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the base of the slender tail, which is longer than in Zephyrus 

 or Heliophorus, are two orange spots, separated by a cluster of 

 blue atoms. The under side is yellowish-ashy, with some 

 blackish spots in and near the cell, and a dusky line beyond, 

 forming a W above the two orange spots at the anal angle, 

 which are well-marked both above and below. The hind- 

 margins are black, preceded by a double reddish line, and the 

 tails are black, tipped with white. The antennae are black, ringed 

 with grey, and the body is ashy above, and yellowish beneath. 



" The larvae feed gregariously on various species of wattle, 

 and are invariably attended by ants ; they seem to prefer young 

 or stunted trees. The chrysalides are placed side by side on a 

 common web " (Anderson and Spry). According to the figure, 

 the larva appears to be furnished with four rows of short fleshy 

 spines. 



GENUS DEUDORIX. 



Deudorix, Hewitson, Illustr. Diurn. Lepid. p. 16 (1863); Dis- 

 tant, Rhop. Malayana, p. 277 (1885); Schatz & Rober, 

 Exot. Schmett. ii. p. 268 (1892). 



A considerable number of species, inhabiting various parts 

 of the tropics of the Old World, are referred to this genus, 

 which includes moderately-sized species with triangular fore- 

 wings, as in Thecla, and a conspicuous lobe at the anal angle 

 of the hind-wings, and a short tail near it. The species are of 

 various colours : brown, blue, red, or partly white above, and 

 brown, green, yellow, &c., below, with no specially character- 

 istic markings, except that the lobe at the anal angle of the 

 hind-wings is generally marked with a black spot beneath. 



The following species may be regarded as the type : 



DEUDORIX EPIJARBAS. 



Dipsas epijarbas, Moore, Cat. Lepid. Ins. Mus. E. I. C. i. p. 32, 

 no. 40 (1857). 



