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■of the underside also are entirely different to those of any*other species 

 described from the Indian region except Z. ziha^ Hewitson, with which 

 they agree somewhat closely, but the coloration of the upperside is 

 entirely diiferent, being in both sexes of that species dull blue. It 

 is also closely allied to Z, scintiUans, Leech, from Chang-yang in 

 Central China, and has the apex of the forewing similarly acute, but 

 differs in the less prominence of the orange markings on the underside 

 of the hindwing. Z. diameniina^ Oberthiir, from Amurland and the 

 Island of Askoldj is another very closely allied species, and principally 

 differs in the greater development of the orange coloration at the 

 anal angle of the hindwing on the underside ; that species is said by 

 Leech to equal Z. smaragdina, Bremer." 



Described from a single male taken near Tiddim in the North Chin 

 Hills, Burma, in May. Tiddim is situated on an off-shoot of the 

 Letha range at an elevation of about 5,000 feet. The type specimen 

 is in Mr. de Niceville's collection. 



182. Ilerda epicles, Godart. 



Very common in the Upper Chindwin and in the hills up to 5,500 

 feet from February to July ; also from Manipur. As true I. epicles 

 appears to be confined to Java, it is probable that its Indian repre- 

 sentative will have to be known as I. phm2zcopari/pIms, Holland, 

 described from Hainan Island off the coast of China. 



183. Ilerda androcles, Doubleday and Hewitson, 



Not uncommon from 3,500 to 6,500 feet during March, April and 

 May. 



1S4. Pratapa deva, Moore. 



A single female from the Upper Chindwin. 



185. Aphn^us lohita, Horsfield. 

 Common in the Upper Chindwin from March to May. 



186. Aphn^us schistacea, Moore. 



Between November and February I obtained at Myingyan, Upper 

 Burma, four males and two females of a species of Aphnceus which 

 agrees perfectly with the description of A. schistacea as given in the 

 '^ Butterflies of India," The male has the lower discal area of the hind- 

 wing glossed with brilliant blue, and the inner margin of the forewing 

 below the first median nervule sprinkled with plumbeous-silvery scales; 

 in the female almost the whole of the hindwing, and the forewing 



