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T HYSONOTIS. By Dr. K. Grunberg. 
suleima. Th. suleima Gr.-Sm. (144 a, b). Very similar to Th. apollonius Fldr. (143 b). £ above likewise quite 
light blue, the white band still more extensive, as well as the blue marginal colouring of the hindwing extending 
more towards the anal angle and being exteriorly deeply dentate; on the under surface the white band is 
likewise somewhat broader, whereas the blue-green markings are less extensive than in apollonius, the marginal 
band of the hindwing is narrow with large black spots. The white band of the $ above considerably broader, 
the greenish-blue markings narrower. From the likewise closely allied zuleika the species is easily distinguished 
by the much lighter blue colouring of the $ and the absence of the white border of the apex of the forewing 
in the $. Louisiads (St. Aignan). 
regina. Th. regina Ky. Closely allied to Th. apollonius Fldr. (143 b). The forewings of the <$ in the centre 
almost unicolorously blue. The white band beneath is distinctly prominent also in the forewing, the marginal 
band along the border broken up into spots, the marginal band in the hindwing broad, with large black spots. 
black-brown, the white band in the forewing larger and more prominent, in the forewing interrupted by 
the dark veins. On the under surface the blue marginal band in the forewing extends along the border 
more posteriorly. Louisiads (Normanby). 
philostratus. Th. philostratus Fldr. (143 b, c). Most closely allied to apollonius, the blue above in the a shade 
darker, the blue markings beneath, however, considerably darker. Marginal scales unicolorously black. White 
band in the $ above reduced to slight traces, beneath distinct and even somewhat broader than in the $ of 
apollonius, the blue markings beneath coloured like in the <$, but greatly reduced, so that the black spots of 
the marginal band in the hindwing flow together. Moluccas (Batjan, Halmaheira, Ternate), Waigiu. 
lam-pros. Th. lampros H . H . Dr. Allied to Th. philostratus (143 b, c). above in the forewing without the 
white band, with a broader black border, in the hindwing more extensively blue-coloured. The white band 
beneath narrower, the blue marginal band of the forewing, before it bends round, more closely reaching up 
to the apex, the marginal band in the hindwing broader, the black spots longer stretched. $ above black- 
brown, a narrow light band only very faintly indicated, the white band beneath narrower than in the <$, the 
marginal band in the hindwing still broader, the black spots still longer drawn out. Trobriand Island (Kiriwini). 
lamprosides. Th. lamprosides Gr.-Sm. A above very much like Th. lampros, the white band in the hindwing narrower 
and more sharply defined, the blue scaling more confined to the apical part. Under surface likewise very similar 
to that of lampros, the blue marginal band in the forewing and the white band in the hindwing narrower. The 
^ differs from lampros only by the broader and more distinct white band. Trobriand Island (Kiriwini). Pre¬ 
sumably only a form of lampros. 
b) wallacei- Group. 
Smaller species with the marginal scales being in both sexes unicolorously white. The white band in the usually 
recedes to a great extent on the upper surface of the forewing. 
wallacei. Th. wallacei Fldr. (143 c). above light violet-blue, forewings narrowly, hindwings more broadly 
bordered with black, particularly towards the anal margin, the white band in the hindwing broad and prominent, 
in the forewing only in a small extent very feebly indicated. On the under surface of the forewing the white 
band occupies the whole posterior part of the wings except the base, extending exteriorly as far as the margin. 
Marginal band in the forewing narrow, but uninterruptedly extending as far as the white colouring, the mar¬ 
ginal band in the hindwing composed of large black spots narrowly bordered with blue. $ black-brown, above 
with a broad, irregular whitish band, beneath like in the marginal band in the forewing and hindwing some¬ 
what broader. Waigiu. 
boisduvali. Th. boisduvali Oberth. (142 c) resembles above a vidua-Q, but the distal-marginal area is broad and 
uniformly black. The under surface reminds us of wallacei, but the postmedian metallic band in the hindwing 
is narrower, the black pupils are punctiform, not almond-shaped, and in front of the border extends a metallic 
stripe interrupted by the veins. Habitat not exactly known, type in Boisduval’s collection with Oberthur. 
melimnos. Th. melimnos Dr. <b B.-Bak. (143 c). larger than Th. wallacei, the white band in the forewing 
above does not reach the border, in the hindwing it is broader and more regular. On the under surface the 
white band is broader, the marginal band in the hindwing at both ends gradually narrowed; the marginal band 
in the forewing extends along the border as far as close in front of the anal angle. German New Guinea, Jobi 
Islands. 
perpheres. Th. perpheres Dr. & B.-Bak. (143 c). Allied to xoallacei. $ above darker blue, the white band in 
the hindwing greatly reduced, the marginal scales in the hinclwing black-spottecl. The blue marking of the 
under surface broader than in wallacei, particularly the marginal band in the hindwing very broad, therefore 
the white band remarkably narrow. In the $ the white band above narrower and more indistinct than in 
wallacei, under surface like in the $. New Guinea. 
vidua. Th. vidua Sm. & Ky. (143 cl). Closely allied to wallacei. $ with a narrower black border of the 
wings above, only the anal angle of the hindwing broadly black, the white band in the forewing slightly indicated. 
In the $ the white band of the forewing above extends far towards the margin, at the anal angle a white spot. 
Base and costal margin of the forewing scaled in blue. Waigiu. 
