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the cell, two below it divided by the first median nervule, the discal band composed of five 

 spots, the two lowest shifted inwards below the third median nervule. Hindnnng with 

 the usual bands and spots ; the black anal lobe very small, with some metallic blue 

 irrorations beyond ; tail probably of the usual length, but mutilated in my specimens, 

 a portion of the base alone remaining ; is not closely allied to any species as far as I am 

 aware, (de Nieeville.) 



Expanse of wings, $ 1^^ inches. 



Habitat. — Singapore, Burma. 



We have not seen this species ; the type from Singapore is in the Eaifles 

 Museum, Singapore ; the Burman examples in the Indian Museum, Calcutta ; the 

 female is not known ; the figures are copies of de Niceville's figure. 



ARHOPALA ALEA. 



Plate 681, figs. 4, $ , ia,, $ . 



Ambljipodia alea, Hewitson, Cat. Lye. B. M. p. 12, pi. 7, figs. 79, 81, ^ (1862). 

 Satadra alea, Moore, Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, 1884, p. 38. 



Arhopala alea, de Nieeville, Butt, of India, iii. p. 246 (1890). Bethune-Baker, Trans. Zool. Soe. 

 1903, p. 133. 



Imago. — Male. Upperside, both wings violet-blue. Forewing with the outer 

 margin rather broad. H'lndwlng with the margins as broad as in the females of other 

 species. Underside, both wings brown tinted with lilac. Forewing with the transverse 

 band long and narrow, slightly curved. Hindwing with the band broken, ill-defined ; 

 the anal angle irrorated with white. (Hewitson.) 



Habitat. — India. 



Described from a specimen in the B. M. which is now lost ; our figures are copies 

 of Hewitson's figures. 



ARHOPALA OPALINA. 



Plate 682, figs. 1, <J, la, $. 



NUasera opalina, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1883, p. 531, pi. 49, fig. 1, ^ . 



Arhopala opalina, de Nieeville, Butt, of India, iii. p. 2.'i7 (1890). Swinhoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1893, 

 p.' 300. Bethune-Baker, Trans. Zool. Soc. 1903, p. 51. 



Imago. — Male. Upperside pale violet-blue. Forewing with fine black costal and 

 outer marginal line ; the ground colour shading darker towards the costa and apex, a 

 small space at the end of the cell whitish, with a grey spot in it at the cell end. 

 Hindioing with the costal space narrowly blackish and a fine black line on the outer 

 margin, tail black, tipped with white. Cilia white, black at its base. Underside pale 

 chocolate-brown with a lilacine tint, markings dark brown with white edges. 

 Forewing with three bars in the cell, increasing in size outwards, an outwardly oblique 



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