EAPALA. 415 
Thecla betuloides (Blaucbard iu litt.), Butler, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) vii. p. 34, 
pi. iv. fig. 2 (1881). 
Male {micans, B. & G.). " Alis supra : CiTruleo-mieantibus ; posticis caudatis ; subtus cinereis, 
linea nigra submarginali, externe albo-margiiiata, angulo ani maculis duabus nigris, supra 
esternam lunula fulva. 
"Expans. alar, antic, unc. 1|. 
"The upper surface of the wings is shining blue, and the hind wings are tailed. Under surface is 
ashy grey merging into yellowish ; towards the middle of all the wings there is a short 
indistinct line, which is bordered inwardly on the primaries, and outwardly on the secondaries, 
with darker. A wavy black line runs from the costa of primaries towards the inner angle, 
and from the costa of secondaries towards anal angle, before which it ends in a W-shaped 
mark as in T. iv-alhum, but the angles of the W are rounded ; there are two round black spots 
at the anal angle and above the outer one is a yellowish lunular spot ; between these black 
spots the ground-colour is darker and dusted with whitish." (Bremer Sf Gi-etj, I. c.) 
Female {cwrulea, B. & G.). " Alis supra : coeruleo-micantibus, posticis caudatis, duabus maculis 
fulvis ante caudam ; subtus : fulvescentibus, fasoiis obscurioribus, stringis luteis interne 
marginatis ; posticis fascia aurantiaca, ante caudam maculis tribus nigris, media cinereo- 
cseruleo pruinosa. 
" Exp. alar, antic, unc. U. 
" The upper surface of the wings is shining blue, with a fulvous spot at anal angle of secondaries, 
and a similar spot is placed before the slender tail, which is an eighth of an inch in length 
and is tipped with white. Under surface of the wings ochreous yellow, discoidal bar of 
primaries bordered with paler and transversely bisected by a pale line ; beyond the cell is a 
dark band, bordered with paler, which runs obliquely from the costa towards inner angle. 
Parallel with the fringes is a broad dark band which is traversed throughout by a paler line. 
The secondaries are marked similar to the primaries, only the inner band terminates towards 
anal angle in a black zigzag line bordered with white as in T, w-album ; the submarginal 
band terminates in a longitudinal orange patch bordered outwardly with white and enclosing 
' three black spots, the first and third of these spots are round, and the second lunular and 
sprinkled with blue." (Bremer ^- Grey, I. c.) 
Var. betuloides, Butler. (Plate XXVII. flg..l3, S ■) •' Above chocolate-brown, shot with purple, 
excepting on the outer border ; primaries with a large patch of bright orange on the disk imme- 
diately beyoud the cell : secondaries with an orange patch at the anal angle. Under surface 
grey ; the cells closed by a short brownish fasciole with darker marginal lines edged externally 
with white ; an oblique discal band and a second band nearer and parallel to the outer margin 
of the same colours ; a submarginal dusky stripe, followed in the secondaries by a white mar- 
ginal line ; base of fringe occupied by a black line : secondaries with an orange anal patch 
enclosing a black dot on the first median interspace ; a subanal W-shaped blackish line joining 
the inferior extremity of the inner discal band, its inner edge bordered with orange and its 
outer edge with white ; anal lobe and tail black ; pectus white, venter testaceous. Expanse 
of wings 1 inch 4-G lines. 3 sp. Kiukiang, China.'' (Maries.) 
" This species canuot be regarded as described by Blaucbard ; that author 
simply remarks : ' Iu the ueighbourhood of Pekin au allied species exists which 
