EURASIAN & AUSTRALIAN NEPTINI 103 



? N. zaida kuangtungensis Mell 



Neptis kuangtungensis Mell with wet season form pallescens Mell, 1923 : 135. Mountains of 

 North Kwantung. 



Mell's description, though long, is not comparative and might apply to several 

 species, but seems to fit N. zaida best. His ' wet season form ' pallescens, which is 

 paler than the dry season form with ochreous yellow-brown markings, shows a 

 reversal of the usual trend of seasonal variation, but this inconsistency would be 

 removed if, in fact, he was describing a dimorph such as occurs in the nominate 

 subspecies. Alternatively he might have described a separate species. 



None in BMNH. 



Neptis thestias Leech 

 (Text-fig. 52) 



Neptis thestias Leech, 1892 : 196, pi. 18, fig. 3 <$. Omei-Shan. cj? types BMNH. 



Neptis annaika Oberthiir, 1906 : 13, pi. 8, fig. 4. Mou-Pin and Siao-Lou. <J type BMNH. 



Appears to be a seasonal form. 

 Neptis zaida thestias Leech ; Stichel, 1909 : 178, pi. 54b. 

 Neptis zaida annaika Oberthiir ; Stichel, 1909 : 178, pi. 54c. 



Oberthur's figure of annaika is rather misleading ; the bands on the under surface, 

 which are shown as yellow, should be almost white, judging by the type which 

 bears a label stating that it is the model for the figure. The species may be con- 

 specific with N. zaida, but looks different. 



Western China (Szechwan). 



Neptis antilope Leech 



(Text-fig. 53) 



Neptis antilope Leech, 1892 : 35. ^$ Chang Yang and Hong Kong. Types BMNH. 

 Neptis antilope Leech ; Leech, 1892 : 197, pi. 18, fig. 2 £. 

 Neptis antilope Leech ; Stichel, 1909 : 178, pi. 54d, e. 

 Neptis antilope Leech ; Fruhstorfer, 1913 : 610. 



Central and Western China. Also 1 $ ' Tse-Kou ' [? loc. err.] and the two 

 examples recorded by Leech from Hong Kong. The latter seems an unlikely 

 locality and the species has never been found there again. 



Neptis sylvana Oberthiir 



N. sylvana sylvana Oberthiir 

 (Text-fig. 54) 



Neptis sylvana Oberthiir, 1906 : 16, pi. 9, fig. 6. Tse-Kou. $ type BMNH. 



Neptis zaida sylvana Oberthiir ; Stichel, 1909 : 178, pi. 54c. 



Neptis sylvana Oberthiir ; Fruhstorfer, 1913 : 610. 



Neptis zaida drummondi Tytler, 1926 : 583, pi. 2, fig. 7 $. Loi Mwe, South Shan States. 



syn. n. 

 Neptis zaida drummondi Tytler ; Evans, 1932 : 170. 



N.W. Yunnan (Upper Mekong Valley), South Shan States. 



