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with a rather paler blue than the ground colour. This is followed in cell 3 

 by a larger and blacker stripe ; in cell 2 a still blacker and larger one, almost 

 round, and from there to the outer angle there are two black stripes divided 

 by a white line. In the 9 the dark costal margin of the primaries is only hair 

 fine grey, the outer margin is bluntly broken off at vein 4 ; the narrower under 

 part thus shorter than in Elpis. The markings of the underside are the same 

 in both sexes, except that in the c? the ground-colour is somewhat darker. 

 Here the grey ground is somewhat brighter than in Elpis, and the white 

 markings sharper, the upper part of the last two lines but one on the primaries 

 more arched. On the secondaries no difference of importance can be discerned. 

 The ventral side and legs as well as fringe the same as in Elpis. 



12. KoNDULANA Felder (PI. XXI, a, b, c, d). 



Felder, Novara, Lep. VII, 5". 271, No. 332, //. 34, 



fig. 6 (1865) Lycaena Kondulana. 



Butler, Trans. Linn. Soc, London, II, Ser. i, /. 547, 



//. 68, fig. 7, 8) (1877) Lampides Pseudelpis. 



Distant, 7?//o/'. Mai., /. 227, Tab. 20, fig. 27, 28 



(1882—86) „ Elpis. 



var. Pseudelpis. 

 DE Niceville, Butt, of India, III, /. 172 (1890) , . Lycaena Kondulana. 

 J. Bombay, N. H. Soc, XXXVI, //. 5, 



fig. 25, 26 (1895) Lampides Lacteata. 



W. J. Batavia (3 — 14); Buitenzorg (265); Tjampea (160). 



C. J.? 



E. J. One specimen, without further indication of place of capture. ' 



Snellen notes with reference to this species, that the blue on the upper- 

 side of the 6 is much more glassy than is the 6 of the preceding species, 

 and with regard to the 9, that the colour of the upperside is much bluer, and 

 the black patch in cell 2 of the secondaries is always larger. I may remark 

 here that the glassiness of the blue of the 6 is however not at all distinct in 

 many specimens, and that in some 9 the blue of the upperside is much faded, 

 that further the underside in both sexes is the same, and that very small 

 specimens of this species are found. He also lays stress upon the fact, that 

 Pseudelpis Bull. (Kondulana Felder) is by no means a variety of Elpis Gdt., 

 but a distinct species. He considers Butlers illustration to be very imperfect, 

 although the shade of blue is well caught. 



The above quoted Lacteata of de Nickville is according to Snellen 



