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P. venilia anceps (Grose Smith) comb. n. 



Neptis anceps Grose Smith, 1894 : 353. 3* New Guinea. Type BMNH, labelled ' Humboldt 



Bay '. Dimorph or ab. with white markings more or less obsolete, but with greyish blue 



edging remaining. 

 Neptis anceps Grose Smith ; Grose Smith & Kirby, 1895 : 3, pi. Neptis 1, figs. 5, 6. 

 Acca venilia gvimberta Fruhstorfer, 1908a : 284. q*$ German New Guinea. Types Paris. 



Usual form. 

 Rahinda {Acca) venilia anceps (Smith) Fruhstorfer, 191 3 : 600. ' Dorey '. 

 Rahinda {Acca) venilia gvimberta (Fruhstorfer) Fruhstorfer, 1913 : 600, pi. i26d ' q* ' recte §. 



Astrolabe Bay. 

 Acca venilia jobina Joicey & Talbot, 1916 : 66, pi. 5, figs. 2, 3. q*$ Jobi Is. syn. n. of 



gvimberta. Types BMNH. 

 Acca venilia vevtenteni Hulstaert, 1924 : 80. o*$ Toerai, Digoel (Merauke area), Dutch New 



Guinea, syn. n. of grimbevta. 



It is unfortunate that the subspecies must be known by the name of an aberration 

 or rare dimorph. 



Northern New Guinea (Jobi Is., between Geelvink Bay and Humboldt Bay, 

 Humboldt Bay, Cyclops Mts., Kumusi R. [? loc. err.]). Southern New Guinea 

 (Oetakwa R., Eilanden R., Fly R.). 



P. venilia cyanifera (Butler) comb. n. 



Neptis cyanifeva Butler, 1878a : 481. Port Moresby, q* type BMNH. Ab. with white 



markings much reduced on the hind wing and almost obsolete on the fore wing. 

 Rahinda {Acca) venilia cyanifera (Butler) Fruhstorfer, 1913 : 600. 



Once again the subspecies has, regrettably, to be known by an aberration. The 

 usual form has wider white markings, with narrower blue edging, than the preceding 

 subspecies and closely approaches the next subspecies. 



Eastern New Guinea (Port Moresby, Aroa R., Kumusi R., Mambare R., Hydro- 

 grapher Mts., Yule Is.). 



P. venilia glyceria (Fruhstorfer) comb. n. 



Acca venilia glycevia Fruhstorfer, 1908a : 284. o*$ Fergusson Is. 



Rahinda {Acca) venilia glycevia (Fruhstorfer) Fruhstorfer, 1913 : 601, pi. i26d. 



The white markings are a little wider than in the preceding subspecies, especially 

 in the female. 



D'Entrecasteaux Is., Trobriand Is. and Woodlark Is. 



