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Show 1885.] OF BOMBAY AND THE DECCAN. 133 62. CHILADES LAIUS. Papilio laius, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. 319. figs. D, E (1782). Poona, October to June. 63. CHILADES VARUNANA. Polyommatusvarunana, Moore, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 772, pi. 41 nK Poona, May. 64. TALICADA NYSEUS. Polyommatus nyseus, Guerin-Mene'ville, in Delessert's Souv. Voy. inde, pt. u. p. 78, pi. 22. figs. 1, la (1843). Poona, September to June; Belgaum, September and October. A very local insect. 65. CYANIRIS ALBIDISCA. Gyaniris albidisca, Moore, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 524, pi. 68. fig. 7. Poona, January. 66. MEGISBA GUNGA, n. sp. (Plate IX. fig. 7.) Poona, March. Above black ; fore wings with a white patch in the centre, extending from below the cell to the hinder margin ; hind wings with an apical and anal underneath spot showing through; otherwise unmarked ; fringe white. Underside milk-white; wings with a streak at end of each cell ; a few marks on costa of fore wings, marginal lines, a row of submarginal marks, then another line and a row of discal streaks, and on iimd wings a further middle row of streaks, all very thin and of a reddish-grey colour; hind wing with a black subcostal spot, a spot on centre of anal margin, a spot between these spots, one near the apex and another near the anal angle. Expanse of wings l-j-1^ inch. 67. CASTALIUS ROSIMON. Pap. rosimon, Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. p. 71 (1787). Poona, January and February, March and May; Bombay, October to December. 68. CASTALIUS CHOTA, n. sp. Smaller than typical C. rosimon. Upper side with the marginal bands in both sexes narrow, and the discal spots smaller. On the underside of both wings the spots are also much smaller. Expanse -^ to -jSy inch. Poona, February, May. 69. TARUCUS PLINIUS. Hesperia plinius, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iii. pt. 1, p. 284 (1793). Poona, September to June, very plentiful; Sattara, June and November; Bombay, July, September, and December. |