c, <$ $. Race chitralensis. Melitasa chitralensis, Moore, Lep. Ind. v, 1901-1903, p. 9, pi. 380, figs. 1, 1 a-\ c, S $ • Race persea, Kollar.— 6 • Upperside tawny fulvous, with the following markings :—Fore wing : costal margin narrowly black ; cell with a minute black spot at base; a trausverse larger black spot; a short sinuous black line across the middle aud another along the inner side of the discocellulars ; a similar line just beyond apex of cell; three coalescent black spots at base of interspace 1 ; a transverse discal, twice-angulated series of black spots, the upper four coalescent; a subcostal similar spot beyond followed by a sinuous subtermi- nal lunular transverse series of spots and a narrow terminal black band. Hind wing: dorsal margin from base broadly suffused with black, a short subbasal transverse posterior black band not reaching beyond the cell; a discal ill-defined transverse series of black spots ; a well-defined subterminal lunular series of spots and terminal black band as on the fore wing. Underside: fore wing ground-colour o
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