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CUPIDO. By Dr. C. Aurivillius. 
in the discal ceil, sometimes also with such a dot in 1 c. The discal spots in 1 b and 7 are almost invariably 
jet-black, roundish and encircled with white, just like the subbasal dots; they are also separated from the other 
discal spots which are lighter or darker brown, surrounded with white and, at least by the white rings, united 
into an irregular transverse band. The submarginal and marginal spots are distinct, the former generally towards 
the base bordered by large, triangular or coniform, white spots. The marginal spot in area 2 is black, roundish, 
with metallic scales and generally inwardly bordered by yellow. 
Review of the Species. 
I. Discal spots of hind wing varying from dark brown to blackish; the discal spots 4 and 5 or at least the 
discal spot 4 transverse, long and quadrangular, rectangular, not rounded off, touching the median spot or 
altogether united with it. Eyes hairy. 
A. Hindwing rounded off without a tail. 
a. Fringes of the wings white with dark spots at the ends of the veins. The discal band of the forewing 
extends nearer to the discal cell than to the margin. 
*. Wings above uni-coloured blackish-brown without blue. Frons and second palpal joint densely 
clothed with long black bristles. 
1. The white spots of the fringes are almost as large or larger than the dark ones. Margin without 
white dots. C. methy?n?ia. 
2. The white spots of the fringes of the wings are small, punctiform, and above accompanied 
by a minute white marginal dot. C. puncticilia. 
**. Wings above entirely (rf) or at least at the base blue. C. ortygia. 
(3. Fringes of the wings not spotted. Wings above at least in the basal part blue. Discal band of forewing 
nearer to the margin than to the discal cell. C. grahami. 
B. Hindwing at the end of vein 2 tailed. Fringes of the wings not speckled. Wings above in the $ entirely 
blue, in the $ only in the basal part. 
a. Wings beneath with a white ground-colour. The subbasal spot in the discal cell of the hindwing 
elongate, almost streak-shaped. C. reichenoivi. 
C. pampolis. 
(3. Wings beneath of a brownish-grey ground-colour. The subbasal spot in the discal cell of the hindwing 
is rounded off. 
*. Discal spot 4 of forewing not larger than those in 3 and 5 and entirely separated from the median 
spot. Discal spot 1 b of forewing double, but smaller than the others. — <$. Wings above lustrous 
pale violettish-blue with a very fine black marginal line. C. asteris. 
**. Discal spot 4 of forewing long, transverse, reaching to the median spot; discal spot 1 b single, 
as large or larger than the others. — <$. Wings above dull violettish blue; forewing with a dark 
marginal band of at least 1 mm width. C. trimeni. 
II. Discal spots 4 and 5 of hindwing always entirely separated from the median spot, generally brown and 
rounded off, rarely blackish or somewhat transverse and angular. 
A. Hind wing beneath without a black marginal spot in the centre of area 1 c, either without any marginal 
spot in 1 c or only with 1 or 2 black dots. If there is only one dot, it is situate close at vein 1 b. Eyes 
hairy, rarely bare, hindwing in this case, however, not tailed. 
a. Hindwing tailed at vein 2. 
*. Discal spots 4 and 5 of hindwing larger than the other discal spots, somewhat transverse, 
quadrangular, blackish or dark brown. 
o. Hindwing without a subbasal dot in area lc; above without a distinct yellow bordering 
of the marginal spot in 2. C. intermedins. 
oo. Hindwing with a distinct subbasal dot in area 1 c; above with a distinct proximal yellow 
bordering of the marginal spot in 2. C. neonegus. 
**. Discal spots 4 and 5 of hindwing rounded off, not or hardly larger than the others, lighter than 
the subbasal dots. 
o. Hindwing with a subbassal dot in area 1 c. 
f. Expanse of wings: 48 to 54 mm. — Both wings above uni-coloured greyish-brown 
without a blue reflection. C. plebejus. 
ff. Expanse of wings about 25 mm. — Wings above bright pale blue. ? C. elicola. 
