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LEPIDOPTEBA INDICA. 
black spot on tke margin in the first median interspace surrounded with brilliant 
metallic blue scales, a few of these scales in the sub-median interspace. Body black 
above, bluish-white below, (de Niceville.) 
Female. Upperside. Forewing black, with a large discal patch of French-grey 
extending to the hinder margin inwardly. Hindwing grey, powdered with black, and 
becoming dull black on the costal margin, with a single narrow black tail, tipped with 
white, and a small fuscous lobe at the anal angle. Cilia white, narrow towards the 
apex of the forewing. Underside, both wings bright French-grey. Forewing with a 
distinct transverse sinuous yellowish band, narrowly edged with black on both sides about 
two-thirds of the length, not extending quite to the hinder margin ; a short double- 
lined bar at the end of the cell, and an indistinct outer band near the edge. Hind wing 
with similar bands, of which the first extends in the usual broken W to the inner 
margin, and in addition a short band of three blackish spots within the discal bar; at 
the anal angle two blue spots, of which the outer is half black. Antennae ringed with 
black and white, with a fuscous tip to the club ; body above black, with grey hairs, 
pale grey beneath. (Elwes.) 
Expanse of wings, $ 1 T %, 9 1-f^ to 1 t 5 q- inches. 
Habitat. —Sikkim. 
Distribution. —The types came from Sikkim, Elwes records it also from the Naga 
Hills ; we have not seen the species, and therefore give copies of de Niceville’s and 
Elwes’ figures. 
INDO-MALAYAN ALLIED SPECIES. 
Sinthusa malika , Thecla malika, Horsfield, Cat. Lep. E.I.C. p. 90 (1829). Horsfield and Moore, 
Cat. Lep. Mns. E.I.C. i. p. 37, pi. la, tig. 5 (1857). de Niceville, Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, 1894, 
p. 43, pi. 5, figs. 18, <£,6, 9 • Habitat, Java, Sumatra, Nias. 
Sinthusa amata, Distant, Bhop. Malayana, p. 461, pi. 44, fig. 20, 9 (1886). Habitat, Penang, 
Borneo. 
Sinthusa jperegrinus, Staudinger, Lep. Pal. p. Ill, pi. i. fig. 11, $ (1889). Habitat, Philippines. 
Sinthusa verriculata, Deudorix verriculata, Snellen, Tijd. voor Ent. xxxiv. p. 257, pi. 15, fig. 3 (1892). 
Habitat, Celebes. 
Sinthusa asjpra , Doherty, Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, 1891, p. 180. de Niceville, id. 1894, p. 44, pi, 5, 
fig. 17, $ . Habitat, Mt. Arjuno, East Java. 
Sinthusa verena, Crose-Smith, Nov. Zool. ii. p. 514 (1895). Habitat, Celebes. 
Genus HYSUDRA. 
Hysudra , Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1882, p. 250, de Niceville, Butt, of India, iii. p. 453 (1890). 
Eyes very hairy. Forewing , vein 12 ends on costa opposite upper end of cell, 
11 emitted from upper two-thirds of the cell, is bowed upwards, almost touching 12 in 
