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anastomosing with 1st subcostal nervure for a short distance; 

 hindwing oval, outer margin rounded, a thin tail to 1st median 

 nervnle. Type E. argicfhs, Pallas. 



As regards neuration, this genus is closely allied to Kacaduhay 

 Moore, but the wings are more elongated than in that genus. 

 The common species included in this genus has almost a world- 

 wide range. 



EVEKES ARCJIADES, Pallas. 



Pap. argiades, Pallas, Reise, i. App. p. 472, 1771; de Nice v., 

 Butt. Ind. iii. p. 137, pi. xxvi. f. 180, 1890 : Hesperia parrhasius, 

 Fabr., Ent. Syst. iii. p. 289, 1793: Lam. parrhasius, Semp., Mus. 

 Godf. Lep. xiv, p. 155, 1878. 



I have contented mys'elf with giving a few of the Australian 

 references to this widely distributed species; a much longer list 

 is given by de Niceville, with a number of synonyms. 



(J. 10-15 mm. (13). Upper side blue, with black borders; 

 a marginal series of more or less distinct black spots on hindwing; 

 those between median nervules being most prominent. Tail 

 black and white, tipped with white, long. Cilia white. 



JJ nder side.— ForeiviiKj whitish, a dark line at end of cell 

 bordered with white; a discal band of six dark elongated spots 

 bordered with white, from near costa to submedian nervure. 

 Cilia whitish. Hhidwin.g whitish, with four jet black spots sur- 

 rounded with white, 1st on costa near apex, 2nd on costa near 

 middle, 3rd below it; 4th on abdominal margin. A dark bar 

 marking end of cell, and a curved discal band of spots; sub- 

 marginal area, except just at anal angle, consisting of a large 

 orange blotch with two jet black oval spots sprinkled with 

 metallic green on its outer edge V>etween median nervules. Cilia 

 white; tail black and white. 



9. 9-15 mm. (13). U p p e r s i d e uniform brown or sooty 

 black; marginal spots of hindwing more prominent than in ^J; 

 orange crowns also more distinct. Tailed. Cilia white. Ilarely 

 any blue on Australian specimens. 



Underside as in (^. 



