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from the six spots which follow, touching the elongated spot at the 

 end of the cell and the third spot of the discal series ; the second 

 portion of the discal band consists of six spots which are all conjoined, 

 but are placed in pairs somewhat, the posteriormost of these just 

 touches the last spot of the discal series, which spot is placed on the 

 abdominal margin ; a rather prominent lunulated submarginal band ; 

 a marginal series of oval dark spots ; the anal angle produced, but 

 hardly forming an anal lobe. Female. Upperside, both wings differ 

 from the male only in having the black margins throughout almost 

 twice as broad. Underside, both wings as in the male. 



On the upperside both sexes of this species agree almost precisely 

 with A. adala, de Niceville, described above (ante, No. 18). On 

 the underside, however, the ground-colour of A. adulans is distinctly 

 darker and less reddish ; the pale inner marginal area of the forewing 

 is more extensive, reaching to the median nervure instead of to the 

 submedian fold ; and A. adala possesses in the forewing a small costal 

 spot placed midway between the end of the cell and the discal band, 

 which is wanting in A. adulans. The female of A. adala (which I have 

 not thought it necessary to figure) has the blue coloration of the upper- 

 side considerably less extensive than in the same sex of A. adulans, so 

 that in the forewing the black area broadly covers the disco-cellular 

 nervules, and in the hindwing occupies about half the surface ; in 

 A. adulans the black colour occupies the outer third of the wing only. 



Described from three males and one female in my collection. 



20. ARHOPALA ARAMA, n. sp., PI. 0, Fig. 30, $. 



Habitat : Sikkim ; Burma. 



Expanse : $, 1*9 to 2*1 inches. 



Description : Male. Upperside, both wings rich shining deep 

 bluish-purple. Forewing with the costa narrowly and the outer 

 margin somewhat widely black. Hindwing with the costa widely, the 

 outer margin as wide as in the forewing, black ; the abdominal margin 

 broadly pale fuscous ; anal lobe black, bearing anteriorly a few white 

 scales. Underside, both wings shining pale ochreous-brown, all the 

 markings of the colour of the ground, and standing out prominently, 

 bordered widely with dark brown (almost fuscous), with a fine 



