68 J. N. ELIOT 



N. ida kalidupa ssp. n. 



In both sexes closer to ssp. saleyra than to ssp. liliputa, its nearest neighbour. Upper surface 

 with narrow markings as in saleyra, but much less sullied, the hind wing discal band in both 

 sexes and the postdiscal band in the female being clear white ; in addition the fore wing sub- 

 marginal series is better defined. On the under surface the ground colour is very dark reddish 

 brown of a slightly darker shade than in saleyra and much darker than in liliputa. It is the 

 smallest subspecies, the fore wing measuring only 24-5-25-0 mm. in the male and 27-28 mm. in 

 the female. 



Holotype $. Toekan Besi Is. : Kalidupa, i.1902 (H. Kiihn). 

 Allotype $. xii.1901, otherwise same data as the holotype. 

 Described from 2 $, 2 $ in South Kensington and 8 g, 3 9 in Tring. 



Neptis yerburii Butler 



The names yerburii Butler and soma Moore have been misused in the past for 

 well-known species which must in future be called soma and nata Moore respectively, 

 whilst yerburii must be used for the present, hitherto unrecognized species. The 

 correct use of the name soma is dealt with on p. 71. The name nata has also been 

 widely misused in the past for the species N. leucoporos Fruhstorfer, but this error 

 was pointed out by me in i960 and is further dealt with under N. nata nata on p. 75. 

 This unfortunate swopping of names is bound to cause confusion, but examination 

 of the types has made the changes inevitable. Much of the confusion is due to 

 the fact that Butler and Moore described only one species in their original des- 

 criptions, but later included a second species under each name. Later authors 

 cannot be blamed for perpetuating their mistakes. 



N. yerburii capnodes Fruhstorfer stat. n. 

 (Text-fig. 30) 



Neptis adipala Leech {nee Moore), 1892 : 205, pi. 19, fig. 10. 



Neptis nandina tibetana f. capnodes Fruhstorfer, 1908a : 326 partim. West China. 



Neptis nandina adipala Stichel {nee Moore), 1909 : 177, pi. 53f. 



Neptis soma capnodes Fruhstorfer ; Fruhstorfer, 191 3 : 607 partim. 



Neptis nata capnodes Fruhstorfer ; Eliot, i960 : 242. 



Fruhstorfer (1908) gave the name capnodes to two species figured by Leech, which 

 he wrongly assumed to be conspecific with each other and with N. tibetana Moore. 

 The first mentioned was N. adipala Leech {nee Moore), and the insect figured in 

 Leech's fig. 10 must be taken as the type of capnodes. The other species was N. 

 soma Moore, 1892, pi. 19, fig. 7, which represents the species Fruhstorfer later named 

 N. yerburyi ominicola. Still later (1913) he applied the name once more to N. 

 adipala Leech {nee Moore) and also to N. susruta Leech {nee Moore), 1892 : pi. 19, 

 fig. 9, which is the species dealt with by me as N. clinia tibetana Moore, whilst no 

 longer referring it to N. soma. 



At first sight N. yerburii capnodes bears quite a strong resemblance to N. clinia 

 tibetana Moore and a less strong resemblance to N. soma ominicola Fruhstorfer, 



