92 J. N. ELIOT 



N. sankara yamari (Fruhstorfer) 



Bimbisara sankara yamari Fruhstorfer, 1908a : 389. o* Sumatra, Montes Battak. ? type 



BMNH. 

 Neptis (Bimbisara) sankara yamari (Fruhstorfer) Fruhstorfer, 191 3 : 619. 



The subspecies was described from a single male in coll. Martin. A male ex 

 coll. Martin is without any type label, but had been placed as the type in coll. 

 Rothschild. It is probably the original specimen seen by Fruhstorfer and a genuine 

 type. 



Sumatra (i <$ Battak Mts., 1 $ S.W. Sumatra, South Korintji Valley, 2000 ft.). 



Neptis philyra Menetries 



N. philyra philyra Menetries 

 (Text-fig. 45) 



Neptis philyra Menetries, 1859a : 214. Daourie (recte Marienpost). 

 Neptis philyra Menetries ; Menetries, 1859b : 25, pi. 2, fig. 8. 

 Neptis philyra philyra Menetries ; Stichel, 1909 : 175, pi. 53c. 



Eastern Siberia (Amur basin). 



N. philyra okazimai Seok stat. n. 



Neptis okazimai Seok, 1936 : 61, pi. 2, figs. 1, 2 q". Monto Kongosan (Mt. Diamanto) en 



Koreujo. 

 Neptis philyra Menetries (syn. okazimai Seok) ; Seok, 1939 : 144. 



A small subspecies, of the size of ssp. philyra, with the fore wing postdiscal spot 

 in space 4 almost obsolete and the hind wing discal band comparatively broad. 



Korea. 



N. philyra excellens Butler 



Neptis excellens Butler, 1878 : 282. 9 Japan. Type BMNH. 

 Neptis philyra excellens Butler ; Stichel, 1909 : 175. 



Japan. Single males from Central and S.E. China and ' Tibet ' are provisionally 

 placed under this subspecies. 



N. philyra splendens Murayama 



Neptis philyra splendens Murayama, 1941 : 76, figs. 1, 2 o*- 6*$ Formosa. 



Neptis philyra splendens Murayama ; Shirozu, i960 : 219, pi. 47, figs. 428, 429 o\ text-fig. 245 

 o* genitalia. 



Formosa. 



