1 S67.] MR. A. G. BUTLER ON CERTAIN SPECIES OF LYCENID^. 3;") 



There appear to be two distinct forms of this species, the less 

 common one being, I believe, exclusively confined to Canara ; it differs 

 from the more vpidely distributed form (the true Hesperia freja of 

 Fabricius) in having the subanal black band on the upperside of the 

 hind wings nearly divided in the centre, thus forming two quadrate 

 spots ; on the underside it differs in the almost entire absence of 

 yellow colouring in the front wings, and in the addition of a small 

 intermacular subanal spot in the hind wings. I would suggest that 

 the latter form should henceforth bear the name of jaffra (if it be 

 worthy of any name at all), as this will prevent the possible addi- 

 tion of another synonym to Lycsenidine nomenclature. 



I believe that the insect figured by Mr. Hewitson, at pi. 21 . f. 6, is 

 the female of a very slight local variety * of //. erylus of Godart, as we 

 have the male of it in the National Collection. H. tmolus of Felder 

 may also prove to be nothing more than a local form of this insect f. 



Trimen's erylus is the philippus of Fabricius (var. certhis, Doubl.). 

 Amblypodia selimnus of Doubleday's list is represented by two shat- 

 tered butterflies, one of which is the Ceylon form of the true lonyinus 

 of Fabricius, and the other the Ceylon form of pseudo-lonyinus of 

 Doubleday. These two species are placed as one by Mr. Hewitson ; 

 they differ as follows : — 



loLAUS LONGiNUS, Fabricius. 



S . Alls supra caruleis nitidis, anticis urea apicali et costa 

 fuscis ; posticis apice costaque fuscis, margine interno fusco- 

 pallido : subtus fusco-albidis ; anticis seriebus liturarum dua- 

 bus, interna nigrarum, externa fuscarum : posticis fasciis dua- 

 bus marginalibus fuscis a venis interruptis ; serie discali litu- 

 rarum nigrarum valde irregulari ; maculis duabus nigris anali- 

 bus, interna unguium attingente, intus lunula Jiava cinctis, anali 

 extus cceruleo rorata, puncto intermaculari cinereo. Exp. alar, 

 unc. If^lf. 



$. Alis supra violaceis pallidis ; marginibus costali, apicali et 

 externa atiticarum, et costali posticarum, fuscis ; posticis linea 

 marginali a venis interrupta, altera maculari submarginali ter- 

 tiaque discali liturali nigro-fuscis ; margine interno albido : 

 alis subtus albidis, velut in mari scriptis, maculis autem jwsti- 

 carum analibus majoribus. Exp. alar. unc. lyf-lf. 

 Hab. India. 



loLAUS PSEUDO-LONGiNus, Doublcday. 



(5 . Alis viridi-caruleis pallidioribus, posticis multo brevioribus , 

 margine interno albido: alis subtus albidis, anticis seriebus 

 liturarum apud costam minime arcuatis, interna posticarum 



* Our specimens, both male and female, differ from the typical form in the 

 greater length of tlie liind wings and the more marked submarginal white line ; 

 the position of the bands on the underside is slightly altered : the male has the 

 marginal black band on the upperside much wider at the apex of the front wings ; 

 and the front wings in the female have a straighter outer margin. 



t This was at first Mr. llewitson's opinion {vide Diurn. Lep. ii. p. 49. n. 2], 



