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Forewing with the macular discal fascia more prominent. Aindwing with the discal fascia more 
prominent also, the outer anal third of the wing white, bearing a series of green spots, commencs 
ing witha linear one from the abdominal margin, then a very large round one in the submedian 
interspace centred with black and white, a rather smaller round spot in the first median inter- 
space with a medial black spot crowned with white, above which are two lunular spots with 
a green lunular line within, a fine green anteciliary line, anal lobe black. 
The green colouring of the underside of this species is unique as far as I know amongst 
Indian butterflies, but is paralleled by the European ‘‘ Green Hairstreak,” Thecla rubt, Linnzeus. 
It must be an efficient protection for the insects when at rest with closed wings on the surfaces 
of leaves, but it is strange that in the female it is apparently rendered less protective than 
in the male by the large patch of white towards the anal angle of the hindwing. Z. eryx is, 
I believe, a rare species wherever it occurs. I have received both sexes from the Khasi Hills 
obtained by the Rev. Walter A. Hamilton ; one female from Sibsagar, Upper Assam, taken 
by Mr. S. E. Peal; and several specimens from Rangoon taken in September by Mr. B. 
Noble. 
The figure shews both sides of a male specimen from the Khasi Hills in my collection. 
984. Lehora skinnori, W.-M and de N. 
L. skinneri, Wood-Mason and de Nicéville, Journ, A. S. B., vol. lv, pt.2, p. 369, n. 138, pl. xv, fig. 3 
Séemale (1886). 
HABiTaT ; Cachar. 
EXPANSE: 9, 1°8 inches, 
DESCRIPTION : “‘ FEMALE. UPPERSIDE differs only from the same sex of Z. evyx, Linnzus, 
in the anal lobe of the Azmdwng being centred with clear ochreous instead of emerald-green. 
UNDERSIDE differs only from that species in having the ground-colour clear ochreous also 
instead of emerald-green.” (Wood-Mason and de Nicéville, |. c.) 
The single female obtained by Mr. Wood-Mason at Irangmara, Cachar, on atst July, 
1881, remains unique in the collection of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. It differs only from 
ZL. eryx in the green colour being replaced by yellow, which may be due to an accident or to 
extraneous agency, chemical or otherwise. 
Genus 168.—ARAOTES, Doherty, MS., nov. (PLATE XXIX). 
FOREWING, costa gently curved, afex rounded, outer margin slightly convex, izmer margin 
straight ; costal nervure sinuous, terminating on the margin about opposite to the apex of the 
discoidal cell ; first subcostal nervule emitted at two-thirds of the length of the cell from 
the base, bent upwards soon after its origin and almost touching the costal nervure for a short 
distance ; second subcostal with its base nearer to the base of the first subcostal than to the base 
of the upper discoidal ; ¢#zvd@ subcostal emitted about midway between the apices of the cell and 
of the wing, lying very close to the subcostal nervure ; désco-ce//udar nervules upright, slightly con- 
cave, the middle rather shorter than the lower ; second median nervule given off a short distance 
before the lower end of the cell. HINDWING, costa evenly curved, outer margin very straight to 
the apex of the second median nervule, where it is toothed or angled ; a somewhat long narrow Zaz? 
at the termination of the first median nervule, rather longer in the female thanin the male; a pro- 
minent elongated narrow anal lode ; dtsco-cellular nervules very straight, of equal length, and out- 
wardly strongly obliqne ; second median nervule given off some little distance before the lower 
end of the cell, yes hairy. Male with no secondary sexual characters. Type, Myrina lapithis, 
Moore. 
I cannot say that Araofesis nearly related to Biduanda, Distant, in which genus Mr. Distant 
places the type species of Avaofes, as the neural characters differ very largely ; and besides 
in the typical species, B, thesmia, Hewitson, the hindwing has three tails instead of one, 
a long middle one from the termination of the first median nervule, one half as long from the 
submedian nervure, and one from the second median nervule the shortest of all, in addition to 
asmall anal lobe. Mr, Distant places two species only in the genus Biduandua, but I am 
