EURASIAN & AUSTRALIAN NEPTINI 41 



Pantoporia antara (Moore) comb. n. 

 P. antara antara (Moore) comb. n. 



Neptis antara Moore, 1858 : 4, pi. 49, fig. 2 <J. Celebes. Type BMNH. 

 Neptis nirvana C. & R. Felder, 1867 : 426. ^$ Celebes, q" type BMNH. 

 Rahinda antara antara (Moore) Fruhstorfer, 1913 : 599. 

 Neptis antara Moore (syn. nirvana Felder) ; Martin, 1924 : 58. 



N. Celebes. 



P. antara pytheas (Fruhstorfer) comb. n. 

 Rahinda antara pytheas Fruhstorfer, 191 3 : 599. S. Celebes. $ type Paris. 

 S. Celebes, Toekan Besi Is. 



P. antara sulana ssp. n. 



o*? on the upper surface the orange markings are richer and deeper in tone than in the other 

 subspecies, and the fasciae are darker grey, barely contrasting with the black ground colour. 

 On the under surface the markings arc deeper orange than in the richly marked ssp. neriphoides 

 and the fasciae are dark grey. 



Holotype^. Sula Is. : 1918 (W. J. C. Frost). 



Allotype $. Same data as holotype. 



Described from 1 <$, 2 $ from the Sula Is. in South Kensington and 5 <J, 10 9 in 

 Tring. Examples from Banggai Is. are intermediate to ssp. antara, being nearer 

 to sulana on the upper and to antara on the under surface. 



P. antara neriphoides (Holland) comb. & stat. n. 



Neptis neriphoides Holland, 1900 : 66. Burn. 



Rahinda mysia neriphoides (Holland) Fruhstorfer, 1913 : 600. 



Buru. It must be a recent arrival from the Sula Is., since it has not yet developed 

 strong subspecific characters nor, apparently, managed to extend its range to any 

 other of the islands of the South Moluccas. 



Pantoporia mysia (C. & R. Felder) comb. n. 



This species represents P. antara in the North Moluccas but, unlike P. antara 

 neriphoides, its ancestor must have crossed Weber's Line a long time ago, as it has 

 developed strong differential characters and has spread throughout all the islands 

 of the group in three distinct subspecies. It seems to be worthy of specific rank. 



P. mysia mysia (C. & R. Felder) comb. n. 



Neptis mysia C. & R. Felder, i860 : 247. Batjan. q* type BMNH. 



Neptis xenia Swinhoe, 1897 : 407. $ Batchian. Type BMNH. 



Rahinda mysia mysia (Felder) (syn. zenica [misspelling] Swinhoe) Fruhstorfer, 1913 : 599. 



Batjan, Obi. 



