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be compared with the wet-season broods, it will be seen that in the former, on the upperside of 
the female, the outer black border of the forewing is half the width, and the black markings on 
the hindwing are very much reduced ; both sexes have the underside extremely variable 
and more or less variegated in coloration and markings, the white lines often forming 
edgings for very well-defined and distinct broad dark bands; the anal ocelli of the 
hindwing are reduced or obsolete ; and the orange lunule crowning the large subanal ocellus 
is very small or altogether wanting. 
Wherever they are met with, the species of Zampzdes are common, and very conspicuous 
onthe wing. They affect trees and bushes, and appear to prefer “checkered shade” to the 
open glare of the sun. The larve and pupe are of the usual lyceenid shape, having nothing 
distinctive about them. 
Key to the Indian species of Lampides. 
A. Males, upperside, both wings metallic azure-blue. 
a. Both sexes, underside, forewing with the four discal white striz parallel ; fourth stria from 
base ending on third median nervule, 
a‘, Male, upperside, both wings light metallic azure-blue, 
734. L. ELpis, Eastern and Southern India, Ceylon, Andamans, 
Burma, Malay peninsula and islands, 
5%, Male, upperside, both wings dark metallic azure-blue. 
735. L. coruscans, Ceylon, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Burma, 
Singapore, Nicobars. 
$, Both sexes, underside, forewing with the four discal white strie not parallel ; fourth stria 
from base ending on second median nervule. 
@*. Second and third strie from base forming a Y ; inner of the three marginal white 
lines on underside of hindwing slightly lunular, not enclosing dark spots ; orange 
lunule to subanal ocellus moderate or small. 
736. L. PSEUDELPIS, Ceylon, Malay peninsula and islands. 
é', First and second strie from base forming a Y ; inner of the three marginal white lines 
on underside of hindwing highly lunular, enclosing fuscous spots ; orange lunule to 
subanal ocellus very large. 
737. L. suppiITa, Burma. 
B. Males, upperside, both wings pale bluish milky-white. 
a. Both sexes, underside, forewing with fourth white stria from base ending on second median 
nervule ; some of the striz usually forming Ys. 
at. Males, upperside, forewing with no submarginal dusky fascia. 
a, Male with more or less broad outer black margin to forewing on upperside. 
738. L. 2 L1anus, India, Ceylon, Andamans, Burma, Malay peninsula; 
Siam, Malay archipelago. 
é2, Male with fine black marginal thread only to forewing on upperside, 
739: L. pura, Assam, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Mergui. 
é!, Male, upperside, forewing with a submarginal dusky fascia. 
740... L, KINKURKA, Nicobars. 
é. Both sexes, underside, forewing with fourth white stria from base ending on third median 
nervule ; all the striz parallel. 
a', Male, upperside, forewing with diffused fuscous striola before the margin, outwardly 
resting on an obsolete white line. 
741. L. KONDULANA, Nicobars. 
31, Male, upperside, forewing with no fuscous striola before the margin, 
742, L. KANKENA, Nicobars. 
734. Lampides elpis, Godart. 
Polyommatus elfis, Godart, Enc. Méth., vol. ix, p. 654, n. 125 (1823); Lycena elpis, Horsfield, Cat. Lep. 
E.I.C., p. 76,n. 11, pl. i, fig. 4, male (1828); pl. iv, figs. 14-e, structure of imago (1829); id., Horsfield 
and Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus, E. I. C., vol. i, p. 24, n. 18 (1857); id., Snellen, Tijds. voor Ent., vol. xix, p. 152, 
ns 44 (1876) ; Lampides elpis, Moore, Proc. Zool, Soc. Lond., 1878, p- 833; id., de Nicéville, Journ. A. S, B., 
vol. 1, pt. 2, Pp» 52, nm. 44 (1881); idem, id., Notes on Indian Insect Pests, vol. i, p. 11, pl. i, figs. 5a, 
male ; 50, larva (1889) ; id., Moore, Lep. Cey., vol. i, p. 95, pl. xxxvili, figs. 4, #tale; 4a, female (1881) ; 
id., Distant, Rhop. Malay., p. 226, n. x, pl. xxi, figs. 25, male; 26, female (1884); id., Butler, Ann, and 
Mag. of Nat. Hist., fifth series, yol, xvi, p. 335, m. 72 (1885), 
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