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extent. The colour of the upper wings at the top 

 is dark blue ; in the middle, between the first 

 and second tendon from the back edge, is a large 

 heart-shaped spot, of a beautiful ultra-marine co- 

 lour ; the points are turned towards the roots of 

 the wings. In the upper part of this patch there 

 is a long, blueish-white transverse spot. Above the 

 large heart-shaped spot, there is another on the 

 upper edge, and on the external margin five other 

 azure blue dots j near the tip of the wing there 

 are two white dots. The lower wings have two 

 chief colours, which are separated from each 

 other by a line running from the root to the middle 

 of the exterior edge. The front half looks faded, 

 as it is of a glossy, yellowish-grey colour, which 

 becomes dark grey towards the middle. The back 

 halfi on the other hand, has a cast of blue on a 

 dark brown colour. In the front half^ there is in 

 the middle a large longish spot of a yellow brown, 

 which looks mealy, and is contiguous to the dark 

 brown colour. In the middle of the exterior edge 

 there are three other azure spots, of which the front 

 one is the largest. The under side of the wings 

 shows a dark brown colour^ Quite close to the 

 exterior border of the superior wings there is a 

 row of milk-white dots ; a second, likewise milk- 

 white row, answers to those described on the upper 

 side, only those nearest to the tip of the wing are 

 smaller. Between the second and third tendon 

 from the back edge, there is a transverse, oval, 



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