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Descrijitions df nciv species of Lei'IDOI'TKIia J'roia North Chiiio ; 

 by W. B-. Pi;yj:u. 



Nejdis intermedia, n. sp. PL IV, f. 1. 



Thorax iridescent green, upper side ground colour brown- 

 black. F.w. in costal half a longitudinal white streak fi-om base 

 two-thirds across wing, interrupted towards the end by a band 

 of the ground coloiu- ; in outer half six large white sjjots form a 

 sort of bow-shaped band across the wing, bending inwards towards 

 the inner margin ; a submarginal hne of irregularly shaped 

 white spots : h.w. a transverse straight white band from inner 

 half of abdominal margin to outer half of costa ; fi-om just 

 above anal angle a thinner white band or streak, interrupted by 

 the ground coloiired nervures, crosses the wing nearly to the 

 anterior angle. Under side dark chocolate, shading into lead 

 colour on inner margin of f.w., markings much the same as on 

 upper side, the submarginal row of spots on f.w. being more 

 distinctly marked, and there are generally some additional white 

 marks on the margin itself ; h.w. in addition to the upper side 

 markings, there is a thin submarginal Avhite line, a some- 

 what indistinct white line between the two central bands, and 

 from the base there are two short white streaks, one a little 

 Avay along the costa and the other l^elow it. Expanse of wings 

 2^ inches to 2-| inches. 



Inhabits the greater part of North China, common ; it also 

 occurs in Japan. 



Lampides filicaudis, n. sp. 



Upper side ground colour smoky brown-black, alike in both 

 sexes, the only markings being a just discernible siibmarginal 

 row of spots on the h.w. faintly edged with slaty-blue. Under 

 side slaty-grey, the usual Lycaena hke spots large, black, 

 well marked, and narrowly edged with white. The tail is very 

 diminutive, and hardly distinguishable except in newly emerged 

 specimens ; the space between the two anal spots of the marginal 

 and submarginal rows is more or less orange. Expanse of wings 

 10 lines to 1 inch. 



