10 LYC/ENIDE. ZIZERA. 
Felder, only in the colour of the upperside in the male being of a deeper shade ; the 
markings of the underside in that species are perhaps placed rather more in echelon. Speci- 
mens from Shillong, Assam, are rather larger than those from the Nilgiris, and the spots on the 
underside are a trifle more prominent, but they do not otherwise -differ. I possess twenty-two 
specimens of this species from Ceylon, whence it has not previously been recorded, 
Dr. Felder described the genus Lycenofsis, placing in it his ananga, which is a 
synonym of haraldus, Fabricius. Mr. Distant suppresses the genus Lycenopsis, stating that he 
“can find no sufficient character to separate” it ‘from Cyaniris. Felder himself appended to 
his diagnosis of the typical species the remark ‘In the pattern of the underside 1eminds one 
also of the group of Lycena [=Cyaniris] argiolus, Linnzus,’ and as Mr. Moore gives this 
species as the type of Cyaniris, there seems little doubt as tocommon identity.” Mr. Distant 
may be right in suppressing this genus, but, judging from the figure of the male of the type 
species, I should not be surprised to find that it is structurally distinct from the species of 
the genus Cyaxiris ; unfortunately I have no specimen to examine. Itis much larger than 
most species of Cyaniris ; the upperside of the male has the outer half (nearly) of the 
forewing black, the rest of the wing bright cerulean-blue, the apex and outer margin of the 
hindwing only black, and the rest blue. The underside is much more remarkable, and differs 
from every species of known Cyanérzs in having marginal markings only on both wings, the 
disc and base being immaculate. According to Mr. Distant the female in equally remarkable. 
I append Mr Distant’s description of C. Aaraldus,* and Dr. Felder’s definition of the genus 
Lycaenopsis, t 
Genus 111.—ZIZERA, Moore. (PLATE XXVI). 
Zizera, Moore, Lep. Cey., vol. i, p. 78 (1881) ; id., Distant, Rhop, Malay., p. 212 (1884). 
“‘ FOREWING, small, elongated, triangular ; costal nervure extending to half length of the 
wing, first subcostal nervule emitted at one-half length before the end of the cell, and slightly 
touching the costal nervure near its end, second subcostal at one-third, ¢érd subcostal at 
one-sixth, fourth subcostal from half of third and terminating before the apex, //¢h subcostal 
from the end of the cell; déscoidal cell long, broadest in the middle; midd/e and lower 
disco-cellular nerviles slightly oblique in the middle; /ower discoidal nervule from the middle ; 
second median nexvule emitted at one-sixth, first median at one-half before the end of the 
cell; submedian nervure slightly recurved. HINDWING, small, short, oval ; costal mervure 
* Cyaniris haraldus. Papilio haraldus, Fabricius, Mant, Ins., vol. ii, p. 82, n. 744 (1787); Hesperia haraldus, 
id., Ent. Syst., vol. iii, pt. 1, P- 317, m. 201 (2793); Dants haraldus, Butler, Cat. Fab. Lep. B. M., p. 161, n. x 
(1869); Lycenopsis haraldus, id., Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., Zoology, second series, vol. i, p. 546, n. 1 (1877) ; 
Cyaniris haraidus, Distant, Rhop. Malay., p. 211, n. 2, pl. xxi, fig. 6, male (1884); Polyommatus heraldus, 
Godart, Enc. Méth., vol. ix, p. 677, n. 188 (1823) ; Lycenopsis ananga, Felder, Reise Novara, Lep., vol. in, 
Pp. 257) N. 303, pl. xxxii, figs. 10,11, sade (1865). Hanirar: Malacca, Sumatra, Expanse: Male and female, 
z’25 tor6oinches. DescripTion. “MALE. Uppersipe, doth wings bright cerulean blue. Horewing with the 
costal margin narrowly and the apex and outer margin broadly blackish. A/indzing with the costal area beyond 
the base creamy-white, the posterior margin blackish, and the abdominal margin creamy-white. UNDERSIDE, doth 
wings creamy-white. Forewing with the following blackish markings :—costal margin narrowly, and an outer 
series of somewhat cruciform spots placed between the nervules, bounded on each side by a marginal and sub- 
marginal line, the last preceded by a disjointed series of linear streaks. Hindwing similarly marked as the 
forewing, but with the series of spots larger and not cruciform. FrMaLe. Uppersipe, doth wings blackish, 
with a broad white fascia crossing the disc, commencing near the third median nervule of the forewing, and 
continued across the hindwing to about the middle of the abdominal margin. UNDERSIDE, 40th wings as in the 
male.” 
“« This species varies greatly in size, and the female is on the upperside of a most distinct and divergent 
character, closely resembling the general markings found inthe genus Castadius, Hiibner. The female also 
appears to be at least difficult of capture, as itis rare in collections, and although I possess a specimen (un- 
localised) I have never received it from the Malay Peninsula.’ (Distant, l. c.) 
t Genus Lycenofsis, Felder, Reise Novara, Lep., vol. ii, p. 257 (1865), ‘‘ Zyes tolerably large, naked. 
Paipfi adpressed-squamore, smooth, directed upwards, with the second joint (in the male) subincrassate, not 
reaching the forehead, with the terminal joint scarcely extending beyond the fourth part of the second, but 
strong, somewhat nodding, formed as in some Lycene@. Antenne slender, hardly [or little) extending beyond 
the middle of the costa, annulated with white below, the club suboval, rather short, excavated below. 
WInGs very entire, with the veins as in Hy/achrysops, Felder, but with the median vein closer, with its first 
branch more distant from the second in the HINDWING.” 
‘“* The veins and antenn# shew some resemblance to several groups of Lyc@na, while the structure of the 
head and palpi shew still nearer connection with //yfochrysops, trom which genus, however, it may easily be 
distinguished, chiefly by its shorter and differently clubbed antennz,” (elder, |. c ) 
