148 Mr. A. Ct. Butler on Lepidoptera 



50. Cyaniris kasmira. 



Polyommntus kasmira, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 503, pi. xxxi. 

 fig. 1. 



cJ. Thundiani, 20th August, 1886. 



In 1882 Mr. Moore regards this as a synonym of C. Kollari; 

 it is, however, decidedly larger than that species ( = G.coelestina 

 of De Niceville, vide Proc. Zool. Soc. 1886, p. 367), whilst its 

 female resembles that sex of G, Hilgeliij excepting that the 

 outer border of the primaries is narrower ; in size this form is 

 intermediate between G. Hilgelii and G. Kollari. 



51. Gyaniris Kollari. 

 Jjyccena Kollari, Westwood, Gen. Diurn. Lep. p. 491. n. 69 (1852). 



'i . Thundiani, 17th August; ^ ? • 19th August, 1886. 



The three preceding forms were associated under one 

 number ; but although it is possible that G. kasmira and G. 

 Kollari may be races, or even alternating generations of one 

 species, it is quite certain that G. vardkana is totally distinct. 



52. Zizera maha. 



Lyc(Bna maha, Kollar, in lliigel's Kaschmir, iv. 2, p. 422 (1848). 

 Lycmna chandala, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 504, pi. xxxi. fio-. 5. 



? . Campbellpore, 1 7th April ; ,$ . Hassan Abdal, 9th 

 May, 1886. 



These are the only two specimens of typical Z. maha that 

 Major Yerbury has sent lis hitherto. The species is easy to 

 recognize, the male above being of a pale silvery lilac or azure 

 tint, changing in certain positions to grey and silvery white ; 

 the extreme outer margin black, the primaries with a dusky 

 submarginal stripe ; the female is steel-blue above, with the 

 costal borders and the outer border of primaries broadly black ; 

 the secondaries usually with a broad whitish outer border, on 

 which are some black marginal spots ; the pattern below corre- 

 sponds nearly with that of Z. diluta, excepting that the 

 secondaries are browner and the markings on these wings are 

 smaller and less distinct. We have two dozen specimens in 

 our collection, varying only in the tint of the upper surface in 

 the males, which in some examples is silvery blue, in others 

 silvery lilac. 



53. Zizera squalida. 

 5 . Lyccena squalida, Butler, Trans. Eut. Soc. 1879, p. 4. 



(J. Campbellpore, 2 1st June; Hassan Abdal, 18th July, 



1886. 



