EURASIAN & AUSTRALIAN NEPTINI 79 



N. mahendra mahendra Moore 

 (Text-fig. 40) 



Neptis mahendra Moore, 1872 : 560, pi. 32, fig. 3. <J$ N.W. Himalayas. Types BMNH. 



Neptis mahendra Moore ; Moore, 1899 : 234, pi. 279, figs. 1-1 g, o"? wet and dry season forms. 



Neptis mahendra Moore ; Stichel, 1909 : 176. 



Neptis mahendra mahendra Moore ; Fruhstorfer, 1913 : 608. 



Neptis mahendra Moore ; Evans, 1932 : 165. 



N.W. Himalayas (Chitral to West Nepal). 



Neptis reducta Fruhstorfer stat. n. 

 (Text-fig. 39) 



Neptis mahendra reducta Fruhstorfer, 1908c : 141. Formosa, o* r yP e Paris. 

 Neptis mahendra reducta Fruhstorfer ; Fruhstorfer, 1913 : 608. 



Neptis nandina formosana Shirozu (nee Fruhstorfer), i960 : 216, pi. 46, figs. 417-4190*$, text- 

 figs. 239, 242 o" genitalia. 



Presumably represents N. mahendra in Formosa, but differs from this species in 

 so many superficial respects that I have thought it worthy of species status. Super- 

 ficially it is closer to the nominate subspecies of N. pampanga than to N. mahendra, 

 and it is possible that it is derived from invading Philippine stock. 



Formosa. 



Neptis sunica sp. n. 



(PI. 2, fig. 15, Text-fig. 38) 



In both sexes upper surface black with white markings. On the fore wing the cell streak is 

 narrow and sharply divided from the streak beyond cell ; the postdiscal bands are composed 

 of separate, rather ovate spots, those in spaces 2 and 3 being directed to the costa just before 

 the apex. On the hind wing the discal band just extends into the base of space 3 and reaches 

 the costa ; the postdiscal band consists of separate small bars much sullied by fuscous scales. 

 On the under surface the ground colour is rich crimson-brown, nearest to the ground colour of 

 N. duryodana emesa Fruhstorfer ; on the fore wing the cell streak is wider than on the upper 

 surface and is less strongly divided from the streak beyond cell, which is considerably larger 

 than on the upper surface. On the hind wing the discal band is a little wider than on the 

 upper surface and the postdiscal band is also wider and clear white, with the inner edges of its 

 component bars rounded. The cilia are fuscous with rather narrow white chequering in spaces 

 ib, 2, 4, 5 and 6 on the fore wing and in spaces ib to 6 on the hind wing. Length of fore wing 

 in the male 26 mm. The male genitalia are similar to those of the nata group, but the terminal 

 hook of the clasp is rather large. 



Holotype <$. Palawan : Iwahig, 6.VU.1907 (W.P. Lowe). 



Allotype $. Palawan : i.1924 (Everett). 



Described from 2 <$, 2 $ from Palawan and 1 $ without locality. Unfortunately 

 the abdomen of the holotype is mostly missing, having apparently been eaten by 

 some pest. 



