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margin, a discal series of eight spots, the first two well separated from the others, the 

 lower inner end of the second spot touching the upper outer end of the discoidal bar, 

 the others in an almost even outward curve, the fifth spot only out of place, being 

 shifted slightly inwards, the seventh as usual is curved, and the eighth inwards on to 

 the abdominal margin ; a sub-marginal series of conjoined angular lunules, terminal line 

 brown, with a pale inner line, most apparent towards the anal angle, with a series of 

 pale brown small lunular marks attached, a black spot at the anal angle and another 

 in the next interspace, both almost obliterated by a short curved band of metallic pale 

 blue scales. 



Female. Upperside like the male, but somewhat paler and duller in colour, the 

 black borders broader. Underside like the male. 



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



Habitat. — Burma. 



Distribution. — The type came from Myitta ; it is in coll. Bethune-Baker from the 

 Donat Range, who has kindly lent us an example for figuring ; Elvves records it 

 from Eastern Pegu. 



ARHOPALA ADALA. 



Plate 694, figs. 3, ^ , 3a, ? , 3b, $ . 



Arhopala adala, de Niceville, Journ. Bo. Nat. Hist. Soc. 189-5, p. 282, pi. O, fig. 27, $ . Bethune- 

 Baker, Trans. Zool. Soc. 1903, p. 148. 

 Arhopala adulans, de Niceville, I.e. p. 284, pi. O, figs. 28, ^ , 29, 9 • 



Imago. — Male. Upperside, both wings rich shining deep blue, distinctly turning 

 to purple in some lights. Forewing with the costa up to the costal nervure, the 

 apex widely, the outer margin somewhat widely and decreasingly black, the inner 

 edge of this black area is irregular as it is penetrated by the blue ground-colour 

 beyond the end of the discoidal cell and again towards the apex of the wing. 

 Hindwing with the costa, outer and abdominal margins broadly black. Underside, 

 both wings glossy reddish-lilac-brown, all the spots darker, dull reddish-brown, out- 

 wardly defined by a fine pale violet line. Forewing with the inner margin broadly up 

 to the sub-median fold and the first median nervule whitish ; a small oval spot toward.s 

 the base, a larger one at the middle, and a still larger quadrate one closing the discoidal 

 cell ; a costal spot ; a rather large spot in the sub-median interspace placed at the point 

 where the first median nervule arises ; another oblique spot at the base of the first 

 median interspace ; a discal outwardly curved continuous unbroken chain of seven 

 spots, the spots slightly and gradually increasing in size from the anteriormost one on 

 the costa to the fourth, the fifth and sixth the same size as the fourth, the seventh a 

 mere dot ; a prominent sub-marginal fascia divided from a marginal series of oval spots 

 by a pale broken line. Ilindwing with four small round spots across the base ; a sub- 



