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E. athatnas agrarius, considering that the caterpillars of agrarim, and most likel}' 

 also those of the other geographical races of athamas, are not quite constant in 

 colour and pattern. 



g. E. athamas sumbaeusis (Nov. Zool. V. t, XI. f. o S, Lonibok, S , Snmba, 



4 ? , Sambawa). 



Cltaraxes athanms, Snellen, Tijdschr. r. Ent. XXXIV. p. 239. n. 18 (1891) (Flores); Doherty, Jown. 



As. Soc. Beiig. LX. ii. p. 174. n. 47 (1891) (Sambawa; Sumba); Pagenst., JaArt. Nass. Ver. Nat. 



XLIX. p. 144 (1896) (Sumba). 

 Charnxe.1 athamas var. attalus, Rbber (non Felder, 18G7), Tijrlschr. v. Ent. XXXIV. p. 308 (1891) 



(Alor; Flores). 

 Cliaru.as alpliins, Rober (non Staudinger, 1886), Ent. Nuchi: XX. p. 291 (1894) (pt.; Flores; Alor); 



Butl., Joum. Linn. Soc. Loml. XXV. p. 384. n. 93 (1896) (pt.; Sambawa); Fruhst., Ent. Narhi: 



XXIV. p. 58 (1898) (Lombok ; .Sambawa). 

 Charaxes phrixus, Fruhstorfer (non Rober, 189.'.), Berl Ent. Zeil-ichr. XLI. p. 389 (1896) (Lombok). 

 Charaxes atharmts alphius, Fruhstorfer, I.e., XLII. p. 6 (1897) (Lombok ; not rare near the coast). 

 Charaxes athamas phrims, Fruhstorfer, I.e., p. 6 (1897) (Lombok). 



Eulepis sumhaensis, Swinhoe, Ann. Mag. X 77. (6). XIX. p. 408 (1897) (Waingapo, Sumba). 

 Charaxe.f {Eulepis) athanuis, Nic^ville and Elwes, Joum. As. Sue. Beng. LXVI. ii. p. 691. n. 142 



(1898) (pt.; Lombok; Sambawa). 

 Cliaraxes (Eulrpi.f) batariarins, Nic^viUe and Elwes, I.e. n. 143 (1898) (Lombok). 

 Charaxes {Etilepis) alphius, iid.. I.e. n. 144 (1898) (Lombok). 

 Charaxes batavianus, Fruhstorfer, Ent. Naehr. XXIV. p. 58 (1898) (pt.; Lombok, coast, April). 



The specimens from Lombok to Alor and Sumba form a complete transition 

 from the pale and slender Javanese attalus i. J'riikstor/eri to athatnas alpkius from 

 Timor and Wetter. There is always a discal spot SC° — IV marked on the forewing; 

 this spot is in the specimens from Lombok, Sambawa, Flores, Adonara, mostly 

 about one-fourth the size of the second discal spot, R' — R^, but in the examjiles 

 from Sumba, Pantar and Alor often as large as, or even larger than, in alphius. 

 From attalus i. fruhstorferi it differs in the angle formed on the forewing by R' and 

 M' being above somewhat more extended black, the band appearing deeper incised ; 

 on the underside the bar R' — JP stands not quite so close to the base of M' as in 

 attains f. fru/istorfcri, there being a distinct reddish brown spot visible at proximal 

 side of bar in nearly all specimens ; the rufous brown scaling at the proximal side of 

 the discal spot R^ — R- on the underside of the forewing is generally more extended ; 

 median bar SC' — R' is well marked, and the tawny ochraceous admargiual spots of 

 the hiudwiug below are generally larger than in attalus. 



From alpkius the present form is distinguished by the larger snbmarginal white 

 spots of the hiudwing, the paler colour of the discal band on the upperside, and the 

 less extended brownish red scaling in the costal region of the forewing below, there 

 being scarcely any obviously brown-red scales between SC^ and R'. 



The females have often a second snbmarginal spot on the forewing placed in 

 front of the spot SC» — R\ which latter is never absent ; in some 7nales there are also 

 two submarginal spots marked, but the additional one stands behind vein R'. The 

 white submarginal spots of the hindwiiig are, at least in the female, as large as the 

 submarginal spot SC* — R^ of the forewing. There are always two dots in the cell 

 of the forewing below ; the cell-bar is hooked at upper end, it does not reach the 

 upper angle of the cell. Abdomen below greyish white or creamy white in ? ; legs 

 and sterna greyish white, anterior tibiae also much shaded with white scales. Most 

 specimens have the median bar R- — R- of the forewing below in front of band more 

 or less obviously marked. 



