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is now lost, there being no insect in the Museum that at all agrees with Hewitson's 

 figure. I possess one very close, but the transverse band of the secondaries is not 

 absolutely broken, as shown in his figure. 



Aehopala dodonba (Moore). (Plate V. figs. 25 & 25 a.) 

 Amblypodia dodonea Moore; Hovsfield and Moore; Cat. Lep. Mus. E.I.C. vol. i. p. 43. n. 65, pi. i a. 



fig. 8 (1857). 

 Panchala dodonea Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1882, p. 252. 



Panchala dodoncea Butler, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 6, vol. i. p. 144. n. 37 (1888). 

 Panchala'? dodoncea Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1886, p. 364. n. 32. 

 Arhopala dodoncea de Niceville, Butt. Ind. vol. iii. p. 258 (1890). 



Rob. Western Himalayas. 



Expanse, 6 & $ , 40-48 mm. 



This is a very distinct species, easily recognisable from all others ; both sexes are 

 exactly alike. It is perhaps nearest A. rama Kollar, but the very pale, almost silvery, 

 blue, and the extremely broad borders of the upper surface separate it easily, whilst 

 below it is quite different, being very pale, with the markings standing prominently 

 out, the pattern being very similar. Mr. de Niceville (I. c.) thought this might be a 

 dimorphic form of rama. I have, however, examined several males and mounted 

 dissections of the genitalia, which show, I think, that the species are quite distinct, 

 though very close. It will be seen that the claspers differ somewhat, and all the 

 organs are very much larger and stouter. 



Arhopala comica cle Niceville. 

 Arhopala comica de Niceville, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. vol. xiii. p. 170 (1900). 



Hob. Live Long, near Bhamo, Upper Burma (5000 feet). 



Expanse 43 mm. 



When describing this species from a single example, de Niceville himself says it may 

 be an aberration, but that he is at a loss to conjecture of what species. I have no doubt 

 whatever that it is a sport of A. dodonea Moore. The shapes of the tail and of the lobe 

 are almost identical ; the outline of the wing is very similar. The colour of the wings 

 above, together with the denticulate invasion of the blue patch, at once remind one of 

 Moore's insect, whilst below the ground-colour is very close in hue, and though the 

 spots are aberrant, the general line of pattern is similar. This is an instance of the 

 undesirability of describing a species from an unique example. 



Arhopala japonica (Murray). (Plate III. fig. 10, s ; Plate IV. figs. 21 & 21 a.) 

 Lyccena japonica Murray, Ent. Mo. Mag. vol. xi. p. 167 (1874). 

 Hab. Japan. 

 Expanse, s & 2 , 45-47 mm. 



