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J . The white border of the cell of the forewiugs longer than in haliphron. The 

 (liseiil black sjiots of the hiiidwings stand farther from the cell than in haliphron; 

 there are five or -six vellow markings on the disc, the first standing before the sub- 

 costal vein being often obliterated, and a yellowish white, rather large mark beyond 

 the cell ; the cellular spot occupies about threeK[uarters of the cell ; the discal black 

 markings are sometimes merged together with the black marginal border; their 

 exterior limits are, however, indicated by some geminate yellow spots situatc^d half- 

 way between the yellow discal area and the outer margin of the wing. 



The pectoral red spots underneath the wings are sometimes much rednccd in 

 both sexes, especially in the examples from Wetter. 



Hab. Sumba; Sambawa (14 J, G ?); Adonara (5 6, 1 ?); Alor (2 J, 1 ?): 

 Wetter (3 S, 1 ? ). 



(c): T. haliphron iris (Kober) [(J, ?]. 



J ? . Oniilhn/ifera Iris Ruber, Eiit. Niwlir. p. 3(;n (1888) (Letti) ; Standing.. Trh FV. p. 74 (1891) 

 {iris is probably a local form of haliphron) ; Rober, TijdKrlir. r. ICd. XXXIV. p. '270 (1891 1 

 (Letti ; iris differentiated from haliplimn). 



This form is usually devoid of the red pectoral hairs, but in one of my ? examples 

 from Letti the breast is as red underneath the wings as in haliphron and nauis ; the 

 same specimen has also a red collar, while in typical iris the collar is of a dirty hufT 

 colour. In both sexes the edges of the alidominal segments below are not yellow, but 

 dirty buffi.sh brown. The white streaks of the forewings are less prominent than in 

 haliphron. 



S. The discal yellow area of tlie hindwings is similar to that of hdliphron. In 

 most specimens there are only four .spots present, situated between the sulicostal and 

 second median veins; but often there appears a spot beyond the second median 

 nervule, another before the subcostal vein, and also a third within the apex of the cell- 

 $ . The apical third of the cell of the forewings beneath is almost all white. The 

 discal black spots of the hindwings are entirely merged together with the black 

 marginal band ; there are no yellow spots within this black border of the wing, but 

 in two of my specimens they are indicated below. The discal yellow area consists of 

 a rather small cellular spot, which does not reach, or scarcely reaches to the origin of 

 the third median vein, and four discal markings standing between the first discoidal 

 and third median nervules, and varying considerably in length ; to these spots comes 

 often a small mark in front of the upper discoidal nervule, and nearly always a [laler 

 spot behind the third median vein. 



Hab. Letti (^\■. Doherty, .Tuly 1892) (10 S. 6 ? ). 



14. Troides staudingeri (Kiiber) [J,?]. 



6 ?. Ornithnplerii sluiuliniiiri Riiber, ICnt. Much: p. :i6» (1888) (Loeang I.): Standing., Lis IV. 



p. 74 (1891) (Babber'& Loeang); Ruber, TijUsclir. r. Enl. XXXIV. p. -208 (1891) (Loeang: 



Babber ; nee Wetter). 

 T. staudingeri (Rober) and pbiio (Wall.) are very closely allied to T. critmi 

 (Feld.),and approach on the other hand also T. hnUphron (I?oisd.)an(l its local races. 

 Though I believe that, when the fauna of all the islands between .lava, Celebes, and 

 New Guinea is completely know^l, all these Troick.i will be connected by a chain of 

 jntergrndiiate specimens, and, therefore, will sink to the rank of subsj)ecies of T. 

 haliphron (Hoi,-;d.), I must treat T. staHclinf/eri, plato. criton, riedeli, and halipkrun 

 as distinct species, because we can at jn-esent still draw exact parting lines between 



