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at all confluent as in Hewitson's insect. The shape of the wings is also different, the 

 apex of the primaries being sharper, the posterior margin straighter, whilst the 

 secondaries are more excavated towards the tails. Alce also has the black margins less 

 narrow than in this species. Herr Eibbe recorded alee from Ceram (Iris, I. c), but I 

 have the specimens before me, and they are nobilis. Alcestes Grose-Smith must sink 

 as a synonym of Felder's species; the underside pattern is quite similar, the only 

 difference being the whitish patch by the subcostal nervule of the secondaries, and as 

 there is sometimes a lightening of the scales there it can only be a pale aberration. 



Aehopala alce (Hewitson). (Plate V. figs. 1 & 1 a.) 



AmMypodia alce Hewitson, Cat. Lye. B.M. p. 5. n. 21, pi. iii. ? figs. 18, 19, <? 20 (1862) ; id. 



111. Diurn. Lep., Lye. p. 4, fig. 9 (1865). 

 Arhopala athara Grose-Smith, Rhop. Exot. vol. iii. pp. 9, 10, pi. xxv. fig. 2. 



Hob, Am; Halmaheira. 



Expanse, d 1 50-51, $ 60 mm. 



This is probably a local form of nobilis Feld., and both appear to be rare species. 

 It may be separated by its larger size, brighter blue colour, and below by the extremely 

 laro-e size of all the spots, which are much confluent, and at the base of the secondaries 

 are strongly so, and they thus form a very irregular, dark, basal blotch. I cannot find 

 any distinction between A. athara Grose-Smith and alce Hew. ; the position of the spots 

 mentioned by Mr. Grose-Smith is by no means constant in Hewitson's species, of 

 which I have before me a fair series, so that it would not be possible to separate 

 them on this character only. The clasps of the genitalia are peculiar, becoming- 

 attenuated at the extremities ; the hooks have a downward curve. 



Aehopala aotnda Hewitson. (Plate III. figs. 19-21 ; Plate V. figs. 2 & 2 a.) 



AmMypodia anunda Hewitson, 111. Diurn. Lep., Lye. p. 14 a. n. 73, pi. iii a. fig. 32. 

 Narathura anthelus Distant, Rhop. Malay, pi. xxiii. fig. 4, ? , and in parte p. 263. 

 AmMypodia anthelus var. saturatior Staudinger, Iris, vol. ii. p. 122. 



Hab. Borneo ; Philippines (Mindoro, Mindanao, Palawan) ; Sumatra and Java. 



Expanse, 6 45-52, ? 46-51 mm. 



d . Upperside : both wings brilliant shining violet-blue ; the primaries with black 

 linear costa and posterior margin ; secondaries with broadish brown costa, linear black 

 posterior margin, and very pale grey abdominal fold. Tail black, white-tipped. 

 Underside : both wings pale greyish brown, with dark spots broadly edged with 

 whitish. Primaries with three large increasing spots, touching the second of which are 

 two or three somewhat confluent spots up to the costal nervure ; over the third is a 

 largish spot on the costa, and anterior to it is another just touching the transverse 

 band ; beneath the second and third are two spots separated by the lower median 



