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the discoidal cell sliming blue, the coloration starting from the extreme 

 base of the wing and extending along the inner margin as far as the 

 marginal band ; the hind wing has the costa broadly fuscous, and the 

 outer margin more narrowly so, with an inner row of faint fuscous 

 lunules ; the remainder of the wing is of a similar tone of blue to that 

 on the forewing. The markings on the underside are identical with 

 those of the male. 



140. Cyaniris jynteana, de Niceville. 



Numerous specimens from the foot of the hills «p to 7,000 feet 

 from March to May ; also a single male from the Upper Chindwin in 

 February. 



141. Cyaniris dilectds, Moore. 



Num.erous specimens from the foot of the Hills up to 7,000 feet 

 from Marcb to May, and a single male from the Upper Chindwin in 

 March. In this species the males never seem to have more than four 

 discal spots on the underside of the forewing in addition to the costal 

 spot, and in one specimen there are only three. The females have 

 either four or five discal spots ; they can be readily distinguished from 

 the females of all other species of Cyaniris which occur in the Chin 

 Hills by the markings on the underside of the hindwing which do not 

 differ from those of the male. The peculiar tone of blue on the upper- 

 side of the male renders this species very easy to recognise. In all 

 the species of the genus which occur in the hills, the males are 

 found for the most part at low levels usually along the streams in the 

 valleys, while the females prefer high elevations, and are found on the 

 loftiest ridges and grassy plateaus. 



142. Phbngaris atroguttata,. Oberthiir. 



Surgeon-Captain Graves obtained a single specimen at 3,500 feet 

 in the rains. The species was met with commonly by Mr. Doherty in 

 the Naga Hills, but there is no other record of its occurrence within 

 Indian limits. The specimen appears to be quite typical. 

 143. ZizERA maha, Kollar. 



Occurs rarely at high elevations. 



144. ZiZERA LYSIMON, Hiibner. 



Common in the Upper Chindwin. 



145. ZiZERA GAIKA, Trlmen, 



Common in the Upper Chindwin. 



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