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HYPOCHRYSOPS. By Dr. K. Grunberg. 
apollo. 
wendisi. 
apelles. 
coelispar- 
SllS. 
between the two green bands below the costal margin a green spot and before the yellow proximal-marginal 
spot a black spot, between the cliscal band and distal margin a broad, lighter reddish-grey postdiscal band 
extending to vein 2, proximally bordered by a distinct black zigzag line. Hindwing similar to the forew'ing, 
without any yellow colouring of the proximal margin, the two green bands very irregular, the basal one broad 
and interrupted in the middle, the discal one narrower, strongly bent and extending from the costal margin 
to the proximal margin, and twice interrupted, the broad, light postdiscal band in its posterior part indistinct, 
the proximal black border very irregular and often interrupted, the posterior part of the band as far as the 
proximal margin outside bordered with metallic blue spots; marginal scales at the ends of the veins with small 
black spots, at the anal angle and at vein 2, where the border projects in a lobe, a larger black spot. New Guinea. 
H. apollo Misk. (145 b). $ above bright reddish-yellow, forewing from the middle of the costal margin 
to the anal angle margined with black, particularly broadly so at the apex. Under surface light reddish-brown, 
fore wings with a bright red base, below the costal margin a silvery blue longitudinal streak extending to the 
middle of the wing, and at the cell-end a silvery blue spot; in the hindwing the red basal colouring is more 
extensive, also the distal half of the costal margin red, near the base below the costal margin 2 white spots, 
2 similar ones bordered with silvery blue in the cell, the distal one at the cell-end, another one before the apex 
of the wing; proceeding from the basal half of the proximal margin, 2 short red transverse bands bordered with 
black and silvery blue, a similar short postdiscal band between the veins 3 and 4; behind it an irregular, undulate 
transverse band, extending from the proximal margin to the red costal-marginal area, bordered like the trans¬ 
verse bands, the blue borders partly forming triangular spots; the silvery blue submarginal line distinct, the 
border narrow red, the marginal line black. Queensland (Herbert River). The species is described according 
to a single, very badly preserved specimen; it is said to exhibit some resemblance to H. chrysanthis Fldr. (145 a). 
H. wendisi B.-Bctk. $ above orange-yellow, apical part of the forewing broadly black, the black 
colouring starting before the middle of the costal margin and extending to the anal angle, where it extends 
somewhat inward along the proximal margin; hindwing with a broad, black costal-marginal streak terminating 
closer in front of the apex, on the veins 1 to 4 a black submarginal spot, the somewhat projecting ends of the 
said veins likewise black. Under surface: forewing at the apex broad dark brown, the whole proximal half 
beginning from the anterior margin of the cell yellowish-grey, costal margin and anal part of the border reddish- 
yellow; a yellow costal basal streak, at the anterior margin of the cell a silvery white longitudinal streak, in 
the cell 2 similar transverse spots, 3 white postcellular punctiform spots below the costal margin; 5 white sub- 
marginal spots, in front of them between the veins 4 to 7 three reddish-yellow spots. Hindwings of an ochreous- 
yellowish ground-colour, with a short red costal basal streak, below the costal margin a broad dark brown 
longitudinal streak, at its anterior edge before the middle two white spots, a third white spots at the costal 
margin close in front of the apex; the posterior margin of the longitudinal streak is continued in 3 at first brown, 
then red transverse bands bordered with white, the basal and distal ones of which extend irregularly to the 
proximal margin, the middle, short one only to the posterior cell-end; border reddish-yellow, submarginal 
spots broad, white, tips of veins 1 to 4 black as above. New Guinea (Geelvink Bay). The species undoubtedly 
resembles H. apollo Misk. 
H. apelles F. (145 a). <$. Forewing above blackish-brown, with a broad yellowish-red inner-marginal 
spot extending into the cell and beyond the middle of the wing, and a similar costal basal streak; hindwing 
yellowish-red, with a broad blackish-brown costal margin and black veins. Underside greyish-brown, forewings 
intensely soaked with reddish-yellow, the middle part of the proximal margin quite reddish-yellow; a spot 
at the cell-end and a narrow, short, not very distinct postdiscal band bright yellowish-red; metallic markings 
silvery blue; forewing with a short costal streak and 2 streaks extending to the middle, below the costal margin 
and in the cell, in the prolongation of the former streak some spots as far as the postdiscal band; the red 
discal spot outside bordered with blue; 5 black-dotted submarginal spots. Hindwings of a uniformly greyish- 
brown ground-colour, with a red costal basal streak bordered with blue, and 5 red transverse bands bordered 
with black, the innermost quite narrow, the two middle ones extending from the proximal margin almost to 
the costal margin, somewhat irregular and interrupted, the postdiscal one short, between veins 3 to 6; the 
blue submarginal streak distally slightly bordered with red, on the posterior half also proximally bordered 
with red and black. $ above like the only the blackish-brown colouring more extensive, also the veins in 
the hindwing more distinctly black; under surface lighter, the bands of the hind wing narrower and more inter¬ 
rupted. Aru Islands, Thursday Islands, and West Australia. 
H. coelisparsus Btlr. $ above reddish-yellow, forewings very broadly margined with black, the large 
reddish-yellow basal area irregularly defined, hindwing with a broad black band extending close in front of 
the costal and distal margins. Under surface bright light ochreous-yellow, in the forewing the anterior half 
of the cell and an irregular, short postdiscal band, in the hindwing a costal basal streak and an irregular marking 
flown together from 3 bands, as well as a postdiscal arcuate band are bright yellowish-red; all these markings 
are interruptedly bordered with black and silvery blue; forewing with 5 small silvery blue sub marginal spots 
being inside accompanied by black dots, the corresponding spots in the hindwing broad, only separated by 
the veins. In the $ the reddish-yellow colouring above is more extensive, in the hindwing only the middle 
costal-marginal area and a row of submarginal spots are black. Under surface like in the Nias, the western¬ 
most species known. It is a remarkable fact that just one species seems to be advanced so far to the west, for 
no species has become known of the long chain of the Sunda Islands from Timor to Nias. 
