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colouring ; I cannot believe it to be more than a seasonal 

 variety : the female differs rather more than the male. 



Var. C. Tchimalara (probably extreme wet-season form). 

 in. Buxa {^Gr. F. Hampson), S . 

 n Darjiliug {J. Fotheringliam), d* • 

 This completes the so-called C. psaphon group, and commences 

 the C. marmax group ; the latter might formerly have been again 

 subdivided on account of the tw^o types of males, only the species 

 now can be arranged to show a gradual transition from the one 

 type to the other ; the females show great uniformity of character 

 throughout the entire series. 



23. C. MAEMAX GeOTJP. 



130. Chaeaxes cimon. 



Charaxes cimon, Felder, Reise der Nov., Lep. iii. p. 439, pi. Iviii. figs. 6, 7 

 (1867). 



a, h. Batchian (Wallace), c? , $ : from S. & G. coll. 



c. Batchian (Dr. Platen), $ ; from S. & Gr. coll. 

 Hewitson coll. as 0. affinis. 



d. Batchian, S . 



131. ChAEAXES PAPTJEJifSIS. 



Charaxes papuensis, Butler, Lep. Exot. p. 15, pi. vi. fig. 1 (1869). 



Charaxes eimonides, Rothschild, Novit. Zool. ii. p. 356 (1894). 

 a. N.W. New Guinea {Furhe), 6 . 



It is possible that there may be two species of nearly allied 

 Charaxes in New Guinea ; but it seems more probable that the 

 differences between C. 2^((jpuensis and O. eimonides indicated by 

 Mr. Eothschild are of seasonal than specific value. However, 

 with only one example before me, I do not feel competent to 

 form any decided opinion on this point and am quite open to 

 conviction. 



132. Chaeaxes Lataedi, sp. n. 



S . A representative of C. cimon, larger ; the inner edge of the 

 black border of primaries deeply notched and not quite so wide ; a 

 black bar on the discocellulars in all the wings, but no markings 

 between the latter and the black border ; the black border of 

 the secondaries narrower, the ocelloid submarginal spots more 



