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THYSONOTIS. By Dr. K. Grunberg. 
hclga. 
phroso. 
hjgia. 
schaeffera. 
caledonica. 
cepheis. 
esme. 
caesius. 
extending farther towards the distal margin. $ above deep dark-brown, the white band of a small extent and 
greatly darkened, still more so in the hindwing, where it is only feebly indicated. On the under surface of the 
forewing the black margin is much broader than in hengis, filling up the whole cell and extending in a considerable 
width as far as the anal angle; the white band in the hinclwing narrower and distally more bent. West New 
Guinea (Geelvink Bay, Doreh, Ron). 
Th. helga Gr.-Sm. (144 c). S'- above brighter blue than in horsa, forewing with a somewhat broader 
black margin and an indistinct whitish median spot; the white band in the hindwing almost covers the whole 
basal half, only the base is to a small extent scaled in blue; behind the rectilinearly delimitating white band 
a broad zone of a bright blue, the black margin broad, proximally dentate. The white margin of the forewing 
beneath likewise broader than in horsa, the white area relatively smaller, the marginal band bluish-green, not 
broken up; the white band of the hindwing, however, broader, the blue marginal band narrower, the black 
spots less stretched. $: above deep blackish-brown, in both wings with an extensive white band which occupies 
in the forewing almost the whole basal half, like in the S- The black margin of the forewing extends from the 
base almost to the anal angle. Hind wing like in the S, the proximal margin of the marginal band more regular. 
Island of Jobi (Ansoes). 
Th. phroso Gr.-Sm. (144 c). S similar to horsa, forewing with a distally widened, white streak behind 
the cell, the black margin of the hindwing narrower. $ similar to wallacei (143 c), the Avhite inner-marginal 
area of the forewing above more extensive, as well as the blue scaling at the bases of both wings, the white 
band in the hindwing entirely absent, the ground-colour rather deep black. The white area of the forewing 
beneath covers the whole posterior half of the wing as far as close in front of the margin, the white band in 
the hindwing is narrow and blue-scaled on the inner-marginal half. Marginal band very broad with long drawn 
out, black spots. German New Guinea (Etna Bay). 
Th. lygia Gr.-Sm. (144 b). Allied to Th. phroso, the $ greatly resembles the $ of that species, the 
white band in the forewing is somewhat less extensive, whereas the costal margin of the hindwing is more 
extensively coloured white; on the under surface the black basal band in the hinclwing is narrower and the 
blue colouring of the basal part more extensive. S' above brightly blue, forewings rather narrow, border and 
inner margin of the hindwing more broadly bordered with black; in the centre of the forewing an indistinct 
white spot, the costal margin of the hindwing broadly and prominently bordered with white. On the under 
surface the white area in the forewing covers about the posterior half, growing narrower towards the margin, 
the blue marginal band extends as far as the middle of the border; the rather narrow white band of the hindwing 
extends along the costal margin as far as the apex, the inner-marginal half is blue-scaled. Marginal band rather 
broad, the black spots long and narrow, distinctly separated. South East New Guinea (Samarai). 
c) schaeffera- Group. 
In the o o of this group the white marking of the upper siuface of the wings is absent, the $ $ have only in the 
forewing a whitish streak. On the under surface the blue marking is absent, the marginal band in the hind wing is mostly 
of a yellowish tinge. Marginal scales unicolorously white. 
Th. schaeffera Esch. (= absyrtus Fldr.) (143 f, as schafferi). S'- upper surface blackish-brown. 
Median part of the forewing from the direction of the inner margin blue tinged, also the hindwings in the centre 
with a slight blue tinge. Ground-colour beneath dark grey-brown, the yellowish median band in the hindwing 
narrow, forewing with a large yellowish median area beginning broadly at the proximal margin. Basal streak 
in the forewing and hindwing, as well as the base of the median band in the hindwing scaled in a lustrous yellow¬ 
ish-green; marginal band broad, dull yellowish with oval, black spots near the distal margin. $ above black- 
brown with a light longitudinal streak in the forewing; under surface like in the S, the light median area in 
the forewing somewhat smaller, the marginal band in the hindwing broader, the black spots longer stretched. 
Philippines, Palawan as far as Borneo and the Moluccas (Ternate, Batjan). 
Th. caledonica Fldr. (143 f). S'- above more extensively blue than in schaeffera, forewing with a 
narrow, hindwing with a broader black margin. Under surface very much like in schaeffera, the white area 
in the forewing somewhat larger, the marginal band in the hindwing broader, the spots longer stretched. 
Th. cepheis H. H. Dr. S': above pale violet-blue with a very narrow black margin, the centre of the hind- 
whig somewhat lighter. Under surface similar to that of schaeffera (143f), but the bases of the wings of a brighter 
green, the marginal band in the hindwing likewise of a metallic green, the enclosed black spots longer stretched. 
$ similar to that of schaeffera, the whitish median area in the forewing broader, under surface like in the S- 
Th. esme Gr.-Sm. (142b). S’- above as in cepheis, both wings broader, forewing at the apex more rounded 
off. Under surface of a more ashy-grey colour, the light patches more whitish, the metallic coloured markings more 
blue instead of golden green; the light median area in the forewing extends less far towards the margin, the 
black spots of the marginal band in the hindwing extend more proximally, the distal margin of the marginal 
band is more remote from the border and between the veins more rounded off. New Britain, New Pomerania. 
Th. caesius Gr.-Sm. (144 d). Allied to cepheis-, S larger, the wings broader and rounder, the reddishblue 
upper surface more broadly bordered with black; the metallic scaling beneath more extensive and of a more golden 
lustre. In the $ the white band of the forewing above is narrower and extends less far towards the margin. 
