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lunular line in a triangular white patch at the end of the cell, a discal series of eight 

 spots, the lowest two minute and geminate, the upper three in an outward line, the 

 remainder angled inwards in an inwardly curved series, terminal line grey, sub-terminal 

 white spots with grey centres, the middle ones expanding inwards in a white streak, 

 the series of white spots with brown thin lunules on their inner sides capped with 

 minute slender brown lunular marks. Cilia white. Antennae black, ringed with white ; 

 head and body blackish above with purplish pubescence, white beneath. 



Female. Upperside brown, generally without any markings, but in some examples 

 there are some sub-terminal orange spots on the lower portion of both wings. Under- 

 side darker than in the male, the markings similar. 



Expanse of wings, $ ? 1^^ inches. 



Dry-season Brood (Figs. 2c, $, 2d, ?, 2e, $, 2f, ?). 



Male. Upperside brilliant grey-blue, with some darker blue irrorations at the 

 base. Forewing with the costal line very finely black, marginal line of both wings 

 black, with some short slender black lines running in on the veins. Hindicimj with 

 the costal space slightly suffused with pale blackish. Cilia white. Underside very 

 much paler than in the other form, the blue scales at the base, and especially in the 

 abdominal portion of the hiudwing, more extensive and brighter, markings similar, the 

 outer area of both wings often nearly white. 



Female like the same sex of the Wet-season form, but the sub-terminal orange 

 spots on both wings on the upperside are always present and prominent ; the series is, 

 however, seldom complete, especially on the forewing ; on the underside the spots are 

 usually smaller and more round, and the size is very variable. 



Expanse of wings, $ 1-j-^ to 1-,%, $ 1^-q to 1^ inches. 



Habitat. — W. Himalayas. 



Distribution. — Recorded by Mackinnon and de Niceville from Mussuri, by Leslie 

 and Evans from Chitral, by Doherty from Naini Tal (4,000 to 8,000 feet), Ijy Moore from 

 Kashmir, by de Niceville from Kunawar, Mataran, Dras Valley (11,000 feet), Leh ; in the 

 B. M. also from Thundiani, and in our collection also from Kulu and the Gorais Valley ; 

 the type of are/ze came from Khamba Jong, Thibet (15,000 feet elevation). 



Note. — Colonel Fawcett has very kindly lent us his type of arene for figuriug 

 (2c and 2e); it is a very good example of the Dry-season form of ariaiia ; we possess 

 some identical with it from Kashmir. 



POLYOMMATUS DRUNELA, nov. 

 Plate 646, tigs. 3, ^ , 3a, ? , 3b, $ . 

 Imago. — Male, Upperside shining opalescent blue, some brilliant blue-green scales 

 at the base and alongj the hinder margin of the forewins:, and coverinsj the whole of the 



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