( 569 ) 



distally, bar 4 proximally, the two bars rather close together, not reaching M ; no 

 snbmedian bars (always ?) ; median Ijars D'' — SM' curved, with white discal patches 

 at their outer side, the submediau patch the largest (respectively '4 and 5 mm. wide), 

 median bar 1)- — D' about 1 mm. from cell and, like bars S(_" — D-, with a white s]iot 

 at outside; discal black bars lunitbrm, the upper ones indistinct or absent, their position 

 indicated by greyish scaling, bar D- — D^ just behind median bar D' — D-, as in many 

 specimens oi caplioniis ; snbmarginal spots not very clearly defined, beinjr more or 

 less shaded with rufous chestnut. — — Hindwing : anal and abdominal region rather 

 blackish ; submedian series of three bars, stopping at M, which it reaches before origin 

 of M-, bordered pro.ximally with white; median series of bars slightly convex, bordered 

 white distally; the white borders of median and submedian bars sharply defined and of 

 about the same breadth as the Ijars; seven large rounded i)ostdiscal spots, all rufous red 

 edged proximally by bluish white thin lunules, and encircled by the discal and jjost- 

 discal black bars, which are merged together to form rings ; submarginal black bars 

 transverse, bluish white submarginal dots small, also more or less transverse ; 

 admarginal rufous chestnut transverse spots slightly separated at veins, jiosterior 

 ones with jiale blue scaling at veins ; fringe white at internervular folds ; no black 

 lines uiJon >SM- and SM''. 



?. Bodif similar to i, palpi beneatli and breast more whitish. 



Wini/a : '^-y/^VAvV/e resembling that of _/:,'. p)jrrhiis Jupiter. Forewing with 



a series of white discal spots, as h\ jujiitcr and caplioittis ; spots 80'' — E° ovate, about 

 2 mm. long ; spot R-— R' close to cell, of about same size ; next spot rounded, diameter 

 :! mm., following three much larger, the hist of them 8 mm. long : submarginal spots 

 placed as in cuphontis, ujiper one generally absent, the following threesmall. Hind- 

 wing : discal white band tapering to M-, 7 to 8 mm. wide in front, with glaucous 

 scaling at both sides down to (8M'), no separate glaucous discal lunules; snbnuu'ginal 

 spots pale glaucous, upper two more or less rounded, the others transverse ; no 

 admarginal spots. Tails as in c?, somewhat broa<ler. 



Underside in various broccoli-brown shades. Forewing : bars placed as 



in S ; discal white patches and spots as above, but wider ; discal' bars rather 



obscure; upper submarginal white spots also ill-defined. Hindwing : bars as 



in S, but white border of submedian bar wider, and border of median bars replaced 

 by a broad white discal band, which gradually narrows down to M", and then forms 

 a thin discal border to bars M- — HM' : the white band does not reach the discal black 

 lunules ; admarginal transverse spots very obscure, more or less replaced by blackish 

 and glaucous scaling. 



Length 6 forewing, costal margin '.IT mm., internal margin '.ib mm. 



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lliih. Solomon Islands : Guadalcunar (Woodfordj : SJKirtland Islands (Ribbe) ; 

 1 ?. In Mus. Brit., cnll. (4rose Smith, Ribbe. 



Variation. — The dissimilarity nf the sexes of this species is very remarkablp_ 

 this being the only case of sexual dichromatism in Kulipis which is comparable to 

 the great diversity in tlie [lattern of the sexes of numerous species of Charaxes. 



