Ut i)r. A. G. Butler on 



far as I have been able to ascertain, the following seems to 

 represent a complete list. 



Ilie genus Cyaniris is characterized among the smooth* 

 ejed genera without tails bj having the costal vein of the 

 primaries united by a short frenum (or cross-vein) to the first 

 subcostal branch ; in its neuration therefore it nearly ap- 

 proaches Pepliphorus {P. hylas^^ Cramer, and allies), a genus 

 of tailed Lycienidfe with densely hairy eyes. 



This cross-vein in Cyaniris distinguishes it at once from 

 Lycwnopsis, just as the cross-vein of PejMphorus separates it 

 from Lampides, to which, in sj)ite of its more Thysanotis-Wko, 

 colouring, it is undoubtedly nearly related. 



From the variable character of some of the males in 

 Cyaniris it is not easy to split it up into groups, but De Nice- 

 ville has separated the earlier species by the broad dark 

 costal border. 



1. Cyaniris Pryeri. 



LyccBiw Pnjeri, Murray, Ent. Month. Mag. x. p. 126 (1873). 

 Japan. B. M. 



2. Cyaniris akasa. 



5 . Polijommatxts akasa, Horsfield, Cat. Lep, E. I. Co. p. 67, pi. i. 

 figs, i, 1 a (1828). 



Java. Type, B. M. 



3. Cyaniris vardhana. 

 Polyommatas vardhana, Moore, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 572, pi. Ixvi. fig. 6. 

 Western India. B. M. 



4. Cyaniris victoria. 

 Cyaniris victoria, Swinhoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1893, p. 293. 

 Shillong. Type, B. M. 



5. Cyaniris marginata, 



J . Cyaniris maryinata, De Niceville, Journ. A. S, B. vol. Hi. p. 70, 

 pi. i. fig. 9 (1883). 



N. India, Burma. B. M. 



6. Cyaniris cosscea, 



Cyaniris cosscsa, De Niceville, Journ. Bomb. N. H. S. ix. p. 271, pi. 0. 

 figs. 14, 15 (1895). 



N.E. Sumatra. 



Belongs to the group with blackish costal area to the 

 primaries, and should probably stand next to C. melcena. 



