370 MR. H. H. DRUCE ON THE [JuilC 2, 



There is very little doubt that Mr. Murray has described another 

 variety of this species. 



Arhopala, Boisd. 



Arhopala sophax. 



Amllypodia sopha.v, Mathew, Trans. Eut. Soc. 1887, p. 47. 



Alu I., near Shortland I. Fauro I. Rnbiana I. Aola, Guadalcanar 

 I. Ugi I. {Mathew). 



Closely allied to A. phryxus, Boisd., and A. helius, Cr., from which 

 it seems to dififer on the underside in having the ultra-median 

 macular band on the fore -ning more regular and the spots also 

 generally larger. 



The type specimens are in Messrs. Godman and Salvin's col- 

 lection. 



Arhopala sophrosyne. (Plate XXXII. fig. 9, 6 •) 



Ambhipodia sophrosyne. Smith, Ent. Mo. Mag. xxv. p. 300 

 (1889).' 



Aola, Guadalcanar I. 



A fine and distinct species, not closely allied to any with which I 

 am acquainted, but, as stated by Mr. H. G. Smith, nearest to 

 A. cBxone, Heiv. 



Arhopala eurisus, sp. n. (Plate XXXII. figs, lid", 12 $ .) 

 Male. Upperside dark purple, slightly bluish at the base ; costa 

 and outer margin of fore wing and outer margin of hind wing very 

 narrowly black ; ctsta of hind wing rather broadly black ; anal fold 

 brownish black. Underside brown, with the spots and markings 

 darker than the ground-colour and bordered with whitish brown, with 

 the exception of the two in the cell and the one at the end of the 

 cell of fore wing, which are bordered with silvery blue. The markings 

 are arranged much as in A. adorea, de Nicev., but in the fore wing 

 the outer band, the spot on the costa, and the lower spot of the 

 ultra-median band are wanting, and on the hind wing the submarginal 

 line and the band within are absent. 



Female. Light cobalt-blue, lighter at bases and shading off to 

 purple at its outer margin on the hind wing. Fore wing : apex and 

 outer margin rather broadly black ; costal margin light brown at the 

 base, merging into black about opposite the middle of the cell. 

 Hind wing : costal and outer margins rather narrowly, and apex 

 rather broadly, black. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen concolorous with wings. Tail black, 

 tipped with white. 



Expanse, S 2 inches, $ lf-2 inches. 



Fauro I. Aola, Guadalcanar I. Florida I. 



In form and general appearance this insect resembles Mr. de 

 Niceville's figure of ^. adorea (Butt. Ind., Burmah, & Ceyl. vol. iii. 

 frontis. fig. 139, 1890), but is rather smaller. It is also alHed to 

 A. micale, Blanch., and is somewhat like He«itson's figure no. 29 of 

 A. adatha. 



