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will be seen on reference to the figures (Plate IV. figs. 15 & 15 a), and the hooks 

 have a decided upward curve at their extremities. 



Arhopala theba (Hewitson). (Plate IV. figs. 17 & 17 a.) 

 Amblypodia theba Hewitson, 111. Diurn. Lep., Lycsenidse, p. 6, pi. v. figs. 29 & 30 (1865). 



Hab. Mindoro ; Mindanao. 



Expanse, 6 41, 2 42 mm. 



<j . Upperside : both wings brilliant pale morpho-blue, primaries shading into rich 

 deep purple on the costa from the end of the discoidal cell to the apex and down the 

 posterior margin to about the lower median nervule ; costa narrowly black, posterior 

 margin rather broadly black. Secondaries with a broadish dark costa ; abdominal fold 

 grey ; posterior margin very finely black, and dotted with black between each nervure ; 

 tail black, tipped with white. Underside : both wings very dark brown, with the spots 

 no darker than the ground, but marked out by broad white margins. Primaries with 

 two discal spots not margined on the costal edge ; the third spot, closing the cell, very 

 large and irregular, is open above and below, and extends from the second subcostal on 

 to the submedian nervule from the lower edge of the cell ; the inner white margin is 

 projected suddenly outwards so as to almost touch the outer margin on the lower 

 median nervule ; the transverse band is irregularly marked out by the white margins, 

 which rapidly taper from just below the lower discoidal nervure until they meet on the 

 lower median ; margin spotted with white between each nervule, with brown central 

 dashes ; submedian space whitish ; the usual spot in the subdiscal area is present 

 just below the second discal spot ; there is a short white dash on the costal nervure 

 up to the first discal spot. Secondaries with a half-spot slightly extended outwards on 

 the extreme basal margin of the costa ; four basal spots below each other, the lowest 

 shifted inwards beyond the internal nervure, almost touching the margin itself ; 

 beyond these are three larger spots, the upper one not margined on the costal edge ; 

 cell closed by a large subquadrate spot, open above and below, beneath which the 

 usual spot can be traced by its internal and external margins ; the transverse band 

 marked out only by the lateral margins of the usual spots, but the margins are very 

 irregular, thus the inner margin of what should be the second spot is projected well 

 inwards, the margins of the third slightly outwards, and the fourth more outwards, the 

 fifth well inwards, the sixth outwards, the angular seventh inwards and it is quite 

 confluent with the eighth long spot, running up to the internal nervure ; outside this 

 fascia there is a suffusion of white scales ; marginal row distinct the internal margin of 

 which is very finely white ; extreme margin white ; anal spot black ; spot between 

 the second and lower median nervule black, the space between being filled with 

 greenish-metallic scales, which are also scattered more or less over the spots. 



? . Upperside : both wings brown, with a large pale blue patch over the basal and 



