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which sometimes disappears at the hinder angle. The underside is very constant, all the 
spots and markings being very small and distinct.” (de Micéville, 1. c.) 
Mr. Distant has seen a single male only from Malacca, and writes regarding it: ‘* Although 
this specimen differs from the typical form of the species by the darker colouring of the forewing, 
and especially by the brownish hue of the hindwing, it was yet identified without doubt by 
Mr. Moore himself as representing his C. jynteana. When one compares the figures of this 
species given by Messrs. Moore, de Nicéville, and myself, the difficulty of properly portraying 
the colour of these small Lycenide (either by hand-colouring or chromo-lithography) becomes 
painfully apparent. This difficulty, however, is scarcely detrimental to determination, for the 
markings beneath, on which true identification depends, will be seen to be uniform and unmis- 
takable.” 
‘*Both Mr. Moore and Mr. de Nicéville seem to have described this species under the 
same name at about the same time. Mr. Moore’s description, however, has priority, as 
the portion of the ‘Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal’ in which Mr. de Nicéville’s 
contribution appeared, though bearing date 1883, was really delayed in publication 
till 1884.” (Déstant, 1.c.) With regard to this latter statement, the following are the facts 
of the matter. Mr. Moore’s paper, in which he describes C. jywteana and four other 
species also described by myself, was received 12th September, read 20th November, 1883, 
and issued 1st April, 1884. My paper was received and read 7th March, 1883, and issued 6th 
March, 1884. At every date, therefore, my paper has priority, though the essential one, 
that of publication, need only be considered, and even in this my paper has 25 days’ 
advantage. 
C. jynteana in Sikkim is distinctly dimorphic ; my figures of the male and female apply to 
the rains form. The dry-season form of the male has the blue coloration of the upperside of 
both wings brighter, the discal white patches larger, and the outer black margin of the 
forewing narrower. The markings of the underside in the rains form being so very small, 
there is hardly any room for the dry-season form having themstill smaller, The female of 
the dry-season form has the upperside of both wings more richly glossed with shining blue, 
the white patches larger, with a well-marked costal, apical, and outer black margin, and the 
black spot on the disco-cellular nervules very distinct on the forewing. The hindwing has the 
marginal lunular line and enclosed b!ack spots more prominent. It is a fairly common species 
in Sikkim. Mr. Otto M@ller possesses specimens taken in March, April, May, October, and 
November. Mr. Doherty is of opinion that the specimen of this species from Malacca de- 
scribed and figured by Mr. Distant is the C. selena of Doherty (see page 97 antea). C. jynteana 
is probably confined to Sikkim and Assam... It is a very distinct and easily recognized species. 
I append Mr. Moore’s description of this species as a footnote.* 
687. Cyaniris sikkima, Moore. 
C. sikkima, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1883, p. 524, pl. xlvill, fig. 11, made, 
HasitaT: Sikkim, 
EXpPANSE: ¢&, 1:2 inches. 
Description: “ Allied to C. jynteana, de Nicéville. Foréwing shorter, hindwing also shorter 
and comparatively broader. UppeRSIDE, doth wings with the marginal blackish band broader. 
Forewing with a slender blackish disco-cellular streak, UNDERSIDE, 0¢h wings similarly 
marked to C. jynteana, the discal oblique spots being shorter, and the submarginal dentate 
lunules broader.” (JZoore, 1, c.) 
I have not been able to recognise this species with any certainty, though I think it is 
* “Near C. puspa, Horsfield. Mate. forewing comparatively shorter. UppersiDE with the blue 
less intense and slightly paler, the discal area slightly white-speckled, with a blackish outer marginal band 
of one-twelfth inch in width. Aimdwing with a narrow macular marginal band. UNversibDe, doth wings 
greyish-white. Forewing with a slender indistinct dusky-black disco-cellular streak, four transverse discal 
outwardly-oblique short linear spots, a small costal spot,a submarginal and inarginal row of lunular spots. 
Hindwing with three small black subbasal spots, an irregular discal transverse series of nine spots, an 
indistinct submarginal and marginal row of dentate lunular spots,” the usual disco-ceilular streak. (JZcore, 
l.c.) Mr. Moore has here described the rains form of this species. 
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