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sixth ending on the lower median nervule shifted slightly outwards, below this is a 

 detached or occasionally almost detached spot ; submarginal row obscure, but quite 

 perceptible : marginal row almost obsolete. Secondaries with four basal spots, the 

 fourth beyond the internal nervure, followed by three larger spots below each other ; 

 cell closed by a large subquaclrate spot, below which in the lower median angle is 

 another very narrow spot ; two large spots below each other from the costal nervure 

 to the subquadrate spot, the lower one of which also touches the transverse band, which 

 begins on the upper discoidal nervule and is composed of two curved confluent spots 

 edged laterally, followed below by the third spot shifted inwards, fourth shifted outwards, 

 fifth angular, shifted right inwards and completely confluent with the sixth long spot, so 

 that it appears as an angulated fascia with one side abnormally long ; submarginal row 

 obscure ; marginal sublunulated row likewise obscure ; lobe-spot black, followed by two 

 other black marginal spots, which are almost entirely obliterated by bronzy-green metallic 

 scales, which also edge the lobe-spot above, the metallic scales being margined above 

 with very pale greyish. 



5 . Upperside : both wings dark purplish brown, with a very large patch of rather 

 brighter purplish blue occupying the cell, the submedian and three-fifths of the median 

 areas of the primaries, and in the secondaries just over the cell and about two-fifths of 

 the median area ; the blue of the primaries is invaded at the end of the cell by a wedge 

 of ground-colour. Underside precisely as in male. 



There has been considerable confusion with this species, which was figured by Hewitson 

 as adatha in his Cat. Lycsenidse B.M. pi. iv. figs. 29-31, but in the text was sunk 

 under micale Boisduval, and in his 111. Diurn. Lep., Lye. p. 8, was raised to specific 

 rank again, but without any remark. His type labelled adatha from Amboina is quite 

 evidently that shown as figure 31, which is a very fairly accurate figure. Had it been 

 left thus the matter was perfectly simple, but unfortunately Mr. Distant refers to it in 

 his work Rhop. Malay, p. 265, tab. xxiii. figs. 1 6 , 2 ? , thus : — " The figures here 

 given are those of a male and female specimen captured in Malacca by Captain Pinwill 

 and now contained in the British Museum ; these figures do not altogether correspond 

 to those given by Mr. Hewitson as representative of his species. I have, however, 

 carefully compared them with the type specimens of Hewitson, and find that they are 

 correct and faithful." In Hewitson's collection there is one specimen labelled adatha : 

 this Mr. Distant, 1 doubt not, has called the type specimen ; I have done it likewise, 

 more especially as Hewitson's figure 31 is quite evidently drawn from it ; but how 

 Mr. Distant can consider his figures are " correct and faithful " to it, I cannot under- 

 stand — they have no resemblance whatever, either in form, colour, or markings, to 

 Hewitson's specimen labelled adatha ; they evidently depict an insect belonging to 

 quite a different section of this genus. But are figures 29 and 30 the same species as 

 31 ? — de Niceville considers them probably distinct (vide Butt. India, I. c). I feel 

 however, that I really cannot separate them. All the Amboina specimens have the 



