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LYCJENWJE. 



Many species are here included in this genus which, although they do 

 not properly belong to it, seem better placed than in Thecla, to which they 

 were originally referred. There is no doubt that several new genera will 

 ultimately have to be created for the reception of these species. 



Zephyrus taxila. 



Thecla taxUu, Bremer^ Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 26^ pi, iii. fig. 7 ; p. 95, pi. viii. fig. 2 (1864) ; 

 Hewitson, Gen. Diurn. Lep., Lycoenida, Suppl. p. 16, pi. vi. figs. 16, 17, ^ (1869). 



Dipsas japonica, Murray, Eut. ]\[o. Mag. xi. p. 169 (1875). 



Thecla japonica, Pryer, Rhop. Nihou. p. 14, pi. iv. figs. 7 a-d (1887). 



Thecla fasciata, Jaiison, Cistula Eiitom. ii. p. 272, pi. v. fig. 4 (1878). 



Thecla reginu, Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1881, p. 853. 



Thecla taxila, var. aurorina, Oberthiir, Etud. d'Eutoua. v. p. 18 (1880). 



Thecla taxila, var. ultramarina, Fixsen, Rom. sur Lep. iii. p. 278 (1887). 



" cJ . Alis supra viridi-raicantibus : anticis marginc externo nigi'o ; posticis caudatis, late nigro- 

 marginatis. Subtus brimncis ; anticis striga transversa alba in ramum medianum primum 

 desineute, fasciaque submarginali fusca. Posticis striga transversa alba, apud angulum 

 analem literte W instar, acute angulata, lunulis marginalibus albicantibus biseriatis, angulum 

 analem versus maculis duabus fulvis (basiu versus nigro-marginatis). ocellos nigros geren- 

 tibus, lincaque prasciliari alba. Ciliis albis. 



" $ . Alis sujjrii brunneis : subtus ut in marc. 



"Alar. exp. 1" 10"'." {Marnnj, I.e.) 



Var. fasciata, Janson. " Above brownish black, the wings deep black towards the apex, a fine 

 line louiid the eyes and small spots on the underside of the antennic white; primaries 

 with a broad purple stripe between the third median and submedian nervures, commencing 

 close to the base and extending about two thirds along the wing, there are also some scattered 

 purple scales in the cell, the fringes of both wings and the apex of the tails white, beneath 

 fuscous brown, the markings very similar to T.jcqyonica, Murray, and taxila, Brem. Expanse 

 of wings 1 inch 8 lines. Yokohama." (Janson, I. c.) 



V;ir. regina, Butler. " $ . Allied to T. (/ucrcus of Europe aud T. fumata of Japan. Primaries 

 above with the basi-internal half, excepting the costal border and veins, bright cobalt-blue, 

 clianging to ultramarine, the remainder of these wings dark shining cupreous brown, the 

 fringe tipi)cd with wliite ; secondaries cupreous brown, paler than the ])rimaries, exce})ting 

 towards the outer margin, fringe tipped with white ; body greyish brown. Under surface 

 with Jihnost the ])attern of T. fasciata, but greyer in tint and with all the nuirkings 

 sliurply (leliucd, the white stripe purer in colour, broader and more curved ; the primaries 

 with two slender submarginal whitish lines in continuation of the lunulated lines of the 

 Kecondarics, and enclosing two distinct and a third indistinct blackish spot on the inferior 

 half of the external area ; orange spots of secondaries deeper in colour. lOxpunse of wings 

 1 inch ."> lines. Toshiniii jind Iburi ; July," {Bullc); I. c.) 



\ ur. ultramarina l''ix8eii. " The male has a more robust body, a darker blue-green colour, and 

 bri(,'lil< r .slifi ri. Tlie black border of the fore wing is a little broader; on tlie hind wing the 

 co!»Lal and outer margins aro more strongly bordered with black. On tho under surface the 



