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peculiar, being strongly curved near the centre, whilst the orifice is somewhat trumpet- 

 shaped, but with a strongly projecting upper lip. which is best shown in the figure of 

 the previous species (PL V. rig. 5 a). 



Arhopala moolaiana (Moore). (Plate II. fig. 6, d .) 

 Narathura moolaiana Moore, P. Z. S. Load. 1878, p. 835. 

 Ambly podia epimuta Hewitson (nee Moore), Cat. Lycfenidae B.M. p. 11. n. 51, pi. vi. figs. 59 & 



60, ? (1862). 

 Arhopala pastorella Doherty, J. A. S. B. vol. lviii. pt. 2, p. 418, pi. xxiii. fig. 1:2 (1889) ; de Niceville, 



Butt. Ind. vol. iii. p. 274 (1890). 

 Arhopala moolaiana de Niceville, Butt. Ind. vol. iii. p. 274 (1890). 

 Arhopala agelastus de Niceville, Butt. Ind. vol. iii. p. 278 (1890). 

 Narathura agelastus Moore, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond., Zool. vol. xxi. p. 44 (1886) ? 



Hah. Burma ; India ; Tenasserim ; Mergui ; Penang ; Perak ; Bheeling. 



Expanse, s 47-52, 2 47-50 mm. 



cf . Upperside : both wings morpho-blue, shading towards the outer margins into 

 darker slightly purplish blue ; primaries with a narrow blackish costaand outer margin ; 

 secondaries with a not very broad brown costa and narrow outer margin. Underside : 

 both wings ochreous brown with darker spots palely encircled. Primaries with three 

 increasing cell-spots, first and second rather small, third subquadrate, below the two 

 last are two other spots separated by the lower median nervule ; transverse band 

 composed of six spots, the first four almost confluent and with an outward oblique 

 inclination, forming a very slight arc, the first spot on the costa quite small, fifth spot 

 shifted inwards, below which is the sixth : submarginal row distinct ; marginal row 

 barely discernible ; submedian area pale; subdiscal area with a purplish-brown tinge. 

 Secondaries with four small basal spots below each other ; second and fourth shifted 

 slightly inwards, followed by three large spots below each other, the middle one shifted 

 slightly inwards ; cell closed by a slightly reniform spot, below which is a small one in 

 the lower median angle ; transverse band composed of eight rather distinct spots, the 

 second shifted right out, just touching the outer edge of the first, third shifted right 

 outwards again, touching the fourth below it, fifth shifted well inwards, sixth outwards, 

 seventh angular spot right inwards, not disconnected, touching the irregular-shaped 

 eighth spot ; submarginal row distinct, marginal row less distinct, a blackish spot at 

 the anal angle preceded by two others which are almost hidden by the superimposed 

 pale greenish-metallic scales, the spot at the angle having a broadish upper edging of 

 these scales. 



2 . Upperside : both wings pale morpho-blue, darker at the edges ; primaries with 

 broad black costa, increasing towards the apex, and very broad outer margin ; the black 

 apical area is extensive ; secondaries with a very broad blackish costa and narrow outer 

 margins. Underside as in male. 



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