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Arhopala admete (Hewitson). 

 Amblypodia admete Hewitson, 111. Diurn. Lep., Lycaenidae, p. 7. pi. iii. figs. 18 & 19, J (1865). 

 Amblypodia eucolpis Kirsch, Mittli. d. k. zool. Mus. Dresden, 1 hit ii. Taf \i. fig. 6; Ribbe, Iris, 



vol. ii. p. 257 (1889). 

 Arhopala admete Grose-Smith, Novit. Zool. vol. i. p. 581 (1894). 



Huh. Halmaheira; ('cram; Gilolo ; New Guinea. 



Expanse, 6 & V . I t— 50 mm. 



This species is at once separable from its near allies by its large size and by its 

 underside pattern, which in the primaries is marked bj the absence of any spot in the 

 cell (I have specimens in which the least trace of one is just discernible), the first spot 

 being thai closing the cell, and by the broad dark transverse hand, whilst in the 

 secondaries the main characteristic is the very white edging (generally more or less 

 suffused in the male) to the transverse hand. 



Its distribution is somewhat, confined and local, it being at present only recorded 

 from Ceram. Gilolo, Halmaheira, and New Guinea. 



Var. waigeoensis, nov. var. (Plate III. fig. 15, 6 .) 



<S . Upperside : both wings bright rich lustrous blue, rather dark, but not at all 

 dull, as in admete, but much brighter. Underside similar to admete in the markings of 

 both wings, but the ground-colour quite pale ; the apical area of the primaries is 

 tinged broadly with pale lilac ; the secondaries are entirely tinged with very pale 

 pinkish lilac, and the white external suffusion to the transverse band is very broad 

 indeed, forming a most marked character. The spots and markings are fully as dark 

 as in ((dnute. and therefore stand out very prominently in the pale "round. 



2 . Upperside : both wings very much paler and greener in tint, with the median 

 nervules in the secondaries broadly black. Underside as in the male, but the tint of 

 the secondaries is more pinkish ochreous, not shining, and there is no broad white 

 suffusion to the transverse band. There is a trace of a small and obscure spot in the 

 centre of the cell of the primaries, both in this variety occasionally and also sometimes 

 in admete. This variety forms a sort of link between epimete and admete. 



11 id). Waigeoe. 



Expanse, d 37-40, 2 33-35 mm. 



I have three males and two females of this very pretty form from the island of 

 Waigeoe, where I expect it replaces admete Hew. 



Arhopala epimete (Staudinger). (Plate III. fig. lb.) 

 Amblypodia epimete Staudinger, Iris, vol. ii. p. 1:2<S, pi. ii. fig. 2, J 'INSyj. 

 llab. Palawan. 



Expanse, 6 X: ? , 34-35 mm. 

 6 . Upperside: primaries violet-blue, with costa broadly, posterior margin very broadl) . 



