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Fratapa, Moore). The hindwing is also more bowed forwards in the 

 raiddle, forming there an obtuse angle, and is more produced in the 

 anal region from the lobe to the second median nervule than in those 

 species. 

 (1) CREON CLEOBIS, Godart. 



Polyommatus cleobis,Goda,Tt, Enc. Meth., vol. ix, p, 634, n. 61 (1823); lolaus cleohis, 

 Hewitson, HI. Diurn. Lep., p. 43, n. 12,pl. xviii, figs. 8, 9, male ; 10, female (1865) ; 

 Pratapa cleohis, de Niceville, Journ. A. S, B., vol. Hv, pt. 2, p. 49, n. 91 (1885) ; id., 

 Hampson, Journ. A. S. B., vol. Ivii, pt. 2, p. 860, n. 145 (1888) ; Camena cleohis, de 

 Niceville, Butt, of India, vol. iii, p. 343, n. 899 [li'd^) ; AmUypodia hypatada, Moore, 

 Horsfield and Moore, Cat, Lep. Mus. E. I. C, vol. i, p. 45, n. 72 (1857) ; Dipsas Uocdlatus, 

 Grose, MS., Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. C, vol. i, pi. sii, fig. 2, larva ; 2a, pupa (1857). 



Habitat : Masuri in the Western Himalayas, Bholahat in the Malda 

 district, Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri, Western Duars, Calcutta, Sibsagar in 

 Upper Assam, Chin Lushai Hills, Ruby Mines in Upper Burmaj 

 Nilgiri Hills. 



26. TAJURIA THRIA, n. sp., Pi. T, Figs. 38, ^; 39, 9. 



Habitat : Daunat Range, Middle Tenasserim, Burma ; Battak 

 Mountains, N.-E. Sumatra. 



Expanse: $, V25 to r35 ; $, 1-20 inches. 



Description : Male. Upperside, forewing black, with a slight 

 gloss in some lights. Uindwing with the costa as far as the costal ner- 

 vure whitish -, the apex and outer margin narrowly and decreasingly 

 black, towards the anal angle this black margin is reduced to an ante- 

 ciliary thread, posteriorly inwardly defined by an equally fine white 

 thread ; the abdominal margin as far as the submedian nervure 

 broadly whitish, outwardly becoming blackish ; the rest of the wing 

 glittering azure ; anal lobe black, bearing anteriorly a few blue scales; 

 tails black with white tips, the outer one from the termination of the 

 first median nervule the longer, the inner one from the termination 

 of the submedian nervure inwardly ciliated with white. Underside, 

 loth wings dull chrome-yellow ; with a discal narrow darker line 

 outwardly defined with whitish. Forewing has the discoidal cell closed 

 by a pair of darker lines ; the discal line is outwardly bowed, it com- 

 mences at the costa and ends on the submedian nervure ; there is a very 

 obscure submarginal fascia ; the inner margin broadly pale. Hind- 

 wing has the discal band from the costa to the second median nervule 

 straight, then zigzagged to the abdominal margin ; the outer margin 



