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ultramarine blue. UNDERSIDE, doth wings with the markings similar to those of the female.” 
(de Nicéville, 1. c.) 
A rare species in Sikkim, and occurs at low elevations in August, September, and 
November. It is nearest to 4. moelleri, mihi, but differs in both sexes in the markings of the 
underside, there being no red coloration on the head or on the base of the costa of the forewing, 
no metallic green scales at the anal angle of the hindwing, and no pale violet straight band at 
the base ; the outer margin of the latter wing in slightly toothed also, while in A. moelleri it 
is distinctly tailed. The broad pale transverse discal band across the hindwing on the underside 
allies this species to A. ferimuta, Moore, but all other characters separate it widely from that 
species. Mr. Moore seems to have redescribed this species under the name of Satadra patuna. 
His description is appended,* He has failed to recognise the species under Hewitson’s name, as 
he has ticketed specimens of both sexes of A, adriana, mihi, in my collection as ‘‘ Satadra 
areste.” 
A. morphina, Distant, from Perak, described below,t has no near Indian ally. It isa 
magnificent species, with a very curious prominent dark chocolate-brown broad band at the 
base of the hindwing on the underside, and all the other markings obscure, 
835. Arhopala belphosbe, Doherty. 
A. belphebe, Doherty, Journ. A. S. B., vol. lviii, pt. 2, p. (1889). 
HasitTaT : Myitta, Tenasserim valley, Burma. 
EXPANSE: 6, I°5 inches. 
DESCRIPTION : MALE. UPPERSIDE, oth wings light, rather dull purple-blue. Forewing 
with the outer black margin wide, especially at the apex. Azzdwing with the costal 
and outer margins somewhat broadly black. UNDERSIDE, Joh wings pale brown, strongly 
glossed with purple, all the spots very annular, but very slightly darker than the ground, 
outlined with a very clear narrow well-defined violet-white line. forewing witha small 
spot near the base of the cell, a large oval one at the middle, with a still larger ill-shaped 
spot below it in the submedian interspace, a large spot at the end of the cell with two 
small spots below it in the median interspaces ; a discal band of five nearly equal-sized very 
rounded spots, the three upper ones forming a straight line, placed outwardly obliquely, the 
fourth spot strongly shifted inwardly, the fifth about in a line with the third; a double marginal 
series of joined lunules. Aindwing with three basal spots small and crowded together, a 
* Arhopala patuna, Moore. Satadra patuna, Moore, Journ. A. S. B., vol. liii, pt. 2, p. 40 (1884). Hasi- 
TAT: Nepal Expanse: Female, 1°5 inches. DescripTION: Femarg, “ Smaller than S. dazula, Moore 
[=A. moelleri, de Nicéville]. Uprersipe, doth wings dark violet-brown, the basal and discal areas purplish- 
blue, paler than in S. dazuda, but disposed as in the female of that species. UNpERsIDR, doth wings purplish-brown, 
Forewing with a similarly-disposed cell-streak, discal band, and lower quadrate patches, but of a pale ochreous 
colour. Aindwing with the basal area broadly and entirely dark bright purple-brown (more like that of typical 
S. afidanus, Cramer) which merges into a transverse broad pale purplish-ochreous inner discal fascia, and 
again into a dark purplish-brown outer discal fascia, the outer border of the wing being broadly pale purplish- 
brown ; across the disc are traced two series of indistinct brown-lined marks, which are similarly disposed 
to, but are less continuous than, those in S. ZazuZa ; an indistinct brown marginal lunular line, but no metallic 
speckles at anal angle.” ((/oore, 1. c ) 5 , 
Mr. Moore’s description agrees in the minutest particulars with females of the species I have identified as 
A. areste, Hewitson. 
+ Arhopala morphina, Distant. Panchala morphina, Distant, Ann, and Mag. of Nat. Hist., fifth series, 
vol. xiv, p. 201 (1884); idem, id., Rhop. Malay., p. 274, n. 4, woodcut n. 86, male (1885). Hasirar: Perak. 
Expanse: Male, 2°3 inches. DescripTion: “Mace. Uppersive, both wings dark shining purplish-blue, 
the margins (narrowly), nervures, and nervules more or less blackish. Aindwing with the abdominal area 
fuscous, UNbERSIDE, doth wings pale brownish. Vorewing with the basal area from the costa to the median 
nervure, and extending outwardly to a little beyond the cell, darker brown, followed by a waved fascia of the 
same colour, terminating beneath the second median nervule, where it is narrowest; the outer margin also 
darker brown, with the apex and extreme margin pale violaceous. A/zzdwing with the basal fourth dark 
chocolate-brown, with a narrow outer violaceous margin ; a small chocolate-brown spot margined with violaceous 
above the submedian nervure, a narrow waved medial violet-margined fascia crossing the disc, strongly fractured 
at the end of the cell, and then more narrowly continued to the internal nervure; this is followed by a short 
and somewhat broken fascia, commencing at the second subcostal nervule and narrowly terminating at the first 
median nervule, the whole outer margin broadly infuscated, the apex and extreme margin pale violaceous, 
Body and legs more or less concolorous with the wings.” (Distant, |. c. in Rhop Malay.) 
Mr. Distant suggests that the absence of the tail to the hindwing of the type specimen of this species is 
probably due to mutilation. There are two males in the Indian Museum, Calcutta, neither of which show 
any trace ofa tail, so I think it may be safely stated that A. morfhina comes into the tailless section of 
the genus, 
