1885.] of bombay and the deccan. 133 



62. Chilades laius. 



Papilio laius, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. 319. figs. D, E (1782). 

 Pooua, October to June. 



63. Chilades varunana. 



Polyommatus varunana, Moore, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 772, pi. 41. fig. 6. 

 Pooua, May. 



64. Talicada nyseus. 



Polyommatus nyseus, Guerin-Mene'ville, in Delessert's Souv. Voy. 

 Inde, pt. ii. p. 78, pi. 22. figs. 1, la (1843). 



Poona, September to June ; Belgaum, September and October. 

 A very local insect. 



65. Cyaniris albidisca. 



Cyaniris albidisca, Moore, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 524, pi. 68. fig. 7. 

 Poona, January. 



66. Megisba gu.nga, n. sp. (Plate IX. fig. 7.) 

 Poona, Marcb. 



Above black ; fore wings with a white patch in the centre, extend- 

 ing from below the cell to the hinder margin ; hind wings with an 

 apical and anal underneath spot showing through; otherwise un- 

 marked ; fringe white. 



Underside milk-white ; wings with a streak at end of each cell ; 

 a few marks on costa of fore wings, marginal lines, a row of submar- 

 ginal marks, then another line and a row of discal streaks, and on 

 hind wings a further middle row of streaks, all very thin and of a 

 reddish-grey colour ; hind wing with a black subcostal spot, a spot 

 on centre of anal margin, a spot between these spots, one near the 

 apex and another near the anal augle. 



Expanse of wings lyj inch. 



67. CaSTALIUS ROSIMON. 



Pap. rosimon, Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. p. 71 (1787). 

 Pooua, January and February, March and May ; Bombay, 

 October to December. 



68. Castalius chota, n. sp. 



Smaller than typical C. rosimon. Upper side with the marginal 

 bands in both sexes narrow, and the discal spots smaller. On the 

 underside of both wings the spots are also much smaller. 



Expanse ^^r to ^ inch. 



Poona, February, May. 



69. TaRUCUS PLINIUS. 



Hesperia plinius, Fabr. Eat. Syst. iii. pt. 1, p. 284 (1793). 

 Poona, September to June, very plentiful ; Sattara, June and 

 November ; Bombay, July, September, and December. 



