108 THE LEPIBOPTERA OF CEYLON. 



the N. Indian specimen referred to as being in liis own collection, and which he 

 mistook to be the same as the Ceylon type. The Indian specimen so noted by him 

 belongs to a distinct species, common in Upper India. 



Genus PRATAPA, 



Alhed to lolaus and Camena. From the latter it difiFers in having the forewing 

 narrower and comparatively longer, the costa straighter : hindwing shorter, less 

 produced hindward, the exterior margin below the apex even ; second joint of palpi 

 longer and the third joint shorter ; a tuft on posterior margin of forewing and 

 glandular costal patch on hindwing as in Camena. From typical lolaus (/. Helms) 

 this genus differs in the more triangular form of forewing, the hindwing having an 

 uniformly arched costa with the costal vein extending to its apex ; the cell is less 

 triangular, the discoceUulars shorter and recurved. 



Type, P. Deva. 



PEATAPA DEVA. 



Amhlypodia Deva, Moore, Calal. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. i. p. 46 (1857}. 

 lolaus Deva, Hewitson, IlluBt. Diurnal Lep. pi. 18, fig. 3, 4, 5. 



Male. Upperside : forewing with the basal posterior area including the cell 

 dark glossy purplish-blue, the costal margin and exterior border black, the division 

 being evenly curved across the disc : hindwing with the medial discal area and 

 beneath the cell to submedian vein glossy purplish-blue, the costal border including 

 the cell and narrow outer marginal border black ; two small marginal spots from 

 anal angle ; abdominal mai'gin greyish. Female lavender-blue, with light brown 

 borders : hindwing with black anal marginal spots. Underside cream-white ; a 

 slender black discal broken line and two very indistinct ochreous-brown marginal 

 lines crossing both wings ; fascicle of hair on posterior margin black : hindwing with 

 an anal and subanal black spot, each broadly bordered with red. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Taken at Balangada, in October, by Mr. F. M. Mackwood. 



Genus TAJURIA. 



Differs from Pratapa in the absence of both the tuft of hair on forewing and the 

 glandular patch on hindwing of the male. Forewing broader and more regularly 

 triangular in form; venation similar: hindwing comparatively narrower and more 

 produced hindward; cell broader, the subcostal and median branches emitted further 

 from the base. 



Type, T. Longinus. 



