406 LTC^NID^. 
Ilerda brahama. 
Ilerda brahama, Moore, Horsfield k Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. i. p. 29. pi. 1 a. 
fig. 4, $ (1857) ; Staudinger, Exot. Schmett. p. 274, pi. xcv. S (1888) ; de Nice- 
ville, Butt. Iiid. iii. p. 330 (1890). 
"Differs from the two preceding species [/. tamu, KolL, and /. anch-ocl's, Doubl. & Hew.] in 
having the patches of the wings glittering coppery-gold colour, and a broader and longer 
exterior red band on the hind wings." (Moore, I. e.) 
" Female. TJpperside differs only from that sex of /. ejyicles, Godart, in the oi'ange patcli on the 
fore wing and the lunulated fascia on the hind wing being rather paler or more yellow in shade. 
On tlie underside it may at once be known by the absence of the marginal reddish-orange 
band on the fore wing, and by the presence of a discal continuous dark line across both wings, 
in /. ej)icles there is occasionally a discal series of disconnected short black lines forming a 
fascia ; the groiind-colour of both wings, and the marginal band on the hind wing also paler." 
(de Siceville, I. c.) 
Occm's at Wa-ssu-kow, Chow-pin-sa, Chia-tiug-fu and Omei-shan in 
Western China. 
In India, this species seems to be found throughout the season. De Nice- 
ville states that it is common in Sikkim in February, March, September, 
October, and November. Mr. Elwes says that in Sikkim " this lovely insect is 
common at about 3000 to 6000 feet from June to December, but most 
abundant in July and August. I found it on forest-paths in sunny places." 
Distribution. Sikkim, Naini-tal ; Loharkhet ; Kumaon [Himalayas] ; 
Western China. 
Ilerda saphir. (Plate XXX. figs. 2 d , 5 ? , 1 var. 6 , 4 var. $ .) 
Thecla .saphir, Blanehard, Compt. Rend. Ixxii. p. 811 (note) (1871). 
" Appartient au type des Tliecla qiiercus, T. sjrjini, etc. ; les ailes d'nn beau bleu metallique en 
dessus, avec les bords noirs, les posterieures ayant une raie marginale dentee rougeatre ; en 
dessous les quatre ailes d'un fauve terne, avec le bord des posterieures d'un roiige pale at une 
raie dentelee blanche." (Blanc7iard, I. c.) 
Male. Brilliant blue, brighter than in 7. tamu and without any purple in its composition. The 
outer margins of primaries are broadly bordered with black, the inner edge toothed along the 
nervules. Secondaries have the costa and inner margin broadly black, a bright red submar- 
ginal lunulated line and a bluish-white marginal line interrupted by the points of the red 
lunules. Tail tipped with white. 
Female. Dark brown. The broad orange patch on primaries is very similar to that of female 
I. tamu; discoidal spot black; submarginal band of secondaries as in the male but rather 
paler. 
Under surface of both sexes ochreous. Primaries have a large velvety-black spot above the 
inner angle and sometimes a smaller linear black spot on the interspace above, these are 
inwardly bordered with whitish ; the discoidal bar is faintly indicated. Secondaries have a 
