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S. Winffs above : blue-black, glossy, with pale blue and white markings which 



assume a purplish tint in side-light ; resembling the upperside of C/i. cithaeron. 



Forewing : an oblique discal series of five spots from SC* — M'', u])j)er two linear, 

 first often absent, last two elongate or subrotundate, never halfmoon-shaped, 

 3 to 4 mm. long, spot W — M' very little more distal tlian spot R* — 11^ ; a postdiscal 

 series of small, rounded or triangular, dots from SC* to M^, upper two white, the 

 following two minute, often absent, the series placed as in the allied species ; 

 between M" and SM' there is a large ])atch composed of the discal and postdiscal 

 spots which are merged together, this patch, which measures T) to 8 mm. in length, 

 often divided by a deep sinus ; a broad streak behind the patch along internal 

 margin, 8 to 11 mm. long; minute, whitish or bluish, marginal dots, upper ones, 



sometimes all, obsolete. -Hindwing : a large violet blue area, from C to SM^ 



much shaded with white between abdominal fold and apex of cell, entering cell, 

 often extending basad to middle of cell, partition SC'^ — R' 4 to 11 mm. long, often 

 isolated, sometimes separated into two spots, partition C — SC" always isolated, 

 mostly divided into two spots, which are sometimes very small, outer edge of area 

 convex as a whole, concave between veins R^ and SM- ; black outer area narrowing 

 posteriorly, constricted at veins, with a series of minute blue dots with white 

 centres ; admarginal interstitial spots concave both sides, blue, white at veins, no 

 such spots between C and SC^ of spot SC^— R' only the posterior half marked, 

 occasionally this as well as upper half of spot R' — R" absent. 



Underside as in numenes ; bars of forewing omch less heavy, median bars 

 straight, the series less broken at R^ and much less oblique, being to S mm. distant 

 at M" from discal bar ; on hindwing the subraedian and median lines of bars farther 

 apart, especially at costal margin and at M'', the median line less convex in middle, 

 often almost quite straight, discal interspaces rather more shaded with white near 

 median bars than in numenes ; submarginal tricolorous spots small, the white 

 proximal and black distal portions closer together ; tails pointed, longer than in 

 numenes, upper one 4 to 6 mm. long, second 2 to 3 mm. 



? . Wings above : resembling those of Cli. cithaeron ; brownish black, slightly 



purplish, olivaceous at base. Forewing : a broad white baud from costal to 



internal margin, curved, widest behind, about 1 mm. from cross-veins, 10 to 13 mm. 

 broad between M' and M^ with more or less extended pearl-blue scaling at proximal 

 side of band from M' or M- to internal margin, white costal streak prolonged basad; 

 two white postdiscal spots SC* — R\ first oblique, seldom rounded, mostly larger 

 than the second, dots R' — M' often marked ; marginal dots generally absent 



or vestigial, seldom distinct, though small. Hindwing : a white discal band, 



tapering behind, about 4 mm. broad in middle, its proximal edge nearly straight, 

 shaded with pearl blue, this bluish white scaling extending over the black basal 

 area to near middle of cell, the band is also distally bordered by purplish pearl-blue 

 scaling, which is variable in extent and generally dentate between veins ; a white 

 postdiscal patch C — SC' mostly fused with white band ; submarginal white dots 

 small, shaded with pale blue at edges ; admarginal interstitial spots thinner than 

 in c?, pale blue, whitish at veins, seldom interrupted, but spot C — SC" absent, upper 

 part of spot SC- — R' also mostly absent, seldom more spots wanting ; fringe white, 

 except at ends of veins. 



Underside: bars and ground colour as in S. Forewing: median bars 



R' — SM- of forewing a little more oblique, white discal band broader than in 

 cithaeron, its inner edge more concave ; black discal lunule M* — SM" vestigial, 



