1895.] L. de Niceville & Dr. L. Martin — Butterflies of Sumatra. 463 



381. *Ltc^;nopsis cylinde, Boisduval. 



Grose Smith. Originally described from Dorei, New Guinea. 

 Unless the type of this species still exists in M. Charles Oberlhiir's 

 collection, it will be impossible to identify it from Boisduval's short 

 description. 



382. Ambltpodia narada, Horsfield. 



Hag-en. Grose Smith as anita. The A. anita of Hewitson was 

 originally described from Siam, and is the common Indian and 

 Ceylonese species. The coloration of the male on the upperside of both 

 wings is more purple than blue, and it is not found south of Burma. 

 A. narada is rich deep blue, and occurs in the Malay Peninsula. In 

 Sumatra it is by no means common in the forests of the plains, and 

 Dr. Martin possesses other specimens from Asahan and Indragiri. Dr. 

 Martin notes that he has some very small examples of both sexes with 

 a broader brown margin to the upperside of the forewing, and the 

 markings of both wings on the underside more prominent, than in 

 typical specimens. 



383. Iraota rochana, Horsfield. 



Originally described from Java. The I. bosivelliana of Distant, 

 described from Penang and Singapore, is a synonym of this species. 

 Dr. Martin remarks that the male has three tails. As figured by 

 Horsfield and Moore in Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. C, vol. i, p. 44, n. 68, 

 pi. ia, fig. 10, male (1857), there are only two. 



384. Iraota nila, Distant. 



Habitat: Malacca ( Distant) ; N.-E. Sumatra. 



Expanse : 6 , 1*4 to 1*6 inches. 



Description: Male. Upperside, both wings black, with rich pur- 

 ple markings. Forewing with a streak occupying the middle of the 

 discoidal cell for its whole length ; two short streaks in the median inter- 

 spaces, a very large one in the submedian interspace bisected by the sub- 

 median fold, not reaching the outer margin ; a short streak at the base 

 of the sutural area. Hindwing with the disc purple divided by the black 

 veins ; the costa and abdominal margin rather broadly pale fuscous ; 

 tails two, of equal length, short, narrow, black tipped with white. 

 Underside, both wings coloured and marked as in the female. Antennse 

 black, the tip of the club above gamboge-j-ellow, beneath also of the 

 same colour, but gradually merging into the ferruginous colour of the 

 middle and base of the club. Head with two white lines across the 

 face, the orbits white. Palpi with the apex black, the base white. 

 Abdomen above black, beneath whitish. 



