LYC.ENID A. ARUOPALA, 277 
I give below as a foot note* a description of 4. amphimuta, Felder, from Malacca and 
Borneo. It is considerably larger than A. Ayfomuta, as figured by Hewitson, and the dis- 
position of the spots appears to be different; the male of 4. amphimuta is described as 
being dull violet-blue on the upperside, and of A. Ay fomuta ultramarine-blue. 
I also append a descriptiont of A. aztimutz, Felder, hitherto known only from Malacca 
and Singapore. The male is dull violet-blue on the upperside as in 4. amphimuta, Felder, and 
* Arhopalaamphimuta, Felder, Amblypodia amphimuta, Felder, Wien. Ent. Monatsch., vol. iv, p. 396, n. 6 
(1860) ; id., Druce, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1873, p. 354, n 103 id., Butler, Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., Zoology, 
second series, vol. i, p. 548, n. 6 (1877) ; Arhopala amphimuta, Felder, Reise Nov., Lep., vol. ii, p. 232, n. 2595 
pl. xxix, fig. 8 (1865). Hapitat: “* Malacca interior (Felder), Malacca (Butler), Borneo (Druce). ExPANSE? 
1*9 inches. DescripTION: ‘‘ MALE, UpPeERSIDE, 60th wings dull violet-blue, with a very narrow exterior margin, 
the costaof the forewing, and a narrow border to the hindwing. fuscous. UNbsrsIDE, doth wings pale fuscous. 
Forewing with the interior margin much paler, with the following spots and fasciz of a little deeper tint than 
the ground-colour and margined with a much lighter tint :—two annular spots in the cell, a third internal spot 
very small, a disco-cellular spot, another median spot, an exterior fascia chain-like, formed of five spots, 
much broken at the third median nervule, another fascia submarginal and obsolete. A/indzwing with six annular 
spots ofa deeper tint than the ground-colour, and margined with a much lighter tint, of these four are basal 
(the lowest of them towards the interior margin), the fifth is subcostal, and the sixth within the cell ; also 
with the following markings of a little deeper tint than the ground-colour and margined with a much lighter 
tint:—a median spot of a somewhat cordate form, a small disco-cellular fascia, a fascia beyond the middle chain- 
like, slightly broken twice and turned upwards posteriorly, (its two highest spots annular and well-separated), 
a submarginal series of lunules decreasing in size, also two larger black spots, densely irrorated in the middle 
with metallic-blue, and joined to these a black anal spot bordered inwardly with metallic blue, also a marginal 
line of a much lighter tint than the ground-colour. FEMALK. UppersivE, dot4 wings of a lighter tint. Forewing 
with a fuscous costal margin passing into a very broad, wavy fuscous exterior border. AWixdwing with the 
costal border, the inferior nervules and margin excised in a radiated manner, the interior margin being of a 
paler tint than these. UNDERSIDE, doth wings more plainly marked than in the male. Aindwing with the first 
subanal spot obliterated.” 
“Very like A. efimuta, Boisduval, Hewitson, in the design of the underside, also near A. agelast/us, 
Hewitson, in the colour of the upperside and in the form of the wings, differing from 4. Ayfomuta, Hewitson, 
(with which Hewitson united it) by the far paler annular spots of the underside, and the broken fasciz of the 
forewing on the underside. (Felder, 1. c in Reise Novara.) 
Mr. Butler says that A. amphimuta, Felder, is quite distinct from A. hyfomuta, Hewitson. Mr. Distant 
notes ‘* Mr. Hewitson recognised the identity of his A. Aypomuta with the A. amphimuta, Felder, and though 
Mr. Butler states that the two are quite distinct, and places them wide apart, I have failed to find these 
differences.” As Ihave stated above, | believe Messrs. Hewitson and Distant to be both wrong in considering 
these two species to be one and the same species, and If consider them to be quite distinct. {[ have seen no 
specimen of A. amphiniuta, and have based this conclusion on a study of the descriptions and figures only. 
t Arhopala antimuta, Felder, Reise Novara, Lep., vol. ii, p. 233, n. 260 (1865) ; Amdblypfodia antimuta, 
Butler, Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., Zoology, second series, vol. i, p. 548, n. 8 (1877); Navathura antimuta, 
Distant, Rhop. Malay , p. 266, n. 8, pl. xxiii, fig. 11, female (1885). Hapirar: Malacca interior (Felder), 
Malacca (Butler), Smgapore. Expanss : .Wale and female, 1°85 to 1°95 inches. DascripTion : ‘* MALE. Uprer- 
SIDE, oth wings dull violet-blue, witha very narrow brown exterior border. UNDERSIDE, doth wings pale fuscous, 
Forewing paler interiorly, with the following spots :—two annular within the cell, a third below the median 
nervure, also asuall disco-cellular fascia, aiso an exterior fascia, shortened, chain-like and broken, also a 
subma ginal fascia, macular, all these spots and fasciz a little more deeply tinted than the ground-colour, and 
margined witha much lighter tint. 4/izdwing with six annular spots, one on the small costal lobe, three 
basal, a fourth internal, a fifth subcostal. a sixth larger one in the cell, besides these a seventh below the sixth 
rather heart-shaped, a disco-ce:lular small fascia, an external fascia of subtriangular spots well-distant from 
the margin, all these spots and fasciz of a deeper tint than the ground-colour, and margined with a much lighter 
tint, yet another fascia beyond the middle, chain-like. strongly broken at the first median nervule, and joined 
to the small disco-cellular fascia by a streak, and bent upwards posteriorly, this last fascia of a tint only a little 
deeper than the ground-colour (the two anterior spots of this fascia well separated and annular) ; there are two 
anal spots black, bordered inwardly with metallic blue, and also two spots below these, obsolete, black, margined 
within with whitish atoms.” Le ; 
‘“ Smaller than the preceding [A. amphimuta, Felder], constantly differs from it in the design of the anal 
region of the hindwing on the underside.” (/e/der, 1. c.) ! : 
A female of this speciesis figured by Mr. Distant from a Malaccan specimen deposited in the British Museum. 
It presents a most unusual, if not unnatural, appearance, as the forewing on the upperside is shown witha dark 
spot closing the cell anda regular series of three subapical dark spots placed outwardly obliquely and divided 
by the discoidal nervules ; no species that I have ever seen has markings at all approaching these. _ 
Mr. W. Davison has sent me several specimens of what appear to Le this species, all taken in Singapore. 
In the male on the upperside the black border is reduced to a mere thread, the coloration is rather dull and 
pale violet-blue, the abdominal margin of the hindwing whitish. In the female the outer black border to the 
forewing on the upperside is very broad at the apex, decreasing to the anal angle, and in one specimen there is 
a smali black spot at the upper outer end of the discoidal cell. ‘The hindwing has the outer margin somewhat 
widely black, the black extending up the veins. Onthe underside of both sexes the markings are obscure, 
but very slightly darker than the ground-colour. They are all well-formed:in Mr. Distant's figure they are 
shown as much misshapen. ‘Ihe male is easily distinguishable, as on the upperside of the forewing there isa 
large round patch of scales (fully ,4; of aninch in diameter), which, though apparently of the same shade of 
colour as those on the rest of the wing, are diderently arranged ; and are to be distinguished in certain lights 
only. Mr. Hewitson describes a similar patch as being present in the male of his A. atosia. __ 
A. antimuta is near to A. agelastus, Hewitson, but the male of the former does not always exhibit the patch 
of scales above described, and is smaller, with the blue colour of a lighter, brighter, and more shining tint. The 
females of the two species are very much alike, but the four specimens of that sex of A. antivextz in my posses- 
sion, ditier from my single one of 4, agelastus on the underside in the ground-colour being darker, more brown, 
while in the latter the ground-colour is inclined to rufous, and in the discal band of the forewing having the spot 
in the lower discoidal interspace always out of line and nearer the margin than the rest, instead of being even 
and regularly curved asin A. agelasius. 
