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little inwards, the fifth continues the curve to the abdominal margin ; the upper two 

 are really the commencement of the usual discal band, which is here represented by a 

 curved series of four conjoined spots of the ground colour with brown edges in the 

 middle of the disc and well separated from the others, and are almost obliterated by a 

 very broad and diffuse brown fascia which is darkest and broadest at the apex of the 

 wing ; marginal and sub-marginal somewhat lunular brown lines, the latter becoming 

 more separated from the margin as it approaches the anal angle, indications of a fine 

 grey line between them, no anal spots or metallic scales. 



Female. Upperside similar to the female of chinensis. Underside as in its own 

 male. 



Expanse of wings, ^ ? ItV ^^ 1^% inches. 



Genitalia. — Bethune-Baker says the genitalia are very close to the previous 

 species, but the clasps are more pointed and differently placed ; but the very different 

 marking on the underside of the hindwings difterentiates it clearly. 



Habitat. — Nepal, Sikkim, Assam. 



Distribution. — Said to be a rare species in Sikkim, but seems to be fairly common 

 in the Khasia Hills, from whence we have received many examples of both sexes ; it is 

 in the B. M. also from Bhutan. 



AEHOPALA ANNIELLA. 

 Plate 689, figs. 3, <J , 3a, ? , 3b, .J . 



Amhhjpodia anniella, Hewitson, Cat. Lye. B. M. p. 10, pi. 8, figs. 83, 84, $ (1862). 



Narathtra anniella, Distant, Rhop. Malayana, p. 269, pi. 21, fig. 20 (1885). 



Arhopala anniella, H. H. Druce, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1S95, p. 592. Bethune-Baker, Trans. Zool. Soc. 



1903, p. 114. 

 Arrhopala anniella, de Niceville and Martin, Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, 1895, p. 468. 



Imago. — Male. Upperside dark rich violet-blue, very dark and very rich in 

 colour. Forewing with very fine black costal and outer marginal line. lUndwing with 

 the costal space black, outer marginal black line as fine as in the forewing, no tail. 

 Underside. Forewing with the upper portion very dark chocolate-brown, with a slight 

 purplish tint gradually paling hindwards, the usual three spots in the cell, merged into 

 the costal band, speckled and decorated with white and throwing three large rounded ends 

 across the cell, and a fourth band from the costa closely adjoining, extending to the thii'd 

 interspace, outwardly curved and narrowing hindwards, the usual two spots below the 

 outer part of the cell, the first outwardly oblique touching the other in the next lower 

 interspace, the apex of the wing rather prominently smeared with white marks, 

 indications of a marginal band, obsolete hindwards. Ilindwing very dark chocolate- 

 brown, the markings indicated by their pale blue linings, and very diflicult to 

 determine, tliere appear to be four sub-basal spots, close together, followed closely by 



