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LYC^NID^. 



Zephyrus scintillans, sp. nov. (Plate XXVII. figs. 10 2 , 11 ,) 



Mule. Similar to the same sex of Z. orientalis, but much rounder in the wing ; colour similar but 

 much brighter. Outer margins of all the wings broadl}- black, as also is the costa of 

 secondaries and the outer two thirds of the costa of primaries, but the latter more narrowl}'. 

 Tails verj- long and slender ; towards anal angle is a pale blue submarginal line, a character 

 which, so far as I am aware, only occurs in this species and in Z. orientalis. Under surface 

 brownish grey ; the discoidal bars on all the wings well defined and bordered with white ; 

 transverse band white, internally bordered with dark brown ; a submarginal series of dark 

 spots, bordered on each side with white and disappearing towards apex ; a dark brown 

 marginal line bordered inwardly by a white one. Secondaries marked as in Z. orientalis, but the 

 W towards anal angle is complete and quite differently angled to that species ; the submarginal 

 band of secondaries is much more suffused with white ; the black spot in the reddish spot 

 above the tail is larger. Fringes white, edged with black at anal angle. 



Female. Dark brown ; there is a fulvous patch at the end of cell, followed by two other patches 

 beyond, one in each median interspace ; there is also a fulvous patch above the tail ; the 

 submarginal line is blue towards anal angle, as in the male. Under surface like the male, 

 but the ground-colour is dark brown, 



I have only received examples of this species from Chang-yang, in Central 

 China, where they were captured in July. 



On the upper surface the female somewhat resembles a specimen sent 

 to me by Dr. Staudinger, which he considers to be either a dimorphic form 

 of Z. orientalis, var. copiatd, Stand., or a hybrid between Z. orientalis and 

 Z. taxila. 



Dr. Staudinger has also sent me typical examples of both sexes of his 

 var. cofjiiata, together with an intermediate form connecting cognata with 

 orientalis. Apart from the other characters referred to in the above descrip- 

 tion of Z. scintillans the formation of the W on under surface of secondaries 

 is quite sufficient to distinguish this species from Z. orientalis, var. cor/nata. 



There is no tendency whatever to variation among my specimens of 

 Z. orientalis or Z. smaragdina from Chang-yang. 



Zephyrus orientalis. (Plate XXVII. fig. 14, var.) 



J)ij/.sii.s orii ii/ti/is, Mm iiiy, Eiit. Mo. Ma}?, xi. p. 1(59 (1875). 



Thecia orimtulis, Janson, Cistula Entom. ii. ]). 156 (1877) ; Prycr, Rliop. Mihon. 

 p. 1 I, pi. iv. fi},'s. Ha, Hf, (1886) ; Fixsoii, Rom. sur licp. hi. p. 278 (1887). 



Female. " Alls suprti brunneis, anticis ad apicem marginomque extoriorcm saturatioribus, macula 

 mof^nA pallida o1)li(|Uii, posticis caudatis. Alia subtus canis : anticis strigu discocellulari 

 fuHcii, Htiigii transverHii alba basin versus fusco-marginata, in runium medianuiu primum 

 dewiiicnte, niaculisquo obHoletis pricmarginalibus fuscis, albo-marginatis : posticis striga disco- 

 celluluri obHolctil fuscu, striga transversa alba, basin versus fusco-marginata, apud angulum 



