358 LYCANIDZ. APHNAUS. 
now before me. I cannot find that they differ in the smallest’degree from Sikkim specimens of this 
species which he has named 4. himalayanus for me. From Ceylon he has described A. Jazularia. 
‘I cannot find in his description or in specimens of the species the slightest character by 
‘which they may be separatea from A. /oAita, and Mr. Moore in his description of the species 
admits its variability even from such a restricted area as Ceylon. I have kept the A. con- 
canus of Moore as a distinct species with considerable reluctance, the species having the 
ground-colour of the underside reddish-ochreous instead of yellow as in typical 4. Johita, 
though Mr. Moore in describing A. /azu/aria says that this red form is a variety of that 
species only and occurring in the male ; also 4. zoz/us, Moore, which appears typically 
‘to be confined to the Andaman Isles, and may be known by the bands of the underside 
being black instead of red, but Mr. Moore records this species from Mergui, and the 
specimen before me is perhaps nearer to 4. 20¢/us than to typical 4, Johita, as the bands are 
black tinged with red, and I possess a single female specimen from Ceylon which exhibits 
exactly the same character ; lastly 4. zebrinus, Moore, from Ceylon, which I have not seen. 
A. lohita in the male has the rich blue shot on the upperside of the same shade as in 
‘A. lunulifera, Moore, and A, syama, Horsfield, and agrees with the latter in its extent. 
It is the commonest species of the genus in Sikkim ; Mr. Otto MGller possesses specimens dated 
‘April, May, July, and October. It has a wide range, occurring throughout the Himalayas, 
and in Assam, in Burma, recorded from Malacca and Penang by Mr, Butler, in Orissa, the 
Nilgiris, and Ceylon. In the latter island it occurs at ‘* Kandy ; Hambantotte. Common. 
‘Frequents low thorny bushes. When disturbed flies round and darts about very fast, but 
does not go far, soon returning to settle” ( Wade). Iappend the descriptions of A. /azularia, 
Moore, and A, kimalayanus, Moore, as foot-notes.* 
gli. Aphnaus concanus, Moore. 
A. concanus, Moore, Journ. A. S. B., vol. hii, pt. 2, p. 27 (1884). 
HasitaT: Bombay, Canara, Orissa, Nilgiris, Shevaroy Hills, 
EXPANSE: @, 2, 1°25 to 1°50 inches. 
_DESCRIPTION: “ MALE and FEMALE. Nearest to the Ceylonese 4. /azularia, Moore 
(=A. Johita, Horsfield]. UPPERSIDE, 40th wings similar. UNDERSIDE, both wings pale reddish- 
ochreous, the bands dark purple-red. Forewing with the bands similar. Hindwing with the 
subbasal band composed of three portions ; the medial discal and submarginal bands disposed 
nearer together at their costal end, the submarginal straighter, and the three more or less 
confluent at their anal end,” (AZoore, 1. c.) } 
“Differs from A. lazularia, Moore, in having the ground-colour of the underside reddish, 
Found on the lower slopes of the Nilgiris, and is not uncommon.” (G. 7. Hampson). 
Mr. Hampson has sent me a male specimen of this species from the Shevaroy Hills, 
which was named by Mr. Moore. In it the subbasal band on the underside of the hindwing 
_ © Aphneus lazularia, Moore. Hapirat: Nilgiris, lower slopes, not uncommon (G. &, Hampsox); Ceylon 
(Moore). EXPANSE: 1°25 to1’5o inches. Descriprion: ** MALE. Uprersipe, both wings violet-brown, 
basal areas lazvline-blue. Aindwing, anal lobe with a dull orange-red patch and silver-speckled black 
spots. UNDERSIDE, doth wings pale ochreous-yellow, orewing with a deep purple-red silver-streaked basal 
triangular band, a band extending across and over the middle of the discoidal cell, one at the end, a short 
confluent double band beyond, a submarginal and aconfluent slender marginal band. AWindwing with two 
transverse basal similar bands, two discal, a submarginal, and a slender marginal band ; anal lobe bright 
red, black spots large and silver-bordered ; no black marginal line on any of the bands. In some specimens 
of the male the interspaces between all the bands are nearly of the same deep red colour as the bands, this 
variety being represented in Hewitson’s * Diurnal Lepidoptera,’ pl. xxv, fig. 10,as pertaining to A. lohita, 
Horsfield EMALE. UprersibE, both wings olive-brown, with indistinct ochreous-grey transverse fasciz ; 
basal areas slightly bluish-grey ; anal lobe brighter red’’ [than in the male ; otherwise as in the male.] (AZoore, 
c.) ps , . 
** Male dark brown shot with brilliant blue ; female brown; hindwing with a yellow patch and two black 
spots at the anal angle ; the underside white, with deep crimson silver-centred bands.” (G. #. Hampson). The 
underside of a female Nilgiri specimen sent me by Mr. Hampson is yeilow, not white. 
Aphnaus himalayanus, Moore. Hasirat: Nepal; Sikkim. Expanse: Male, 13; female, 1°4 to 1'7 
inches. Descriprion : ‘*‘ Allied to A. lotta, Horsfield. Mate and FEmMALk, much larger than typical Javan 
specimens. UppersibE, doth wings similarly coloured. Aindwing with the anal area duller red. UNDERSIDE, 
toth wings pale creamy-yellow, the bands similar, but of a darker purple-red, all comparatively broader, the 
marginal band conspicuously broader.” (A/oore, 1. c.) 
