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f. bata has white markings and under surface ground colour which approach f. 

 heliopolis quite closely. The three forms constitute a graded series approaching 

 f. heliopolis in approximately equal steps. The dimorphism shows a striking 

 parallel with the more complicated polymorphism shown by P. venilia in the same 

 group. It is just possible that Ph. heliopolis is also polymorphic, but the evidence 

 in BMNH is confined to only two specimens which may be wrongly labelled. 



Ph. heliopolis heliopolis C. & R. Felder 

 (PI. 3, fig- 28) 



Phaedyma heliopolis C. & R. Felder, 1867 : 427. o"$ Halmaheira, Dodinga (Lorquin). <$ type 



BMNH. 

 Neptis heliopolis (Felder) Grose Smith, 1900 : 13, pi. Neptis 4, figs. 1,2^,3 §. 

 Phaedyma heliopolis $ f. amydra Fruhstorfer, 1908a : 383. Type Paris. Minor variety of 



typical dimorph with the white markings a little narrower than usual. 

 Neptis (Phaedyma) heliopolis (Felder) with f. amydra (Fruhstorfer) Fruhstorfer, 1913 : 618. 



I name the broad-banded dimorph f. bata f. n. (PI. 3, fig. 29). 



In both sexes on the upper surface the fore wing upper and lower postdiscal bands are a 

 little wider and the hind wing discal band is nearly half as wide again as in f . heliopolis, and the 

 veins crossing this band are not nearly so heavily dark-dusted. On the under surface the ground 

 colour is a little lighter than in f. heliopolis, and on the hind wing the discal fascia, postdiscal 

 band, submarginal fascia and marginal fascia are all more prominent. 



Holotype J. Morty Is. (Morotai) : xi.1898 (Dumas). 



Allotype $. Same data as the holotype. 



Described from 1 $, 3 $ Morotai, <$ Halmahera, $ Batjan, $ Obi [? loc. err.]. 



Ph. heliopolis ternatensis ssp. n. 



(PI. 3, fig. 30) 



Dimorphic in both sexes, one dimorph being f . heliopolis the other f. ternatensis f. n., which is 

 intermediate in all respects between f. bata and f. graciella. 



Holotype (J. Ternate : v. 1897 (/. Z. Kannegieter). 



Allotype $. Ternate : i-iii.1896 (A. W. Mucks). 



Described, from 3^2$ from Ternate and <$ Halmahera [? loc. err.]. 



Ph. heliopolis graciella Fruhstorfer stat. n. 



(PI- 3, %. 3i) 



Phaedyma shepherdi graciella Fruhstorfer, 1904 : 313, pi. 9, fig. 5 $. $ Obi. Type Paris. 

 Neptis (Phaedyma) shepherdi graziella [misspelling] (Fruhstorfer) Fruhstorfer, 1913 : 618, 

 P 1 - i25g ?. 



Obi. 



