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LYC^NID^. 



The typical form of this species occurs in the Province of Kwei-chow, and 

 at A^'a-ssu-kow in Western China, and Chang-yang in Central China ; but the 

 form with the orange spot or patch on primaries (Hewitson, fig. 42) has only 

 been received fi'om Wa-shan, A¥a-ssu-kow, and Chang-yang. Both forms 

 were found in June and July at about 5000 feet elevation. 



According to de Niccville, R. nissa is found in Sikkim in March, April, 

 May, August, September, and October — " some specimens of both sexes 

 showing no trace of the discal orange spot on the upperside of fore wing, 

 others having it quite small, while others again have it very large." 



Distribution. Himalayas, Assam, Sumatra, Western and Central China. 



Rapala repercussa. (Plate xxix. figs. 10 j , 13 ? .) 



Rupala rejm'cussa, Leech, Entomologist, xxiii. p. 42 (1890) . 



Male. Fuliginous brown, with strong purple reflections ; fringes slightlj' paler ; tail of secondaries 

 black, tipped with white ; lobe at anal angle marked with blue and pale orange. Under 

 surface olivaceous brown ; primaries have a faint pale linear discoidal spot and central 

 transverse line, the latter with an interior edging of fuscous ; submarginal line indicated only 

 towards inner margin : secondaries have a dark discoidal bar outlined with white ; a waved 

 white line broadly bordered interiorly with fuscous, and preceded by a thin wavy white line, 

 forming a compound band extending only to the submedian ncrvure, is intersected by the 

 nervulcs, and exhibits a tendency to become broken up into spots ; at its termination are two 

 short parallel white lines running to abdominal margin ; submarginal line whitish, wavy ; a 

 large velvety-black spot encircled with orange in the second median interspace ; the lobe at 

 anal angle is black, with white fringe, above it is a blue spot, and two small patches, one 

 orange and the other blue separated by a black streak ; fringes of abdominal margin white. 



Female, llather browner, and tlie purple reflection is less intense. 



Expanse 40 millim. 



Allied to Ikipala {Deudorix) manea. Hew. 111. D. L. p. 23, pi. ix. figs. 40, 41 

 (18G3). 



In some examples of the male there is a distinct reddish-orange cloud just 

 beyf)nd the discoidal cell on primaries ; this is faintly indicated in other males 

 and one female specimen. 



Occurs in July at Cliang-yang and Icliang, Central China, and at Omei- 

 shan ill Western China. 



Rapala micans. (I'latc XXVII. fig. 13, var.) 



Thccla micans, IJrcmcr and CJrcy, Schmctt. N. China's, p. 9 (1853) ; Menetries, Cat. 



MuH. Pctr. pt. i. pi. iv. fig. 4 (1855). 

 Thi-da cfp.nih'd, IJroincr and (Jrcy, torn. cit. p. 8; Menetries, torn. cit. pi. iv. fig. 3. 



