STUD1ES ON INDO-AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA II. 6l 



Subfam. EUPLOEINAE. 



Gen. Euploea F. 



37. E. confusa Butl. — 13 cfcf and 6 99> Bivakeiland 17, 18, 21 and 24 Febr. 1913; 

 Beaufort River 12 Dec. 1912; Kloofbivak 2, 4, 6, 7, S, 10, 27 March 19 1 3. 1 cf an d 1 9 Coll. 

 Baggelaar. The çf and Q from the North-West part must be inserted in the race v faunia" 

 Fruhst. They are characterised by a narrow brownish yellow area on the anterior wings 

 without the violet gloss which is on the wings of the typical form from Waigeu. The blue 

 circumcellular spots on the underside of the posterior wings are distinctly or faintly visible. 

 Thèse spots are absent in the female spécimens from Central New Guinea. The area on the 

 anterior wings is extended as far as the centre of the cell and is lance-shaped between cubitus 

 and radius 1. The maie spécimens are variable, but generally the area is in them also larger 

 than in the spécimens from other localities. Mr. FRUHSTORFER has named this race ^japudid' 

 (PI. II, fig. 6 and 6a). 



38. E. aethiops Butl. - - 2 cfcf, Bivakeiland 17 Febr. 191 3. 1 d" and 2 ÇÇ> Coll. Bag- 

 gelaar. Mr. RoBER thinks, that the spécimens from Bivakeiland belong to the subspecies 

 Jatreilli" KlRSCH. and I will give them the name of Mr. FRUHSTORFER, v monaeses' (PI. II, 

 fig. 7). It is a pity that Mr. RôBER has not given a complète list and the number of the 

 spécimens received. The spécimens collected by the first and second expéditions were captured 

 in the months of May and June and so it is possible that we hâve to do hère with temporal 

 forms. It is well known that the variability of the species on the Papuan island is very 

 great. At any rate the maie spécimens which I received are différent from the neighbouring 

 forms by their dark colour, which is less dark along the outer margin and especially by the 

 light brown anal région of the posterior wings. 



The spécimens collected by Mr. BAGGELAAR belong to the subspecies, tamis Fruhst. 



39. E. melanopa Rôb. — 16 çf <$ and 30 99> Bivakeiland 21 Febr.; 1 March 1913; 

 Kloofbivak 1 — 20 March 1913; Locality? 14 and 15 Dec. 1912. The çf Form, albifrons Fruhst. 

 is represented by several spécimens, of which number some bear also two marginal white 

 spots on the upperside of the anterior wings. The 99 are very light coloured, especially on 

 the margins. I think, that we hâve to do hère with the race theriodes Fruhst. 



In the Leyden Muséum of Nat. History are some spécimens, collected by Mr. Palmer 

 V. D. BROEK, at Manokwari, which belong to the race netscheri Snell. This locality is perhaps 

 not yet known to produce netscheri. 



40. E. dolesclialli Feld. --9 ç$çf and 1 9; Van Weelskamp 25 Sept. 1912; Bivakeiland 

 23 Febr. 1913; Kloofbivak 11, 13, 14, 17 and 18 March 1913. Five maie spécimens do not 

 possess any trace of subapical blue spots; the other ones bear one or two little blue subapical 

 spots. I think that are represented transitional forms from inconspicua Butl. to moesta Butl. 

 The female spécimen is very much damaged. 



41. E. tulliolus doryca Butl. — 1 <$ , Bivakeiland 18 Febr. 19 13. 1 rf and 1 9 Coll. 

 Baggelaar. I hâve compared thèse spécimens with other ones, collected by Mrssrs VAN GELDER 

 and Palmer v. d. Broek at Manokwari, Fak-Fak, Kasor and Nusa Wulan, but they are identical, 

 except one female spécimen from Manokwari, which has the female shape but the colour and 

 pattern of a maie spécimen. 



