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HYPOCHRYSOPS. By Dr. K. Grunberg. 
brunnea. 
epicletus. 
rovena. 
cratevas. 
ar chit as. 
senthes. 
taeniata. 
drucei. 
border which, in the anal part, may partly or entirely displace the spots; also the ground-colour darker brown 
than in polycletus. In the $ the white spot of the forewing above is more extensive than in the $ of polycletus, the 
same is the case with the white band beneath, where it extends almost to the base; hindwings as in the <$. 
New Guinea, Salawatti, Waigiu." 
H. rex Bscl. (144 f). Closely allied to polycletus and hypocletus, the white spot of the forewing in the 
$ as broad as in hypocletus , but somewhat shorter, the bluish-green basal colouring somewhat more extensive. 
The red basal streak of the forewing beneath extending only as far as the middle of the cell and turning here 
round rectangularly to the posterior margin of the cell; the red spot at the cell-end indistinct, the discal band 
composed of 4 smaller spots; the red bands of the hindwing formed of single spots, all the metallic markings 
silvery-blue and narrower, also the submarginal spots at the anal margin together with their black bordering 
narrower than in the said species. New Guinea; Darnley Island. — H. H. Druce distinguishes a female form 
from the Fergusson Island, var. brunnea H. H. Dr. in which the white spot of the forewing is greatly reduced 
and reaches scarcely as far as the middle of the cell. The does not differ from that of the typical form. 
H. epicletus Fldr. (144 f). Very closely allied to rex and difficult to distinguish, may not be separated 
at all; $ above at the anal margin of the hindwing somewhat more broadly bordered with black, the white 
spot of the forewing in the $ distally a little duller; the red band-spots of the hindwing beneath more rounded 
and isolated, all the metallic markings of a brilliant silvery blue, only the submarginal spots at the anal margin 
of the hindwing green. Aru Islands, Batjan. 
H. rovena H. H. Dr. Most closely allied to rex Bscl., smaller. <$ above with a broad, black margin 
of the wings, particularly at the costal margin and anal angle of the hindwing. Under surface of a perceptibly 
lighter ground-colour, distinctly contrasting with a still lighter part before the apex of the hinclwing. $ above 
with a light-blue, instead of green basal colouring enclosing sometimes entirely the white spot of the forewing. 
Beneath like in the <$. North Australia. 
H. cratevas G. Salv. (145 h). above intensely violettish blue with a black margin. Apex of the 
forewing particularly broadly black, the posterior part of the border in the fore-and hindwing only narrowly 
black. Under surface ochreous-brown, the middle part of the inner margin in the forewing lighter, brownish- 
grey, in the forewing 3 longitudinal streaks proceeding from the base, 4 spots below the middle part of the costal 
margin, 2 transverse spots at the cell-end and behind the cell, as well as 5 proximally black-dotted submarginal 
spots of a dull silvery gloss, behind the 2nd transverse spot a short, red, black-margined postdiscal band. 
Hindwing beside the short basal streak with 5 metallic lustrous transverse streaks, the middle one of which 
extends from the costal margin to the inner margin, the two other pairs being anteriorly connected and some¬ 
what shortened, the 3rd and 5th distally accompanied by a narrow red band bordered on both sides with black; 
the metallic lustrous submarginal band being broken up into spots is distally bordered with black and proximally 
accompanied by a parallel black line. $ above clark-brown with blue bases of the wings, forewing with a black 
costal half and a violet median spot. Salomon Islands. 
H. architas G. Salv. (145 h). Most closely allied to cratevas, above somewhat lighter, the blue colouring 
in the hindwing entirely absent, in the forewing extending still less far towards the margin, the part between 
the basal ends of the veins 2 and 4 whitish. Under surface similarly light greyish-brown, the lighter grey inner- 
marginal spot in the forewing extending less far towards the margin, the metallic markings lustrous green, 
somewhat more strongly developed, of the red postdiscal band in the forewing only the black bordering is to 
be seen, forming 2 stripes running across almost the whole width of the wing, the two red bands of the hindwing 
distinct, also the narrow space between the 1st and 2nd green streak red. Salomon and Fauro Islands. 
H. senthes G. Salv. (145 i). Allied to H. cratevas. $ above blackish-brown, hindwings somewhat 
lighter, forewing with an inner-marginal half being blue-coloured as far as beyond the middle and a white spot 
behind the cell. Under surface yellowish-brown, similarly marked as in cratevas, the light inner-marginal spot 
of the forewing whitish, extending as far as beyond the red, black-bordered postdiscal band, also the post¬ 
discal part of the hindwing whitish, with 2 blackish spots between the veins 4 and 6; metallic markings brilliant 
green, the costal band in the hindwing extending as far as the middle of the costal margin, the 5 transverse 
bands irregularly curved, the spaces between black, the middle band being anteriorly interrupted, not quite 
reaching the costal margin; the middle part of the costal margin and the part behind the green spot at the 
cell-end reddish, as well as a narrow zone between a blackish transverse band grinding off distally the 
whitish postdiscal part and the green submarginal streak. Salomon Islands; Malayta-Bei. 
H. taeniata Jord. $ above like architas, hindwing in and below the cell lustrously coloured blue. 
Under surface: costal and apical parts of the forewing and the whole hindwing lustrous green, the basal half 
of the inner margin of the forewing white, the distal one blackish as well as a basal spot below the cell; costal 
margin and a streak in the cell ochreous-yellow; before the green submarginal spots a broad, green post¬ 
discal band. Hindwing with on ochreous-yellow costal basal streak and narrow, equally coloured transverse 
bands, the two first ones being on both sides, the two distal ones only proximally bordered with black. Salo¬ 
mons (San Christobal). 
H. drucei Oberth. (144 g). Similar to II. architas G. Salv., polycletus L. and allied species. $ smaller 
than polycletus, above bluish-violet, $ in the forewing with a lustrous blue discal spot like architas -$, the base 
