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and I would draw attention to a paper on the subject by the late 

 Mr. de Niceville in the ' Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal,' 

 1892, pt. ii, p. 243. He shows at great length that many forms 

 have been named and received specific rank which are not even 

 geographical races or subspecies. 



The following, however, are short summaries of the points of 

 difference in the most striking varieties, which have all, at one time 

 or another, been considered distinct forms : — 



Var. novarce, Eelder. — Besides the difference in the shape of the 

 fore wing in the S , typically this form is much darker, the gloss 

 on the fore wing is of a deeper blue, and the spots are reduced to 

 a small costal and a subterminal series of spots on the fore wing, 

 and to two or three small spots below the apex on the hind wing. 



Vars. leucogonys and vestigiata, Butler, resemble novarce, but 

 have on the fore wing two or three discal spots and sometimes 

 an incomplete terminal series of dots. 



Var. augusta $ , dharma $ , Moore. — " Upperside darker blackish 

 brown than in typical P. Jclugii and of a more brilliant glossy blue, 

 with a bluish-white spot above end of the cell, a similar mark at 

 lower end of the cell, two very slender streaks beyond, a spot 

 between the middle and lower median veinlet (veins 2 and 3)." 



Yar. illustris, Butler, is less glossed with blue on the terminal 

 margin of the fore wing and has no discal or subterminal spots 

 on that wing below vein 4. 



Yar. imperialis, Moore. — Subterminal and terminal spots on fore 

 wing larger than in typical E. Jclugii, with a tendency in the <S 

 for the spots to become confluent. 



Yar. regalis, Moore. — Both series of terminal spots complete on 

 fore wing to tornus. 



Yar. indigofera, Moore. — A costal spot, two slender discal streaks 

 and complete subterminal and terminal series of spots on fore wing. 

 On hind wing subterminal series incomplete, terminal complete. 



Yar. hamiltoni, Swinhoe. — Fore wing : subterminal series of 

 spots incomplete, terminal complete. On hind wing both series 

 complete. 



The two forms next described were considered by Mr. de Nice- 

 ville mere geographical races of E. Jclugii. I have kept them 

 separate purely as a matter of convenience. 



41. Euploea kollari, Felder, Novara JReise, Lep. ii, 1867, p. 325, J; 

 Moore (Padernma), Lep. Ind. i, 1890-92, p. 124, pi. 47, figs. 2, 



Isamia rothneyi, Moore, Ent. Monili. Mag. 1882, xix, p. 34. 

 Euploea sinhala, pt., M. $ de N. Butt. Ind. i, 1882, p. 66, pi. 7, 

 fig.l2,d$. 



Race sinhala. 



Euploea sinhala, Moore, A.M.N. H. (4) xx, 1877, p. 45 ; id. (Isamia). 

 Lep. Ceyl. i, 1880, p. 10, pi. 5, fig. 1 J ; pt., M. $ de N. Butt. 

 Ind. i, 1882, p. 66, pi. 7, fig. 12, <$ $ ; Moore (Pademma), Lep. 

 Ind. i, 1890-92, p. 126, pi. 47, figs. 3, 3 a, <$ $ . 



$ 2 • Shape of wings as in E. Jclugii, but not so variable. 



