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with a transverse discal series of thin lunules, disconnected on the forewing, its upper 

 part curving inwards ; the first four lunules of the series on the hindwing also 

 separated from each other and the series outwardly curved, the lower part with the 

 lunules conjoined, well curved, and the series bent round to the abdominal margin a 

 little above the anal lobe which is black ; both winss with a double series of indistinct 

 pale grey lunular marks which become more or less black on the lower part of the 

 hindwing, a grey marginal line, which becomes black from vein 3 of the hindwing to 

 the anal angle and an inner white line. Antennae black, ringed with white, the club 

 with a red tip ; frons black ; eyes ringed with white ; head and body blackish, with 

 dark blue pubescence, bluish-grey beneath ; abdomen rufous-grey beneath. 



Female. Upperside, both wings purpurescent greyish-blue. Forewing with the 

 anterior margin from the costal nervure, the apex broadly, and the exterior margin 

 violet-brown. Cilia grey. Hindwing with a marginal row of narrow violet-black 

 spots, ending in a red anal lobe-spot, a slender black marginal line ; the two tails black, 

 with white cilia. Cilia greyish-white. Underside, both wings glossy purpurescent 

 greyish-white. Forewing with an indistinct darker bluish-grey streak at the end of 

 the cell, and two slender lunular fasciae along the exterior margin ; a transverse discal, 

 slender, prominent black broken sinuous line. Hindwing with a similar cell streak and 

 outer marginal fasciae, latter darkest at the anal end ; a jet black anal lobe spot, on 

 which are a few scarlet scales and some turquoise-blue scales along its inner border, a 

 transverse discal zigzag slender black broken line, ending upwards above the anal 

 lobe. (Moore.) 



Expanse of wings, $ l-^ to ly%, ? l-f\ to 1^-^ inches. 



Habitat, Sikkim, Assam. 



Distribution. — The types came from Sikkim, de Niceville records it from the 

 Observatory Hill, Darjiling, 7,500 feet elevation ; we have a male example, which we 

 describe and figure, from the Khasia Hills ; the female type, which appears to be 

 unique, is in the Indian Museum, Calcutta, it has not been figured. 



Sub-Family ZESIUSINiE. 



Forewing with four sub-costal ncrvules in the male, only three in the female. 

 Hindwing with two tails at the ends of the sub-median vein and vein 2 in the male, 

 and with three tails in the female, there being an extra tail at the extremity of vein 3 ; 

 vein 11 of the forewing free from 12, no secondary sexual characters ; eyes naked, the 

 contour of the wings is much as in Deudorixinse and Hypolycseninse , but the dissimilarity 

 in the coloration of the sexes is remarkable, the male being brilliant coppery, the 

 female dull blue with black borders. The only known genus, Zesius, Hubner, appears 

 to have no near allies. 



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