52 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



batjana, the Batchian race of narada which was also obtained by 

 Dr. Platen. 



Only known from Batchian. 



(b) H. a. elga, Friihst. 

 Described from Obi. It is said to have a more brilliant and 

 larger light blue basal area to all wings, and a light red-brown 

 underside. It is unknown to me. 



(c) H. a. anna, Stand. 



The male has less and much lighter blue than typical anna 

 on the upperside. On the underside the grey bands on hirid 

 wing are slightly more prominent, and the diagonal line which 

 runs across both wings is very wavy and comparatively con- 

 spicuous ; in typical annetta it is scarcely visible. The ground- 

 colour of the underside is very uniform dark brown. 



This race was described from Amboina and Saparua. It is 

 in the British Museum from Ceram only. 



(d) H. a. fabiana, Friihst. 



This race was described from a solitary female from Waigiu. 

 It is represented by one female from Salwatty in the British 

 Museum. 



It is said to " connect annetta with faisina " (from the Solo- 

 mons !), than which the " blue of the upperside is rather darker 

 and more sharply denned. Underside : Ground-colour light 

 grey, with a broad red-brown wavy median band. Both wings 

 with a complete black submarginal band which, on the hind 

 wing, is proximally strewn with whitish-grey. The ante- 

 marginal brown spots of the hind wing more delicate than in 

 faisina, the subanal spots grey, instead of dull yellow, and 

 larger." 



(e) H. a. eberalda, Friihst. 



All the males of this race that I have seen are very brilliant 

 blue above, the blue being of much the same shade as in anna, 

 rather light (very much lighter than in typical annetta), and of 

 considerable extent ; underside very dark purplish-black, on 

 which the wavy diagonal line is barely visible ; of the grey 

 markings towards hind margin of hind wing the inner series is 

 the more prominent. The underside may, however, be bright 

 red-brown, in which case the normal markings are quite promi- 

 nent. Fruhstorfer describes the female as being "above like 

 narada fara, but darker blue, basal coloration of the hind wing 

 almost reaching the margin at anal angle. Underside rather 

 lighter, more reddish-brown, more richly sprinkled with grey." 



Described from the high Forest of Kabenau, German New 

 Guinea; occurs also in Dutch New Guinea, Kaju-mera, Fak- 

 Fak, and probably throughout New. Guinea. 



