The lycaenid genus Tongeia Tutt, 1908 has 14 valid species distributed in East and South-east Asia. Most of the recent species within this genus have been described from China (D’Abrera 1986, 1993; Bridges 1988; Huang & Chen 2006). The only validated Tongeia species known so far from India is Tongeia kala (Black Cupid), originally described as Everes kala by Marshall & De Niceville (1882). T. kala has been reported from the northeastern region of India (Khasi Hills, Naga Hills and Manipur), to South Shan States of Myanmar and is known to be rare throughout its range (Evans 1932; Wynter-Blyth 1957; Jeratthitikul et al. 2011). The life history and morphology of T. kala was recently described from the northern part of the Chin State of Myanmar (Jeratthitikul et al. 2011). In 2012, T. kala was recorded from Djulekie, Nagaland, India after more than 100 years (Vidya Venkatesh pers comm. 13 August 2015).