EURASIAN & AUSTRALIAN NEPTINI 67 



Neptis ida Moore 

 N. ida celebensis Hopffer 



Neptis aceris var. celebensis Hopffer, 1874 : 36. Minahassa. 



Neptis hylas ida f. celebensis Hopffer ; Fruhstorfer, 1913 : 603, pi. i26f. 



Neptis ida celebensis Hopffer ; Martin, 1924 : 63. 



Minahassa (N.E. Celebes). 



N. ida carbonespersa Martin 



Neptis ida carbonespersa Martin, 1924 : 63. North Celebes (excluding Minahassa) and Central 

 Celebes. $ paratype BMNH. 



Doubtfully separable from ssp. ida, which includes carbonespersa -like forms flying 

 with forms in which the white markings are barely sullied. 

 North and Central Celebes, Banggai Is. 



N. ida ida Moore 



Neptis ida Moore, 1858 : 10, pi. 49, fig. 7. Celebes or Mindanao. ? $ type BMNH. 



Neptis matuta var. alba Rothschild (nee Holland), 1892 : 438. South Celebes, [nom. nud.] 



Neptis hylas ida f. sphaericus Fruhstorfer, 1907a : 184. South Celebes. 



Neptis hylas ida f. sphaericus Fruhstorfer ; Fruhstorfer, 1913 : 603, pi. i26d. 



Neptis ida ida Moore ; Martin, 1924 : 63. South Celebes. 



A female with locality label ' Macasser ' ex coll. Moore is placed as the type, 

 but it seems doubtful if this was the specimen Moore had before him for his original 

 description and figure in view of his apparent uncertainty over its locality of origin. 

 This and the preceding subspecies show considerable variation in the ground colour 

 of the under surface, which varies from golden to rich reddish ochreous. 



South Celebes. 



N. ida liliputa Martin 



Neptis ida liliputa Martin, 1924 : 67. Buton and Muna. q* paratype BMNH. 



Very close to ssp. carbonespersa, but of smaller average size and with the hind 

 wing discal band a little wider. 

 Buton. 



N. ida saleyra Fruhstorfer 



Neptis hylas saleyra Fruhstorfer, 1908b : 238. Salayer. o*9 types Paris. 

 Neptis hylas saleyra Fruhstorfer ; Fruhstorfer, 191 3 : 603. 

 Neptis ida saleyra Fruhstorfer ; Martin, 1924 : 66. 



Salayer Is. 



