66 L. de Niceville — On new and liftle-Tcnoion Rhopalocera. [Nos. 2 — 4, 



than a Banais, especially as on the underside both species are washed with 

 yellow on the hindwing, which the Datiais are not. 



The female has not been described. It differs from the male (known 

 to me by Butler's description and figure only) in being considerably larger, 

 both wings broader, and the outer margin of the forewing less emarginate. 

 Expanse 3'4 inches. It is not a common species apparently, though Mr. 

 Moore in describing Mr. Hocking's collection gives for it " Kangra district 

 generally." 



Family LYCM^IBM. 

 2. LxciENA ? LEELA, n. sp. (Plate I, figs. 3, ^ ; 3 «, ?.) 



Hab. Ladak. 



Expanse : 1*1 to 1*2 inches. 



Description. Male. Uppeeside, loth wings blackish, powdered 

 up to the difecal rows of spots with metallic pale green scales. Fore- 

 wing with a prominent black white-encircled spot at the end of the cell, 

 and a discal curved series of five (in one specimen) or six (in two speci- 

 mens) whitish spots, with indistinct dark centres. Hindwing with a spot 

 closing the cell, less prominently black than in the forewing, a white spot 

 placed outwardly above it, and four spots on the disc, whitish. Underside, 

 greyish-white, pale brown on the disc of both wings, and the base pale 

 greenish. Forewing with a spot in the middle of the cell, a large one clos- 

 ing it, a discal series of six or seven spots, of which the two lower ones are 

 smaller than the rest and (when both are present) geminate ; all black with 

 prominent white margins ; the outer margin almost pure white with an 

 indistinct series of spots. Hindwing with a spot below the costa near the 

 base, a very large spot at the end of the cell, a very irregular discal series 

 of seven spots, and a marginal double series of coalescing lunules, white. 

 Cilia very long and white. Female. Uppeeside, loth wings deeper colour- 

 ed, with a few scattered pale greenish metallic scales at the base only, 

 Forewing with the discal series of spots prominently centred with black, 

 and variable in number from four to sis. Hindwing with the spots smaller 

 and less prominent than in the male. Underside variable in tone of colour, 

 being much darker in some specimens (including the type specimen figured) 

 than in others, the discal markings sometimes blurred and running into the 

 pale margin beyond, otherwise much as in the male. 



Closely allied to Polyommatus ellisi, Marshall (Journ. A. S. B., vol. 

 li, pt. ii, p. 41, pi. iv, fig 4 1882), male, but the male differing from 

 the type specimen of that species now before me in having the apex and 

 the outer margin of the forewing more rounded, in P. ellisi the apex is acute, 

 and the outer margin straight ; the upperside of both wings paler in colour 

 and more broadly irrorated with greenish scales, the discal spots more 

 numerous, the markings on the underside throughout more prominent, and 

 with an additional spot in the cell of the forewing. The colouring of the 



