﻿Heterocera 
  from 
  the 
  KJuisia 
  Hills. 
  475 
  

  

  to 
  these 
  scales 
  the 
  species 
  seems 
  variable, 
  another 
  female 
  having 
  

   none 
  visible. 
  Fore 
  wing 
  vpitli 
  broad 
  metallic-blue 
  streaks, 
  two 
  at 
  

   the 
  base 
  longitudinal, 
  the 
  others 
  submarginal 
  and 
  central, 
  stopping 
  

   before 
  a 
  transverse 
  band 
  at 
  one-third 
  from 
  base, 
  this 
  band 
  slightly 
  

   inclining 
  outwards 
  from 
  the 
  hinder 
  margin 
  ; 
  two 
  curved 
  subapical 
  

   streaks, 
  nearly 
  comjjleting 
  a 
  circle, 
  a 
  broad 
  streak 
  near 
  hinder 
  

   angle, 
  and 
  a 
  marginal 
  thin 
  band, 
  which 
  is 
  more 
  complete 
  in 
  the 
  

   male 
  than 
  in 
  the 
  female. 
  Hind 
  wings 
  unmarked, 
  except 
  for 
  some 
  

   metallic-blue 
  scales 
  inside 
  the 
  abdominal 
  margin 
  in 
  the 
  male. 
  

   Under 
  side 
  dull 
  black, 
  paler 
  than 
  above 
  ; 
  hind 
  wings 
  with 
  two 
  

   longitudinal 
  streaks 
  of 
  blue 
  scales 
  ; 
  fore 
  wings 
  with 
  a 
  few 
  scales 
  on 
  

   the 
  veins 
  in 
  one 
  female 
  only 
  ; 
  legs 
  and 
  body 
  also 
  with 
  blue 
  scales 
  

   in 
  parts. 
  Expanse 
  of 
  wings, 
  ^^ 
  to 
  1 
  in. 
  

  

  Two 
  males, 
  three 
  females. 
  

  

  Differs 
  from 
  both 
  C. 
  sajjphirena, 
  Walker, 
  and 
  C. 
  nigro- 
  

   viridis, 
  Elwes, 
  in 
  the 
  blue 
  markings 
  of 
  the 
  wings, 
  and 
  

   from 
  the 
  latter 
  in 
  the 
  colour 
  of 
  the 
  metallic 
  scales. 
  

  

  CHALCOSID.E. 
  

  

  Epyrgis, 
  Herr.-Schdff., 
  Lep. 
  Exot. 
  Schm., 
  i., 
  pi. 
  2, 
  

  

  f. 
  7 
  (1853). 
  

   5. 
  Ejjyrgis 
  cwprea, 
  n. 
  sp. 
  

   5 
  . 
  Antennae, 
  head, 
  and 
  body 
  greenish 
  black 
  ; 
  collar 
  with 
  four 
  

   white 
  spots, 
  thorax 
  with 
  two 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  and 
  one 
  behind, 
  abdomen 
  

   with 
  a 
  dorsal 
  row. 
  Fore 
  wings 
  of 
  a 
  uniform 
  cupreous 
  brown, 
  with 
  

   a 
  submarginal 
  row 
  of 
  white 
  spots, 
  and 
  a 
  small 
  basal 
  white 
  spot. 
  

   Hind 
  wings 
  cuj)reous 
  brown, 
  darker 
  than 
  fore 
  wings, 
  with 
  white 
  

   streaks 
  in 
  the 
  interspaces, 
  the 
  two 
  nearest 
  abdominal 
  margin 
  

   being 
  all 
  white 
  ; 
  ciha 
  of 
  both 
  wings 
  white, 
  with 
  the 
  exception 
  of 
  

   the 
  upper 
  centre 
  of 
  fore 
  wings, 
  where 
  it 
  is 
  coloured 
  like 
  the 
  wing. 
  

   Under 
  side 
  : 
  wings 
  as 
  above 
  ; 
  thorax 
  greenish 
  black, 
  spotted 
  with 
  

   white 
  ; 
  abdomen 
  white, 
  banded 
  with 
  greenish 
  black 
  ; 
  legs 
  brown, 
  

   streaked 
  with 
  white 
  ; 
  tarsi 
  brown. 
  Expanse 
  of 
  wings, 
  3-[| 
  in. 
  

  

  Two 
  specimens. 
  

  

  Differs 
  from 
  all 
  the 
  other 
  Indian 
  species 
  of 
  this 
  genus 
  

   in 
  the 
  uniform 
  brown 
  coloration 
  of 
  the 
  fore 
  wings. 
  

  

  MiLLERiA, 
  Herr.-ScMff., 
  Lep. 
  Exot., 
  i., 
  f. 
  4 
  (1853). 
  

   6. 
  Milleriahamiltoni, 
  n. 
  STp. 
  

  

  $ 
  . 
  Antennae 
  and 
  head 
  bright 
  blue-green, 
  a 
  thin 
  crimson 
  collar 
  

   behind 
  the 
  head 
  ; 
  fVons 
  pale 
  metallic-blue 
  ; 
  thorax 
  greenish 
  brown, 
  

   with 
  some 
  blue 
  marks 
  in 
  front 
  ; 
  abdomen 
  with 
  the 
  segments 
  

  

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