LYCAENOPSIS. By H. Fruhstorfer. 
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regard the amazing differentiation of the insular races of Bawean and Kangean, situate nearest to Java, deviating 
among each other more than the most remote forms from Celebes and the Philippines. — Very likely the name 
puspa Horsf. 1828 will have to give the precedence to the older name of duponcheli Godt. (1823). Godart’s 
diagnose, however, is exceptionally very short and uncertain in this species, so that I do not consider it advis¬ 
able to change the current name, the more so since Godart was himself in doubt whether his type’s habitat 
,,Timor”, as stated by him, was correct. -— Eggs on Cylista scariosa, a Leguminosa, where they are singly deposited 
in the axillae of the stalks and the bracteae of the small flower-heads, when still buds. Larva also on Hiptage 
madablota (a Combretacea), Schleichera trijuga (Sapindacea) and Xylia dolabriformis. By ants the L. puspa- 
larvae are only occasionally visited *). —- myla Fruhst. (= formosana B.-Bak.) approximates puspa cagaya myla. 
Fldr. from the Philippines, particularly the southernmost local form ottonis Fruhst. from Palawan, with which 
it has the relatively narrow, black distal margin of the foreAvings in common. Only the apical part is somewhat 
more broadly bordered with black, though not so extensive as in georgi Fruhst. from Bazilan and Mindanao. 
Under surface: the antemarginal lines of the hindwings, as well as the black dots on them are neater than in 
georgi, the submarginal band of the forewing, however, almost as broad again, composed of very strong 
black maculae, myla is the northermost form known hitherto of the Indo-Malayan puspa. As I found 
the species in Siam and Tonkin, it is rather certain that puspa aauII also yet be discovered in South 
China, from AiLere it has not yet been reported. Formosa, Polisha, July. In the Avhole island from the 
sea-coast up to elevations of about 1500 m, everywhere common. — cagaya Fldr. from the Northern cagaya. 
Philippines, Luzon. A relatively large form, $ with very much white, similar to the Javanese name-type, 
A a narroAv black marginal area. — sabis Fruhst. inhabits Mindoro. ^ with a considerably broader distal sab is. 
margin on both wings. Forewing Avith a white transcellular brightening. — georgi Fruhst. originates from georgi. 
Camiguin de Mindanao and Mindanao, q with a remarkably light blue upper surface of all the wings and 
particularly prominent submarginal dots on the hindwings beneath. — bazilana Fruhst. Larger, above darker bazilana. 
blue than cagaya from Luzon. The black distal margin of both wings almost twice as broad. $ hindwings much 
darker than in Semper’s figure of the $ of L. puspa cagaya. Bazilan, February to March, discovered by W. 
Doherty. — ottonis Fruhst. differs from bazilan in both sexes by the narrower black distal margin, the lighter ottonis. 
tinge on the hindwings above, and the more intense dotting on the hindwings beneath. Palawan, January, 
February. Numbers of it Avere collected by Doherty. — hermagoras Fruhst. The $ is the most closely allied hermagoras 
to that of the Indian dry period form, but it exhibits broader black distal margins and a more extensive black, 
as well as blue tinge of all the wings. Hainan. — In imperatrix Btlr. from Siam, Tenasserim, Tonkin we already imperatrix 
notice the influence of the seasons by veiy light specimens, with narrow borders round both wings in the dry 
period, and such of a darker ground-colour with a broad margin of the wings, and enlarged and complete sub¬ 
marginal maculae on the under surface. Doherty found imperatrix in the Karen Hills, in LoAver Burma. ■— 
gisca Fruhst. is the continental Indian territorial form which likewise changes its colouring according to gisca. 
the season. Type based upon specimens of the dry period, in which the black marginal area is the most extensive 
among all the puspa- races. In the 9 , however, the discal white of the hindwings disappears, which is sometimes 
reduced to a very narrow, white stripe. — The dry period form, artena Fruhst. remains smaller, of a lighter artena. 
blue, above ahvays interspersed Avith more white, the black markings beneath reduced and sometimes turning 
into a pale greyish brown. Common in Sikkim, Assam, and Upper Burma, rarer in the Western Himalaya. 
Doherty sent specimens from the Naga Hills in East Assam to Elaves. — lilacea Hmps. (= crissa Nic.) is a Ulacea. 
darkened form of Southern India. — lavendularis Mr. already approaches the Macromalayan races. The under lavendula- 
surface remains more purely white than in gisca Fruhst. from the continent, the discal white patches above are 
more sharply defined than in the continental regional form. Ceylon. -— tells Fruhst. from the Andamans forms tells. 
a transition from the Ceylon-race to the North Indian gisca. The Avhite area of the foreAving is more prominent 
than in lavendularis, the black spotting beneath less coarse than in gisca from Sikkim. — cyanescens Nic. from cyanescens 
Kamorta, Nicobars, has remained unknown to me, but according to the figure it shows a dark blue ground¬ 
colour, no white patch, and a very narrow black distal margin. — prominens is a form from the Nicobars, vrominens 
the $ of which exhibits a somewhat darkened white interspersement on the forewing, compared to the Andaman 
race, whereas beneath all the small punctiform spots are inclined to increase in size. — Iambi Dis-t. from the Iambi. 
Malayan Peninsula is a magnificent race occurring in two.temporal forms and perhaps also besides in a subalpine 
form. Iambi, as Distant denominated a $, belongs to a form above throughout coloured blue, Avhereas splendens splendens. 
Bltr. are $<$ with a magnificent white embedment in the forewing. A $ of my collection, however, belongs 
to a decided dry period form, with still more extensive white on the hindwing than in the $$ from Formosa, 
Sikkim and even Lombok. — In Borneo there occur, according to Moulton’s statements, 2 areal forms, those 
of the extreme north of Sandakan, which Moulton considered to be Iambi Dist. and which Druce had already 
before ascertained to be allied to the Philippine race cagaya Fldr. Besides a widely distributed form without 
any noticeable differences in generations from the AA'hole of Sarawak, Mount Maropok, and the Island of Labuan, 
*) According to BEil, Journ. Bomb. Nat, Hist. Soc. Vol. 25, loth Jan. 1918, p. 434. 
