42 J. N. ELIOT 



P. mysia sannians (Fruhstorfer) comb. n. 



Rahinda mysia sannians Fruhstorfer, 1908a : 277. $ Ternate. 



Rahinda mysia serpentina Fruhstorfer, 1908a : 277. o* Halmaheira. syn. n. 



Rahinda mysia serpentina Fruhstorfer ; Fruhstorfer, 191 3 : 599. 



Rahinda mysia sannians Fruhstorfer ; Fruhstorfer, 1913 ; 599, pi. 125c. 



In the Museum in Paris there is a male from Ternate and a female from Halmahera 

 labelled as the types of sannians and serpentina respectively. These are presumably 

 genuine types on which the labels have got switched. 



Ternate, Halmahera. Also 1 <$, 3 $ ' New Guinea, Andai ' [loc. err.]. 



P. mysia tnira ssp. n. 



0*$ nearest to ssp. sannians, but with all the orange markings about one third as wide again 

 and paler, especially on the under surface. The fore wing grey postdiscal fascia and sub- 

 marginal series are narrower and placed nearer to the termen on the upper surface, whilst on 

 the under surface they are lighter grey with a buff tinge. 



Holotype <$. Morty Is : Mira, ix.1898 (Dumas). 



Allotype $. Same data as holotype. 



Described from 3 $, 3 § from Morotai (Morty) and 2 <$ ex Hewitson coll. labelled 

 ' Gilolo ', which probably originated from Morotai, though it seems possible that 

 the northern half of Halmahera, in which Gilolo is situated, has a different sub- 

 species from that of the southern half of the island to which it is joined by a narrow 

 isthmus. 



LASIPPA Moore 



Lasippa heliodore (Fabricius) 



There has been much confusion in the past between this species and L. tiga 

 (Moore), which most recent authors have treated as a single species. In 1959 I 

 pointed out the main differences between the two species, but added to the con- 

 fusion by failing to recognize the true identity of L. heliodore, which I renamed 

 Neptis roepkei, whilst dealing with L. tiga as Neptis heliodore. 



L. heliodore heliodore (Fabricius) 



Papilio heliodore Fabricius, 1787 : 52. Siam. $ type BMNH (in Banks coll.). 



Lasippa heliodore (Fabricius) Moore, 1899 : 40 partim wet season form nee dry season form, 



pi. 304, figs, id, ie 6"?- 

 Neptis heliodore dorelia Evans (nee Butler), 1932 : 171. 

 Neptis roepkei ioannis Eliot, 1959 : 374. <J? S. Burma and Siam. syn. n. Types BMNH. 



Burma (from East Pegu southwards), Siam (Peninsular Siam). 



