new Spindasis from Ceylon. 191 



The hind wing shows a faint series of spots continuous 

 with that of the fore wing, and gradually increasing in 

 distinctness till they are silver-scaled in the loop parallel to 

 the lobe-margin. Usually well defined, the discal band is here 

 reduced to three disconnected spots, the central one situated 

 on the discoidals and the two others outwardly displaced. 



Obscure traces exist of another row between the discal and 

 submarginal bands, and there is a single spot within the cell. 



The thorax and abdomen are concolorous with the wings. 



The antennee are similarly coloured above, darker at the 

 tip, and below of a rich reddish brown. 



Though quite distinct from any known species, this form 

 most resembles the rare Spindasis abnormisy Moore. 



In the shape of the wings Greeni is much squarer than the 

 same sex of abnornn's, the exterior margin being more erect 

 and the apex less acute. The hind wing also is less produced. 



The upperside of Greeni, which is much rubbed and faded, 

 is paler and less blue than in abnormis, to some extent 

 resembling PoJyommatus bceticus in its colouring, and the dull 

 ochreous brown of the anal lobe so conspicuous in abnormis is 

 absent in the species here described ; but this may be only 

 through fading. 



The underside of abnormis ^ is concolorous with that of 

 the female, of a much redder ochreous than in Greeni. 



The reduction of the underside marking, already noticeable 

 in abnormis, is carried to such an extent in Greeni that only 

 traces of the usual bands survive. 



In abnormis (^ the underside markings are in complete 

 lines like those of the female, and have not the interruption 

 and displacement characteristic of Greeni. 



Both species were taken at considerable altitudes, whereas 

 most forms of the genus are found on the lowland plains. 



The specimen, unfortunately still unique, from which the 

 description is taken was captured near Pundaloya, on the 

 summit of the great western range of hills in Ceylon, at this 

 point attaining a height of about 6000 feet. 



It gives me great pleasure to name this curious form after 

 its discoverer, Mr. Ernest E. Green, to whom entomology is 

 greatly indebted for his accurate observations on the habits 

 and careful delineation of the structure of the insect fauna of 

 Ceylon. 



