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pseudomuta), whilst in the secondaries the whole band is different. In Staudinger's 

 species spots 1 and 2 are quite isolated, and 3, 4, and 5 form an even arc, whilst in 

 rafflesii 1 and 2 are confluent and almost quadrate, and 3 to G are nearly straight; 

 the latter is also a smaller insect. De Niceville and Martin {I. c.) sink this species 

 under pseudomuta Staudinger, but they are quite distinct. 



Arhopala pseudomuta (Staudinger). (Plate I. fig. 30, <s .) 

 Amblypodia pseudomuta Staudinger, Iris, vol. ii. p. 125 (18891. 

 Arhopala pseudomuta Bethune-Baker and Druce, P. Z. S. Loud. 1896, p. 662. 



Hob. Malacca ; Borneo. 



Expanse, 6 40, 2 47 mm. 



This species may be recognised from rafflesii de Niceville by its larger size and bluer 

 colour ; more detailed differences are given in the description of that insect. 



Arhopala atosia (Hewitson). (Plate V. figs. 5 & -5 a.) 



Amblypodia atosia Hewitson, 111. Diurn. Lep., Lye. p. '.). n. 37, pi. ii. figs. 8 & 9, ? (18G3) ; Druce. 



P. Z. S. Lond. 187:3, p. 353. u. 4; Butler, Trans. Linn. Soc. Lund., ser.2, Zool. vol. i. p. 5 IS. 



n. 5 (1877). 

 Narathura atosia Distant, Rhop. Malay, p. 205. n. 7, pi. xxiii. figs. 5 ? , 6 J (1885). 

 Arhopala atosia de Niceville, Butt. Ind. vol. iii. p. 241, frontispiece tig. 138, $ (1890); Druce, 



P. Z. S. Lond. 1895, p. 589. 

 Arhopala atosia de Niceville, J. A. S. B. vol. lxiv. pt. 2, p. 165 (1895). 

 Amblypodia aricia Staudinger, Lis, vol. ii. p. 121, Taf. i. tig. 15 (1889). 



Hab. Sumatra; Borneo; Malacca; Mergui ; Tenasserim Valley; Burma; Penan g ; 

 Sapanaya ; Palawan. 



Expanse, 6 & ? , 39-45 mm. 



6 . Upperside : both wings violaceous blue, with a linear black costa and posterior 

 margin to primaries, and a large patch of differently arranged scales in the centre of 

 the wing, showing darkly through in certain lights, but not altering the colour of the 

 wing ; a broad costa to secondaries and a linear black posterior margin ; abdominal 

 fold greyish; tail black, tipped with white. Underside: both wings greyish brown 

 with scarcely darker spots palely encircled. Primaries with three increasing discoidal 

 spots; beneath the second and third are two spots in the submedian area and in the 

 lower median angle respectively ; above the third spot is often a small one near 

 the costa ; transverse band consisting of four confluent spots outwardly inclined, the 

 fourth shifted further out than the others, followed by two confluent spots shifted 

 right inwards; submarginal row just traceable. Secondaries with four basal spots 

 inclined inwardly, but the third spot is projected outwards, followed by three rather 

 larger spots below each other; cell closed by a subquadrate spot, below which is a 

 small one in the lower median angle ; transverse chain-band composed of two upper 

 spots touching each other, detached from rest of baud, the third and fourth spots are 

 each shifted outwards, fifth inwards, its inner margin being far inwards, sixth very 



