ILEEDA. 407 
broad rcfl submarginal band suffused with whitish and inwardly l)ordored by a lunulated 
white line ; there is usually a small black dot in the cell. 
The male specimen figured is rather paler than usual. 
Yar. marica. ( riate XXX. figs. 1 (5,4 5 .) MaJe. Differs from the typical form in being larger, 
doeptr in tint of ground-colour, and in having broader black margins, which are not inwardly 
dentated along the nervules ; the submarginal red line is narrower, more strongly arched, 
and does not extend so far in the direction of the outer angle ; the black tails, which are 
tipped with white, are longer and more slender. 
Female. The orange patch on primaries narrower and more curved. 
Under surface of both sexes yellowish. Primaries have a large velvety-black spot above inner 
angle, and sometimes a smaller linear black spot in the interspace above, these are inwardly 
bordered with whitish ; there is an indistinct dusky bar at the end of the discoidal cell, an obscure 
dusky wavy line beyond which extends from costa to first median nervule, and an ill-defined 
submarginal line : secondaries have a small black spot in the discoidal cell and a similar one 
directly below it in the submedian interspace ; there is an ill-defined, waved, and indented 
central and dusky line ; the outer marginal area is occupied by a series of broad confluent 
bright red lunules, the points of each lunule projecting into the white fringes ; this is preceded 
by a series of white black-edged lunules ; the red lunules are filled up with black, bordered 
outwardly with white; a black line precedes the fringes. 
Expanse 40 millira. 
The above form appears to be rather commoner than the type, but occurs 
in the same localities and may perhaps be a seasonal variety. 
/. sapMr, Blanchard, resembles /. oda on the upper surface, but agrees better 
with /. epides on the under surface ; it is, however, easily distinguished from 
the former by the absence of any purplish shade in the blue coloration of the 
male, and by the narrower submarginal fulvous bands on secondaries of the 
female. 
The male of this species may be distinguished from /. moorel, Hewitson 
(^ saphir, Elwes, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1882, p. 402, pi. xxv. figs. 9 d , 
10 $ ), by the brighter and more decided blue on the upper surface, and 
both sexes by the different characters of the transverse markings on the under 
surface. 
The commonest species of the genus found in China. It appears to be 
generally distributed in the west and occurs at Chang-yang and Ichang in 
Central China. 
It has not been found possible to reproduce the exact colours of the males 
of the several species of Ilerda, and no figure, however carefully it may 
be executed, can convey a correct impression of the brilliancy of these 
insects. 
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