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lycenim;. 
Arhopala birmana, Moore 
I have taken but few specimens of this Lycaenid, all in November; a £ will be figured later 
in black-and-white. 
Upperside <T, rather dark but bright purple or violet-blue, the forewing with a broad black 
or very dark brown outer margin, extending over the apex and along the costal margin, where it 
narrows. Hindwing broadly bordered on the costal margin with deep brown, which extends round 
the outer margin to the anal angle, gradually narrowing. The neuration of both wings is marked 
in deep brown. 
Underside, both wings pale gray or ochreous, marbled with dark brown, most of the 
markings narrowly edged with whitish. Two small black spots at the anal angle of the hindwing, 
surrounded with a few bright blue scales. 
Arhopala spj 
This species, of a deep shining violet on the upperside, bordered with dark brown, I have 
been so far unable to identify, but hope to name it later. The $ is figured on PI. VIII, Fig. 16. 
It is a rare insect here, apparently occurring chiefly in autumn, as the only three specimens seen 
were taken in November. It appears to frequent wooded localities, and to rest with closed or open 
wings on the upperside of leaves. 
Iraota timoleon, Stoll 
This lovely butterfly is to be seen throughout the year in more or less numbers, be¬ 
coming very numerous in the autumn. It is fond of foliage, where it usually settles with closed 
wings, generally rather high up ; occasionally it fully expands the wings when at rest on a leaf. It 
has a very rapid flight and is often in a very ragged condition, especially as regards the hindwings, 
yet even then one or more of the cc tails ” will often be nearly perfect. This butterfly is very fond 
of the exudations of bamboo and other plants, the seed-vessels of certain shrubs, and also of over¬ 
ripe fruit, where several individuals may often be seen on the same berry ; I have seen half-a-dozen 
together on one lichee fruit, a berry not much over an inch in diameter. When disturbed at fruit 
they will often return very shortly, and sometimes become quite drunk with the juice. They are 
also rather fond of Lantana flowers, but it is chiefly the ripe berries which attract them to this 
shrub. 
There is considerable variation in the dimensions of this insect, and it sometimes develops 
a small second pair of tails, like those of the following species, but not so large. The third sub¬ 
costal nervule of /. timoleon emits two branches, the second branch being very small. The blue 
of the upperside of this species is brilliant and metallic. 
Fig. 8, PI. VIII is from a $ taken in July. 
