208 Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker’s Notes on 
of the pheretiades type, with a bright blue basal suffusion. 
In the genitalia the clasps are slightly shorter and also 
slightly broader than in orbitulus or pheretiades, whilst 
the teeth at the apex of the clasps are quite different to 
either; they are long strong teeth, not mere serrations as 
in both the species referred to. The falces are slightly 
more slender, and the aedoeagus is much stouter and quite 
short, the figure, Pl. VI, f. 3, showing vesica considerably 
extended. 
When examining the specimens in the British Museum 
it was evident to me that the insect was more nearly allied 
to pheretiades than to orbitulus; the pattern and general 
appearance led to this conclusion in the first instance, 
whilst subsequent examination of the genitalia confirmed 
this view. I have no doubt, therefore, that the species 
is distinct from either, and should come between them. 
Referring to ellisi, Marshall, and leela, de N., I am quite 
unable to separate these from Moore’s species, which is a 
variable insect. In some specimens there is no discal 
series of spots, in others there are traces more or less dis- 
tinct, whilst in the typical form the discal series is specially 
mentioned. In both Marshall’s and de Nicéville’s species 
this series is also distinct. De Nicéville points out in his 
“ Butterflies of India,” vol. ii, p. 88, that the three are 
perhaps at best local races only, and if a larger series could 
be obtained it might be found that they would be completely 
connected by intermediate gradations; this has been done, 
and de Nicéville’s surmise has proved correct, hereafter 
ellist and leela must appear as synonyms of galoka. 
Plebeius pherecydes, Gr. Gr. (Plate VI, fig. 5; Plate 
VIII, fig. 3.) 
This butterfly was first described by Staudinger as pheres 
as a variety of pheretiades, he having overlooked Boisduval’s 
preoccupation of that name; Groum-Grshimailo as already 
mentioned pointed out the oversight and proposed the 
name I have adopted. The species appears to me to be 
distinct from Eversmann’s insect, and from the genitalia 
to be more nearly allied to jaloka; its position will there- 
fore be between the two. It seems that Groum-Grshimailo 
has confused the local races somewhat. Staudinger is quite 
explicit in his descriptions and localities; he described 
from the mountains near Osch the species he called phere- 
tulus; this he also received later from his collector in 
