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239. Pepliphorus epilectus (Gr. Smith). 



Lamjiides epilectus Grose Smith, Ann. Mag. N. H. (Ij) lix. p. 179 (1897) ; Rhnpal. E.nit. vol. iii. 

 Oriental Lijcaenidae, p. 9. pi. xii. ff. 4. b. G (1897) (Ferguason Island). 



2 c? cf , 1 ? , Misol. 



240. Nacaduba berenice major snbsp. nov. 



c?. Differs from b. berenice iu being mucli larger aud deeper purple above. 

 Below all the white lines and spots are broader and more conspicuous. 

 1 c?, Wabai, North Ceram. 



241. Nacaduba gerydomaculata sp. nov. 



3. At once distinguished from all other Nacaduba by the bands and spots 

 below resembling those of a Geri/dus. Above, uniform deep purple, edged narrowly 

 with black, and the edge of fringe brownish. Below wood-browu ; forewing a 

 deeper coloured ipiadrate spot edged with whitish in cell and a similar one at end 

 of cell, a postmedian band of coalescent quadrate spots edged with whitish, a 

 subterminal band of irregular spots coalescent above vein 3 ; hindimmj with a 

 sub-basal, an interrupted median, and an irregular postmedian band of somewhat 

 quadrate coalescent spots edged with whitish, an irregular sinuate postdiscal band, 

 a large black ocellus at base of tail ringed with orange, a white marginal line from 

 tornus to vein 2. 



Length of forewing: 1(3 mm. Expanse : 36 mm. 



1 (J, Manusela, Central Ceram, 650 metres, 1912. 



242. Nacaduba dion (Godt.). 



Polyommalus dion Godart, Encydop. Method. Hist. Nat. Entoin. vol. ix. p. 679. No. 191 (1819) 

 (Australia). 



1 c?, Manusela, Central Ceram, 650 metres, 1912. 



243. Nacaduba nora (Feld.). 



Lycaena nora Felder, Sitzungsh. Ahud. Wissensch. Wien Math. Nat. CI. xl. p. 4.58. No. 37 (1860) 

 (Amboina). 



8 (?c?, 4 ? ?, Manusela, Central Ceram, 650 metres, 1912. 



244. Nacaduba felderi sp. nov. 



(?. Differs from nora Feld. in the underside being paler and more uniform 

 grey and in the white lines being wider and more pronounced, while the interspaces 

 between the white lines are uniform with rest of the ground-colour, not darker. 



1 3 , Manusela, Central Ceram, 650 metres, 1912. 



245. Philiris ilias (Feld.). 



ikad. Wissensch. Wien Math. Na 



Ic?, 1 ?, Manusela, Central Ceram, 650 metres, 1912. 



Thecla ilias Felder, Sitztingsk A/cad. Wissensch. Wien Math. Nat. CI. xl. p. 454. No. 22 (1860) 

 (Amboina). 



