138 NOVITATES ZOOLOOICAE XXII. 1915. 



?. A6oi-e more lavender-grey-blue, the onter brown baud inncli broader, 

 occupying onter one-third of forcwiug, the bauds on hindwiug less distinct, and all 

 above vein 6 in onter two-thirds of hindwiug brown. Below differs from ?nasu ? as 

 does (?, but almost all yellow is absent. 



1 (?, 1 ?, Wahai, North Ceram. 



233. Lampides tertius sp. nov. 



?. Abope pale lavender-bine, not blnish silver as in ? masu ; black-brown 

 border of forewing narrower and of even width from apex to above tornns ; on 

 hindwiug submarginal band complete from costa to black ocellus above tail not 

 broken into spots, postdiscal line in form of a slightly crennlate unbroken band, 

 not a line of coalescent Innulate marks. Below the ground-colour is purer grey 

 and on forewing there are two curved oblique median white bands from vein 1 to 

 middle of cell and two similar ones beyond middle from vein 3 to costa ; on 

 hindwing the metallic spots at base of tail and at tornos are wanting, and the 

 large orange patch is replaced by a yellow half-moon above black spot at base 

 of tail. 



Length of forewing: 19 mm. Expanse: 42 mm. 



1 ¥, Manusela, Central Ceram, 600 metres, 1912. 



234. Lampides pseiidosias sp. nov. 



Similar to osias Rober, but much deeper blue above. Below it is dark uniform 

 mouse-grey, and the white bauds much more distinct. 

 1 cf, Misol. 



235. Lampides butleri sp. nov. 



cJ. Allied to evanescens Butl., but rounder winged. 



Forewing dark, margin narrower. Hindwing without marginal spots. Below 

 the white bands are much broader and very distinct. 



? . Above beautiful opalescent blue, and below the orange zone is very large. 

 1 t?, 2 ? ?, Manusela, Central Ceram, 650 metres, 1912. 



236. Polyommatus boeticus (Linn.). 

 Papilio boeticus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. ed. xil vol. 1. pt. 2. p. 789. No. 226 (1767) (Barbaria). 

 1 S, Gitgit, Bali, 1900—2000 ft. ; 1 ?, Bali, 1912. 



237. Pepliphonis hylas (Cram.) = euchylas (Hiibn.). 



Papilio hylas Cramer, Pap. Exut. vol. iv. pt. xxxi. p. 142. t. 303. £f. E. F. (1781) (Amboina). 

 Peplijjhoriis euchylas Hiibner, Fcrsc'c/i. bek. Schmeti. p. 71. n. 698 (1816) (nom. nov. hyla-i praeocc). 



One cJ has the brilliant blue replaced by a leaden lavender hue ; this I name 

 ab. plnmbens ab. nov. 



9 6 6,1 ? , 1 c? ab. plumbeus, Manusela, Central Ceram, 650 metres, 1912 ; 

 1 S , iSnkaradja, North-west Ceram. 



238. Pepliphorus paralectus (Gr. Smith). 



! G 



. iii. 



1 6, Misol. 



Lampides paralectus Grose Smith, Rhopal. Exot. vol. ii. Oriental Lycnenidae, p. 7. pi. xi. f. 17 

 ? (1897), vol. iii. Oriental Lycacnidae, pi. xii. ff. 1. 2. 6 (1897) (New Ireland). 



