258 LYC/ENID. ARHOPALA. 
816. Arhépala wimberleyi, de N. 
Nilasera wimberleyi, de Nicéville, Proc. Zool. Soe. Lond., 1887, p- 462, pl. xl, fig. 4, female. 
HapiraT : South Andaman Isles. 
EXPANSE ; 9, 1°65 inches, 
DESCRIPTION: ‘-FEMALE. UPPERSIDE, both wings rich cerulean blue. Forewing with 
the costa as far as the subcostal nervure, the apex, and outer margin widely black. Hindwing 
with the costal and outer margin less broadly black, that colour ascending a short distance into 
the blue colour between the veins ; abdominal margin whitish ; ¢a7/ black, tipped with white. 
UNDERSIDE, doth wings pale olivaceous. forewing with a round spot at the base, an oval one at 
the middle, and a quadrate one at the end of the cell, with a small one between these two latter 
placed on the subcostal nervure ; a spot at the base of the first median interspace, and another 
quadrate one in the middle of the submedian interspace 3 a discal regular macular band 
composed of six conjoined spots from the costa to the first median nervule, its inner edge 
almost straight, its outer edge scalloped ; a submarginal macular band very prominent about 
its middle; all these markings fuscous, outwardly defined with sordid white ; a fine black 
anteciliary line. AMzzdwing with the usual spots and bands, the chief of which are two series 
each of four round spots towards the base, an elongated spot closing the cell, and a much 
broken discal macular band ; all these spots composed of a pale centre, then a narrow black 
line, outwardly defined with a pale line 3 beyond the discal macular band is a fuscous 
diffused fascia, outwardly defined from the abdominal margin to the second median nervule 
by a pale lunular line ; in the next two interspaces the fuscous fascia almost reaches the 
margin and encloses two of the pale lunules ; aseries of black marginal lunules between the 
veins ; a fine anteciliary black line ; the very small anal lobe with a deep black round spot, 
with a few obsolete silvery scales Se it ; a few also in the two next interspaces. Cz/za 
of the colour of the ground throughout.” 
** Apparently nearest to the Amblypodia ocrida of Hewitson,* from which it differs in 
the colour of the upperside, that species being ‘ silvery cerulean blue ;’ there also appears 
to be some difference in the details of the markings of the underside.” (de Nichoiile, 1, c.) 
This is a rare species, of which I have seen two specimens only, both sent tome by 
Mr. RK, Wimberley. The male has yet to be discovered. 
817. Arhopala dodonza, Moore. 
Amblypodia dodon@a, Moore, Horsfield and Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. C., vol. i, p. 43,n.65, pl. 
ia, fig. 8 (1857) 5; Panchala? dodonea, Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1886, p. 354, n- 32; PP. dodonea, id., 
Ann. and Mag. of Nat. Hist., sixth series, vol. 1, p. 144, n. 37 (1888) ; Panchala dodonea, Moore, Proc. 
Zool. Soc. Lond., 1882, p. 252. 
HaBiTaT: Western Himalayas, 
EXPANSE: 9, 1°3 to 1°8 inches. 
DESCRIPTION: “ FEMALE. UPPERSIDE, forewing with the discoidal cell and posterior 
base blue. palest in the middle of the disc, and intersected by dark veinlets, the rest of the 
wing dusky-brown. Hindwing with the middle blue, outer margin brown, anterior and 
abdominal margins paler. UNDERSIDE, do/h wings dark cream-colour. Forewing paler poste 
riorly, with an ill-defined band near the outer margin, then a broad [discal] undulating band, and 
some spots of a darker shining tint. Aézdwing also with an ill-defined but more angulated 
band near the outer margin, then two series of undulating lines, and also spots at the base of 
the wing. Shape of the wings as in 4. guerceti [= A. rama, Kollar], but the exterior margin of 
the forewing more angulated.” (Aoore, 1. c. in Cat. Lep. Mus, E. I. C.) 
Mr. Butler notes (l. c. in Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.) that “ This species in Mr. Kirby’s 
Catalogue is indicated as female of the following [P. rama]; in our series are both sexes of 
each species, which are totally different.” 
“‘ The distinction between P. dodonza and P. rama has never hitherto (to my kcuwietae 
been called in question ; the two species are easily separable. Both sexes of P. dodonea have 
* Ill. Diurn. Lep., Lycenide, p. 144, n. 82, pl. ilia, figs. 38, 39 (1859); from Mindanao, one of the 
Philippine Islands. 
