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35. Argyrolepidia palaea spec. nov. 



S ?. Head olive-black above ; a Hue behind e3'e and ill-defined spots on frons 

 white. Palpus olivaceous black, first segment and a dorsal line on second 5'ellovv, 

 second segment irrorated with white scales. Thorax above purplish olive-black, 

 collar not edged with white, but marked with some orange at side; breast and 

 femora orange, tibiae and tarsal segments tipped with white, a small white sjiot in 

 middle of tibiae. Abdomen olivaceons black, with bluish reflections, the segments 

 edged with bluish white ; claspers of c? with jjale yellow hair-scales ; last sternite 

 (7th) of ? nnicdliirous, olivaceous, black. 



Wings, itppersule, Forewing brown, strongly purplish, a spot be3'0nd 



middle of cell and a band on disc whitish, vestigial ; a few scales at base and some 



beyond the vestigial discal band violet-blue ; fringe black. Hiiidwing black, 



with moderately strong blue gloss, a large central ))atch light blue, metallic, oblique, 

 produced basad in front ; a white marginal spot behind JP. 



Underside purplish black. — —Forewing : a dot in cell and a baud on disc 

 bluish white, with some blue scales at the edges, the band extending from C to 

 M-, slightly narrowing costad, not interrupted, feebly curved ; a patch at base 



situated in and before cell pale blue. Hindwing : a pale blue patch at base about 



twice as wide between lower angle of cell and abdominal margin as between lower 

 angle of cell and costal margin, the posterior portion extending about 3 mm. beyond 

 angle of cell; outside this area a widely interrupted blue band (c?) or two blue 

 spots ; a white marginal spot as above, but larger ; no white spot in centre of wing. 



Length of forewing : c? ? , 18 to 22 mm. 



One c?, 2 ? ? ; ti/pc : ? . 



30. Argyrolepidia lunaris spec. nov. 



(??. Similar to A. palaea. Frons more extended white; breast and femora 

 paler yellow : tibiae and first tarsal segment densely irrorated with white ; last 

 abdominal sternite of ? fringed with yellow. 



Wings, upperside. Forewing : metallic blue markings more numerous, white 



cell-spot and discal band more distinct, the band narrow in front, wider behind, 

 interrupted at tlie veins, ending at costal edge in a blue dot ; a white marginal spot 



just below a[)ex. Hindwing glossy blue, appearing black in certain positions, 



white patch outside cross-veins, obliquely halfmoon-shaped, encircled with metallic 

 blue, this blue scaling extending to base of wing and present also along SM- ; a 

 white marginal spot below apex, and usually several other white marginal spots 

 farther back. 



Underside bluish or purjilish black. Forewing : cell-spot rectangular; discal 



band not broken up, but angulate at R^ ; a metallic pale blue basal patch. 



Hindwing: a metallic pale blue basal area as in meeki; a white central spot as 

 above, separated from the blue area liy a black interspace, except behind, where the 

 blue scaling which encircles the white spot is continuous with the blue area ; 

 fringe-spots as above, the additional dots more distinct ; a minute blus dot on 

 disc behind SC^ 



Length of forewing : <? ? , 21 to 22 mm. 



Three cJcJ, one ?. 



