140 LYCANIDA. EVERES. 
each spot outwardly defined by a fine white line ; of these the four first or anterior spots are in a 
straight line, but arranged a little outwardly obliquely across the wing ; the two lower spots are 
parallel to the outer margin, the posterior spot of all the largest of all; a similar disco-cellular 
spot. Hindzwing with four subbasal spots arranged in a slightly convex line across the wing, of 
which the anterior touches the costal nervure and is the largest ; two are in the middle of the 
wing and divided by the median nervure only, the posterior spot the smallest and placed on the 
abdominal margin ; a linear disco-cellular spot ; a discal somewhat irregular series of eight spots, 
of which the fourth and seventh from the costa are much larger than the others ; an oval margi- 
nal orange spot in the first median interspace. Anfenn@ with a large spatulate club, the white 
annulations prominent, 
Described from a single specimen generously presented to me by the Rev. Walter A. 
Hamilton, by whose native collectors it was obtained. I do not know any species to which it 
can be compared, nor am I sure of the sex of the specimen, but it is probably a male, I even 
place it in the genus Zveres, Moore, with great doubt. It comes into this group, as it has the 
first subcostal nervule of the forewing anastomosed completely with the costal nervure for a 
portion of its length, as I learn by applying benzine to my solitary specimen. The large 
size and great prominence of the spots on the underside renders this little species easy to be 
recognised. 
The above description was written more than a year ago. Since it has been placed in 
type, I have discovered a solitary specimen of Zycena fischeri, Eversmann, from Askold, 
in the collection of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. This specimen differs only from my 
E. kala on the underside of the hindwing in possessing five subbasal spots, there being 
an additional one on the abdominal margin; in having a much larger expanse of orange 
towards the anal angle, extending over three interspaces, and the two marginal black spots 
divided by the first median nervule prominently sprinkled with metallic silvery scales. In 
spite of these differences, I am of opinion that it is more than probable that £. fala will 
ultimately be found, when more specimens of it from Assam are obtained, to be a synonym 
of £. fischeri, with which it agrees exactly in neuration. I append below for reference a 
description of that species.* 
The figure shows both sides of the type specimen in my collection, 
Everes exiguus, Distant, from Singapore, differs so markedly from the other species of the 
genus that I think it belongs very doubtfully to it. Its description is given below.t+ 
* Everes fischeri, Eversmann. Lycena fischeri, Eversmann, Bull. Moscou, vol. xvi : 1843); 
id., Herrich-Schaffer, Eur. Schmett., vol. i, figs. 218, 219 (1844); id., Elwes, Proc. Zool. Soe: a’ ae 
p. 888; id., Lang, Butt. Eur., p- 102, n. 5, pl. xxii, fig. 6 (1884); id., Leech, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1887, 
p- 415, n- 55. HasiraT: The Steppes of South-Eastern Russia; dry meadows in the Ural Mountains and_ the 
Altai (Zang); Viadivostock and Askold in Siberia, Shanghai in China (Z¢Zwes) ; Gensan and Ningpo in Corea 
(Leech), EXPANSE: ‘go to r'ooinch, DescripTion : MALE and FEMALE. “ UPPERSIDE, both wings dark brown. 
Forewing has a small dark discoidal spot. Aindwing with a very minute tail, a row of faint light spots 
placed parallel to the hind margin. Cilia of both wings white. UNDERSIDE, 60¢4 wings, ground-colour light 
grey. forewing has a double row of narrow black spots placed parallel to the hind margin ; internal to 
this is an irregular row of larger spots, that near the anal angle being the largest, and besides these there 
is a black discoidal spot surrrounded like the others by a light ring; there are no basal spots. Hindwing 
has a double row of hind-marginal spots enclosing a faint orange band, the black spots near the anal angle being 
spotted with silvery green ; between this row and the narrow linear discoidal spot is an irregular row of black 
spots in light rings ; besides these, there are basal spots four in number.” 
“Like most other exclusively (séc) Russian species, rare and difficult to obtain.” (Zang, 1. c.) 
‘* Found at Vladivostock and Askold, also at Shanghai, but not, as far as I know, in Japan. Chinese 
specimens do not agree perfectly with Siberian ones ; they are smaller, and the blue eyes do not show 
through the hindwing of the female ; but I do not think they can be separated.’ (£dwes, |. c.) 
“Occurs at Gensan in June. It is also very common in the snowy valley, Ningpo, in April. The pale 
band on the outer margin of the hindwing [on the upperside] may be either very distinct, faint, or totally 
absent. The spots on the underside have a great tendency to coalesce in the manner common to many of 
this genus” [Lycena]. (Leech, 1. c.) 
+ Everes exiguus, Distant, Rhop. Malay., p. 455, n- 2, pl. xliv, fig. 17, female (1886). HaBiraT: 
Singapore. Expanse : Female, *85 of an inch. DescrirTION : ‘‘ FEMALE, UppersibE, doth wings pale dusky- 
brown, the basal areas more or less shaded with violaceous-blue. AWindwing with a submarginal broken 
lunate greyish fascia, and a marginal series of blackish spots margined with greyish, the spot between the 
two lower median nervules inwardly margined with reddish-ochraceous. Czdia greyish. UNDERSIDE, both 
wings greyish-brown. Forewing with three discal greyish-margined fasciz, the first short at the end of the cell, 
the second extending from the bifurcation of the fourth and fifth subcostal nervules to the second median nervule, 
the third commencing at that nervule, its outer margin being connected with the inner margin of the second 
