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of lower median vein ; the discal row of spots are more linearly dis- 

 posed, the marginal spots having their red inner borders more 

 slenderly black-lined ; hind wing with a black centre to the disco- 

 cellular lunule : upper discal spots nearer together, thus giving a 

 wider space between the upper one and basal spot ; the red borders 

 to marginal spots are somewhat broader and more slenderly black- 

 streaked. 



Expanse ly*^ inch. 



Hab. Kangra district. In coll. British Musenm. 



LyCjENA metallica. 



LyecBna metallica, Felder, Reise Novara, Lep. ii. p. 283, pi. 35. 

 f. 7, 8 (1865), d. 



Lyc^na omphisa. 



Polyommatus omphisa, Moore, P. Z. S, 1874, p. 573, pi. &&. f. 2. 

 Taken in Ladak. 



Chrysophanus phlceas. 



Papilio phlceas, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 2, p. 793 (1767). 



Chrysophanus kasyapa. 



Chrysophanus kasyapa, Moore, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 506, pi. 31. f. 10. 



Chrysophanus pavana. 



Thecla pavana, KoUar, Hiigel's Kaschmir, iv. p. 416, pi. 5. f. 5, 

 6(1844). 



Thecla panava, Westw, Gen. D. Lep. p. 487 (1852). 



Thecla syla. 



Thecla syla, Kollar, Hiigel's Kaschmir, iv, p. 414, pi. 4. f. 7, 8 

 (1844). 



Dipsas sila, Hewits. 111. D. Lep. pi. 26. f. 3. 



Thecla ataxas. 



Dipsas ataxas, Doubleday & Hewits. Gen. D. Lep. pi. 74. f. 7 

 (1852) ; Hewits. 111. D. Lep. pi. 26. f. 6. 



Thecla odata. 



Dipsas odata, Hewits. 111. D. Lep. p. 66, pi. 30. f. 13, 14 (1865) ; 

 Moore, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 507. 



Thecla birupa. 



Dipsas birupa, Moore, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 1877, xx. p. 51. 



Horaga onyx. 



Thecla onyx, Moore, Catal. Lep. Mus. E.I. C. i. p. 30, c? (1857). 



Male. Violet-brown ; fore wing with the lower basal and discal 

 area cyaneous blue ; discal white spot large, of the same size as in 

 female H. viola ; hind wing paler, the medial area cyaneous blue. 

 Underside pale olivaceous browuish-ochreous, the discal band on fore 



