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ing with either or with each other in the distribntion or extent of the 

 blue on the upperside or in the tone of the underside. This is a very 

 confusing section of the genus and contains, in my opinion, several 

 distinct but unnamed species which are practically identical in the 

 markings of the underside, but differ considerably in the tone and ex- 

 tent of the blue on the upperside, and also in the brilliancy or entire 

 absence of gloss on the underside. 



174. Akrhopala agaba, Hewitson. 

 Four males from the Upper Chindwin in May. ^ 



175. Abrhopala teesta, de Niceville- 

 Two females taken at 5,000 feet in May. 



176. Abrhopala fulgida, Hewitson. 



A single female from 3,500 feet in May in no way differing from a 

 Sikkim female in my collection. 



177. Abrhopala hellenore, Doherty. 



Both sexes common at from 2,000 to 4,000 feet from March to the 

 end of the rains. This appears to be a quite distinct species from 

 A. eumolphus, Cramer, the male differing on the upperside in the 

 greater extent of the green colour and narrower dark margins on both 

 wings, the underside also being conspicuously washed with white much 

 as in A. hazalusy Hewitson, while all the spots are much larger than 

 in A. eumolphus ; the female agrees with the male on the underside 

 except that the white washing is less conspicuous, and both sexes 

 are entirely without the bronzy gloss found in A. eumolphus ; on 

 the upperside the female is even more distinct, as the blue is not 

 only less purple than in A. eumolphus^ but is very much more extensive, 

 occupying more than half of the forewing and a large portion of the 

 hindwing ; in A. eumolphus the blue on the hindwing is confined to 

 the discoidal cell. 



178. Abrhopala ganesa, Moore. (Plate A, Fig. Q,$.) 



Two specimens from 5,000 feet in May. The Chin Hill race, which 

 is almost deserving of a distinct name, differs from typical A. ganesa 

 from the Himalayas in being quite without the dull creamy tint on the 

 underside of the hindwing so characteristic of that species, and in 

 consequence all the markings are much more prominent. 

 179. AcESiNA paraganesa, de Niceville. 



A single male from 7,000 feet in April, quite typical. 



