Polymorphic Females of Cymothoe theobene Dbl.-Hew. 471 
1. Lutescens 9f.: Oni. May 25, 1910. Orange tinge 
faint. 
Bi ‘s 55 Oct. 11, 1910. (Type.) Capt. 
in Cop. 
my es sue May 27, 1910: 
3 “3 ioe ltl y, 18; L9E2, 
Nigro-lutescens 9{. Bred by Farquharson (p. 403) 
at Moor Plantation, Aug. 21, 
1915. (Type.) 
t. enn Ago 7 1910. 
2 ,, Oni. Dec. 1, 1908—Dec. 3, 1909. 
a , Bred by Farquharson (p. 403) 
at Moor Plantation, Aug. 4, 
1915. By far the darkest 
form with much the strongest 
“shadow” to midrib stripe 
on underside. 
Then follow the nigrescens 2 forms in the order of 
increasing darkness, but it must be remembered, much 
less dark than the majority of nigro-lutescens. 
9. Nigrescens 29f.: Oni. Emerged Mar. 24,1911, from 
pupa found Mar. 23. (Type.) 
Median band grey in F.W. 
nearly white in H.W. 
ag zs April 2519105: On. black 
sticky exudation fallen from 
tree. Median band grey in 
both F. and H.W. Strong 
“shadow” to midrib stripe 
on underside. 
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Seve GE 
10. 
All three forms fly with theobene, and there is no evi- 
dence of any local or seasonal difference between them. 
Thus half the individuals of the above list were taken in 
the forest up to a mile to the E. of Oni in 1910, while 7 
examples of the theobene 2 were captured in the same area 
between April 16 and June 5 of the same year. On May 
25 and again on May 27 a lutescens (Nos. 1 and 3 re- 
spectively) was taken with a theobene. The wet season in 
1910 had well set in by about April 25. 
The table on p. 472 shows clearly the results obtained 
by Lamborn in his three breeding experiments; and here 
too in Fams. B and C, as well as in Farquharson’s (p. 403), 
the theobene 2 appears with one or more of the new forms. 
