188 LYCANIDZE. TARUCUS. 
Hasitat : Morocco (Fadricius), Barbary and Egypt (Godart), Algeria (Zucas and Lang), 
India, North India, Canara (Horsfeld and Moore) ; Bengal, Ceylon (A/oore) ; West Africa, Aden, 
Mhow (Sutler); North Sind, Sukkur, Shikarpore; Poona, September, November, and 
January ; Bombay, October ; Mhow, September to July (Swin/oe) ; Haldwani, at the foot of the 
Kumaon Hills (Doherty). 
EXPANsE: 6, 2, ‘9 to I'I inches, 
DESCRIPTION: MALE. UPPERSIDE, both wings shining bluish-purple, with a narrow 
outer dull black margin, the cé/éa whitish. Forewing with a somewhat large and long rounded 
or ovate black discoscellular spot. Azdwing with a round black spot on the margin in the 
first median interspace, and a longitudinal one at the anal angle, the outer narrow black 
border inwardly defined at this part (sometimes throughout) with a fine white marginal thread ; 
tail black, tipped with white. UNDERSIDE, 40th wings greyish-white (sometimes with a 
faint ochreous tinge). forewing with the following markings, all deep brown, some- 
times of a more or less rusty tint, viz :—a lengthened longitudinal subcostal streak from the 
base of the wing, joining the costa at about one-third of the length of the wing and 
continued along it; an oblique subbasal or ante-discal wedge-shaped streak with its apex 
on the subcostal extending to the submedian nervure, sometimes divided in the middle 
into two portions ; beyond this isa transverse discal striga from the first subcostal nervule 
to the submedian nervure, sometimes continuous though slightly dislocated, sometimes in two 
distinct portions, its lower portion shifted somewhat outwardly ; beyond this on the anterior 
portion of the disc are three large spots forming a triangle, the upper spot is some- 
times round, sometimes lengthened, the middle spot is rounded, the lower spot lengthened 
and placed at right angles to the upper spot and sometimes coalescing with the lower portion 
of the discal striga ; beyond these spots is a regular series of spots sometimes well-separated, 
sometimes joined together into a band, its anterior portion curved towards the base of the wing 
before it reaches the costa ; a submarginal series of six rounded regular well-separated spots, 
and an anteciliary black line. Hindwing with a crescent-shaped black basal band from the 
costal nervure to the abdominal margin, sometimes divided into a long anterior portion and a 
well-separated spot on the abdominal margin ; a subbasal transverse series of four black spots 
crossing the wing, sometimes joined into a continuous straight band, sometimes arranged in a 
straight line, sometimes placed in echelon ; an irregular discal series of six spots arranged in 
pairs; three spots beyond in the middle of the disc; a regularly-curved band beyond, 
sometimes divided into eight well-separated spots; a marginal series of seven round spots, 
the four lower ones being black and profusely sprinkled with metallic-greenish scales ; 
a fine anteciliary line. FEMALE. UPPERSIDE, doth wings blackish, sprinkled with metallic 
bluish-purple scales towards the base. Forewing with all the black markings of the underside 
more or less showing through by transparency, some whitish spots on the disc. Hindwing 
with a discal series of short white streaks between the veins ; a marginal series of black spots 
between the veins inwardly defined by white lunules ; a fine white, then a fine black marginal 
thread. UNDERSIDE, Joth wings as in the male, 
I have drawn up the above description from three male and a female specimen from Algeria 
in the collection of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, these specimens representing the typical 
form of the species. It will be noted that these four specimens differ a good deal inter se, a 
large series would probably present many more differences. 
Mr. Moore describes the Ceylon form as follows :--‘‘ MALE. UPPERSIDE, Joth wings 
lavender-blue, costal edge and exterior margins narrowly lined with black. Forewing with an 
indistinct black disco-cellular spot. Hindwing with a less distinct subanal spot ; fai black, 
tipped with white. Cvz/za white, with inner black border. UNDERSIDE, doth wings greyish-white. 
Forewing with a black straight streak below the costal nervure, an oblique subbasal streak, 
two transverse discal streaks, three subapical spots, and two marginal rows of quadrate spots. 
Hindwing with a transverse basal and subbasal black streak, irregularly disposed discal spots, 
a submarginal broken row of lunular spots, and a marginal row of slightly larger rounded 
