1874.] MR. F. MOORE ON NEW ASIATIC LEPIDOPTERA. 573 



Female with the disk of fore wing pale bluish white, and indistinct 

 dusky spots on margin of hind wing. 



Underside bluish white : fore wing with a prominent black disco- 

 cellular streak and a curved discal series of spots, the upper spots 

 small and disposed obliquely before the apex, the three lower spots 

 large : hind wing slightly powdered with blue at the base ; a discal 

 series of black dots, a dot within the cell, and a more prominent spot 

 near base of anterior margin ; a small black lunule on anal marain. 



Exp. cj 11 $ If inch. 



Hab. Jako, valley of Rupin river, in Busahir (Capt. H. B. Hel- 

 lard) . 



Polyommatus omphisa. (Plate LXVI. fig. 2.) 



Allied to P. galathea, Blanchard, Jacq. Voy. 



Male. Upperside very dark purple, the base only suffused with 

 blue. 



Female. Glossy vinous purple, with indistinct dull orange mar- 

 ginal spots on both wings : cilia white, with brown inner line, on 

 upperside of both wings. 



Underside : fore wing pale greyish fawn-colour, disk suffused with 

 fuliginous ; a prominent discocellular white-bordered black streak 

 and transverse discal row of six spots : hind wing metallic golden 

 green, a distinct white discocellular spot and angular discal series of 

 white spots. 



Exp. J If, $ If inch. 



Hab. Dras valley, Ladak {Capt. H. B. Hellard). 



Polyommatus devanica. (Plate LXVI. fig. 4.) 



Allied to P. alexis. 



Male. Upperside dark purplish blue, basally dashed with clear 

 blue ; discocellular black spot of underside visible above ; cilia 

 white alternating with brown. 



Underside pale fawn-colour : fore wing with a white-bordered 

 prominent black discocellular spot and a transverse discal row of five 

 spots ; a marginal row of white rings with dark centres, the space 

 between which and the discal spots clouded with black : hind wing 

 with four prominent white-bordered black subbasal spots and a 

 discal series of seven spots, the five lower spots being disposed in a 

 straight row, the two upper spots proceeding at right angles to an- 

 terior margin ; a marginal row of pale-bordered dark spots surmounted 

 by a submarginal black lunular line, the lower marginal spots 

 slightly bordered with orange and speckled with metallic green ; a 

 triangular discocellular white spot centred with a slight black dentate 

 mark ; space between discal and submarginal spots streaked with 

 white. 



Exp. 6 1$, 2 1 inch. 



Hab. Dras valley, Ladak (Capt. H. B. Hellard). 



Polyommatus jaloka. (Plate LXVI. fig. 3.) 



Male. Upperside shining greenish blue basally, outer margin 



