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anteriorly irregularly denticulated; a distinct bluish-green submarginal line. German New Guinea (Humboldt 
Bay). 
H. carmen 8m. cfc Ky. (145 c) is allied to theonides Gr.-Sm. (145 b) and theophanes Gr.-Sm. (145 c), carmen. 
may-be the <$ of the former species. $ above very similar to theophanes-<§ (145 c), somewhat darker blue. Apex 
of the forewing, costal margin and distal margin of the hindwing broader black, the white longitudinal streak 
in the cell of the forewing quite narrow, the basal half of the costal margin in the hindwing grey. Under surface 
very much like that of theonides (145 b), in the forewdng the metallic lustrous bluish-green lines narrower, the 
white colouring of the proximal margin like in theophanes extending farther towards the margin, the green sub¬ 
marginal spot at its upper edge larger and broader than in theonides. In the hindwing the w T hite transversed 
band is on both sides narrowly bordered with bluish-green like in theophanes, the two narrow green transverse 
bands on the distal black half of the wing are before the middle connected by a longitudinal streak. Ron (like 
theonides !). 
H. alix Gr.-Sm. (145 c). Similar to theon Fldr., $ above darker blue, the black border in the forewing dix. 
particularly at the apex less broad, the light streak at the posterior margin of the cell quite indistinct; costal 
margin in the hindwing grey instead of white. Under surface: the broad white inner-marginal area in the 
forewing more confined and duller, the brown border broader; of the metallic green marking the costal-marginal 
spots are almost entirely absent, distinctly prominent are only: the costal-marginal streak extending to the 
middle and being rather broad at the base, the narrow streak at the anterior margin of the cell, a streak extending 
from the costal margin to the distal border of the white inner-marginal colouring, and the submarginal row 
of spots. In the hindwing the white oblique band is narrower, at the proximal margin broadly coloured green, 
all the metallic markings are green,, not blue as in theon. British New Guinea (Milne Bay). 
6. Genus: Paraclirysops B.-Bak. 
Eyes bare. Palpi slightly rising, 2nd joint with long scales, terminal joint long, thin, erect. Venation 
like in Hypochrysops , vein 2 in the fore wing emerging from % of the length of the cell, strongly bent down¬ 
ward, 3 likewise slightly bent downward, 7 + 8 from the anterior cell-end, the footstalk as long as the free 
end of 7 terminating into the apex; vein 5 in the hindwing rising from the middle of the discal vein. The very 
different shape of the wings is unparalleled among the Lycaenidae known. Costal margin of the forewing flattened 
at the base, rectilinear as far as behind vein 10, then rounded and at the apex slightly bent downward (?). 
Distal margin as far as vein 4 rectilinear, then suddenly projecting as far as the orifice of vein 3, then 
slightly receding as far as vein 2, and from there to the anal angle receding considerably; hindwing oval, similar 
as in Euselasia eutychus Hew. (Vol. .V, t. 21 c), costal margin and the distal margin as far as vein 5 slightly 
rounded, proximal margin rectilinear. The description of the shape of the wings in the original diagnosis is 
not clear. The systematical position of the genus is also still doubtful, according to the description. One single 
species known: 
P. bicolor B.-Bak. forehead red, palpi above black, below white. Forewing above black, below bicolor. 
white. Forewing above black with a white spot occupying the distal half of the proximal margin, hindwings 
all white, only the extreme base dark. Under surface white, forewing with a broad dark distal margin and 
proximal margin. New Guinea (Aroa River). 
7. Genus: Cftlldstlides Hhn. (Holochila Fldr., Philiris Rob.) 
The different authors vary greatly in their opinions about this genus. For the genus Holochila created 
by Felder (1862) H. H. Drttce restored (1897) Hubner’s genus Candalides with the typical species xanthospilos 
Hbn., and since that time this name has also mostly been applied. Also the name: Philiris, having been intro¬ 
duced by Roeber (1892) for Thecla ilias Fldr. which is by no means to be separated from Holochila, must be 
placed to Candalides as a synonym. 
The genus comprises forms of a slight medium size, with an expanse of wings of mostly less than 40 mm, 
except grandissima B.-Bak. with 46 mm. The wings are broad, the forewing triangular with a rather sharp 
apex, the costal and distal margins in the $ almost rectilinear, in the $ slightly curved, the proximal margin 
rectilinear. Hindwing broadly rounded. Venation like in Hypochrysops. Also in the colouring above the species 
greatly resemble Hypochrysops, and the o+ show bright blue or reddish-violet, rarely red (purple) metallic 
colouring with a black margining of variable width; white colouring also partly occurs, oftener in the $ which 
generally exhibit duller colours. Only one species ( xanthospilos Hbn.) has orange-yellow spots on the upper 
surface. The under surface is white or grey, in some species yellow, brownish or reddish and shows on this 
ground a marking of dark brown to blackish spots and lines or bands, which in typical development ( absimilis 
and its allies) consist of a number of subbasal and discal punctiform spots, a postdiscal and submarginal macular 
or arcuate band and dark marginal spots; this marking occurs in all transitions, from typical distinct prominency 
to entire obsoleteness. One group of species of which ilias' Fldr. may be considered as the type, has only yet 
in the hindwing a dark punctiform spot before the middle of the proximal margin at vein 1 b, whilst in a third 
group of species ( philotas Fldr. and allies) the under surface is without any marking at all, except some dark 
marginal spots which are generally also here present. 
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