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L. devanica, Moore, has the blue coloration of the male confined to the basal area of the 
wings, the underside is darker than in any other species of the group. So far it has been 
found in Ladak only. The second species, Z. ariana, Moore, is much larger than any 
which follow except Z. kashgharensis, Moore, and LZ. yarkundensis, Moore, from both of which it 
may be at once distinguished by the prominent white discal streak on the underside of the 
hindwing. The male is a beautiful bright blue—very like the English Z. adonis (=dellargus)—on 
the upperside, with a narrow black border and broad white cilia, the underside grey, sprinkled 
with greenish scales at the base, the markings less prominent than in Z. devanica, It is one 
of the commonest species of the genus, occurring on the outer ranges of the Himalayas at 
Murree, Dalhousie, and Naini Tal, but, strangely enough, not at the intermediate stations Simla 
and Masuri. It is very commonin Kashmir and in many parts of Ladak and the neigh- 
bouring countries. The third species, Z. stoliczkana, Felder, if I have identified it correctly, 
is merely a dwarfed form of Z. aviana occurring in the dry country of Ladak. The fourth 
species, LZ. sutleja, Moore, is probably nothing but Z. aviana, and occurs in the localities where 
that species is certainly met with. JZ. /ugitiva, Butler, is of small size, the discal white 
streak on the underside of the hindwing is absent, and all the markings very small and compact ; 
it occurs in Biluchistan and Afghanistan, where I believe none of the previously mentioned 
species occur. The sixth species, Z. fersica, Butler, occurs in Persia, Afghanistan, and 
Biluchistan. It is probably not separable from Z. /zgitiva, though the male on the upperside 
has the anteciliary black line less prominent, and the cilia apparently shorter than in that 
species. The seventh species, Z. kaskgharensis, Moore, is of the size and colouring of 
L. aviana, but all the markings of the underside are very small and obscure, and there is 
no white streak to the hindwing. It hardly occurs within our region ; the type specimen 
is from Kashghar. The eighth species, Z. yarkundensis, Moore, agrees with the preceding 
species in size, but is differently marked both above and below ; it also does not occur in 
strictly Indian limits. The ninth species, Z. nadira, Moore, has the spots on the underside 
of the forewing very large ; it is a smal! insect, the female only is known ; it comes from 
Kabul. The tenth species, Z. di/ucha, Moore, differs in the colour of the upperside in the male 
from any of the previously mentioned species ; it is described as cobalt-blue, but smalt-blue 
would be a better description ; it has no white streak on the hindwing below. It occurs in 
Biluchistan. ‘The eleventh species, Z. psewderos, Moore, is probably very close to Z. dclucha, 
and from the description I cannot distinguish between them. It occurs in Kashmir, 
648. Lycwna devanica, Moore. 
Polyommatus devanica, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1874, p. 573, pl. Ixvi, fig. 4, sale. 
HABITAT: Dras Valley, Ladak. 
EXPANSE: 6, 1'25 to 1°55; 9, 1°00 to 1°45 inches. 
DESCRIPTION: “ Allied to P. [=Z.] alexis, Scopoli [which occurs throughout Europe, in 
Northern and Western Asia, and in North Africa, and is sometimes known under the name of 
L. icarus, Rottenburg]. MALE. UPPERSIDE, doth wings dark purplish-blue, basally dashed 
with clear blue; disco-cellular black spot of underside visible above. Ci/ia white, alternat- 
ing with brown. UNDERSIDE, doth wings pale fawn-colour. forewing with a white-bordered 
prominent black disco-cellular spot and a transverse discal row of five spots ; a marginal 
row of white rings with dark centres, the space between which and the discal spots clouded 
with black. Aindwing with four prominent white-bordered black subbasal spots, and a 
discal series of seven spots, the five lower spots being disposed in a straight row, the two 
upper spots proceeding at right angles to anterior margin; a marginal row of pale-bordered 
dark spots surmounted by a submarginal black lunular line, the lower marginal spots 
slightly bordered with orange and speckled with metallic-green; a triangular disco-cellular 
white spot centred with a slight black dentate mark ; space between the discal and submarginal 
spots streaked with white.” (Aoore, 1.c.) FEMALE. UPPERSIDE, doth wings with the blue 
coloration confined to the immediate base of the wing, otherwise as in the male. 
