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three spots ; transverse band composed of eight spots, the second much larger, and 

 directly below the first and touching the cell-spot, the third shifted well outwards, but 

 not detached, fourth shifted outwards again, fifth inwards, sixth outwards, seventh 

 angular spot well inwards and almost confluent with the eighth long spot ; submarginal 

 row crescentic, fairly distinct ; marginal row indefinite, ending in a darkish spot on the 

 anal lobe ; no metallic scales at the anal angle. 



It will be well to describe hellenore Doherty and farquhari Distant, and show how 

 they merge one into the another. 



A. hellenore Doh. — Upperside similar in colour to that of eumolphus Cram., but with 

 the posterior margin of the primaries black, narrow at the apex, increasing in width to 

 the anal angle, where it is broad. Secondaries with rather more green than in the case 

 of eumolphus. On the underside the pattern is precisely the same as in Cramer's species, 

 but the ground-colour is variegated with pale patches and is dark greyish ; the lobe-spot 

 is deep black and is preceded by green-metallic scales, which are often inclined to 

 obsolescence. 



A. farquhari Distant. — Upperside similar in colour to that of eximolphus Cramer, 

 but with a rather narrow black posterior margin to the primaries ; secondaries with 

 rather more green than those of eumolphus. Underside: both wings uniform dull 

 ochreous brown, with rather darker spots palely encircled, the spots being of the same 

 tone as the ground-colour but darker. In pattern this is similar to Cramer's species, 

 but it has a somewhat more " spotted " appearance, and the anal angle is very 

 strongly irrorated with brilliant bluish-green metallic scales, with a dark spot at 

 the anal angle and beyond the tail. The female is even more uniform in colour 

 than the male. 



If we take specimens of the extreme of each form they appear satisfactorily distinct, 

 and it is evident that this has unfortunately been done. But in examining a large 

 series, connecting-links are shown in every grade, so that it would be impossible to say 

 where the dividing-line should come. Hellenore Doherty is the extreme form in the 

 one direction, with its rather more angular wing and straighter outer margin, the 

 black border of which is quite narrow at the apex, but increases in a very defined 

 straight line to the anal angle where it is broad, whilst beneath it is dark greyish, 

 variegated with pale grey or bronzy-grey patches. Between this and the originally- 

 described eumolphus Cramer I have before me links of every grade, forming an 

 absolute connecting-series between the two (there are about sixty specimens before me 

 now, and if the two can be connected with so small a number, what would it be with 

 a really large series V). The same remark applies to the upperside, for the width of the 

 dark border varies in a remarkable way, being in some specimens quite an eighth of an 

 inch wide in the narrowest part, whilst in others it is very narrow. At first sight 

 farquhari seems to be much more distinct : the outer margin of the primaries is somewhat 

 produced, thus giving the wings a more rounded shape ; whilst the underside in extreme 



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