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LYCAENOPSIS. By H. Frtjhstorfer. 
The only $ of it in existence resembles the dark 2$ of kiihni from Celebes and Bangkai by the blackish discolora- 
iijmbria. tion of the upper surface, leaving only free a whitish disc of the forewing, like in hermione Fruhst. (tymbria 
sitbsp. nov.). — In the Natuna Islands another insular race has developed with a very narrow, black distal margin 
rohunnia. on both wings, a hardly noticeable, whitish discal spot of the forewing and a dark grey under surface. — volumnia 
mygdonia. subsp. nov. *) Bunguran, Natuna Islands. — mygdonia Fruhst. inhabits North East Sumatra. at once discer¬ 
nible from Iambi- <$by the black border being almost twice as broad at the apex of the forewing. The white 
discal area is only noticeable in one <$ among ten. £ most characteristic by an extensive, steel-blue reflection 
puspinus. recalling L. cossaea Nic. (152 d) and covering the dull white parts. — puspinus Kheil from the Island of 
Nias is distinguished by the narrowly margined, light blue, brightly lustrous and by the $ being through- 
puspa. out suffused with a light blue, showing but very faint traces of a costal white on the hindwings. — puspa 
Horsf., the nomenclatural type, since 1828 known in Java, is found from the whole northern and southern coasts 
of the island, from Batavia and Palabuan, up tiro altitudes of about 1500 m on the volcanos in the interior. 
The species flies during the whole year. The $$ occur in two forms: in unicolorously blue ones, and in such with 
air uncommonly large, snow-white disc on both wings, excelling the lightest gisca Fruhst. from the Indian Penin- 
sania. sula. West Java. In East Java occurs sania Fruhst., a local form of a much smaller shape, the $$ of which 
do not exhibit any blue tinge above at all. In specimens of the dry period the submarginal small lunae and 
rows of dots disappear on the hindwings beneath. I observed them at altitudes of about 500 to 1200 nr. Accor¬ 
ding to Piepers also found in the extreme east of the island, in Banjuwangi. Besides known from Bali. — 
hermione Fruhst. (152 c) inhabits Baivean, Kangean, and is a subspecies with the largest habitus. The in 
which the black bordering of the hindwing is so extensive that only minute transcellular spots remain white, 
contilia. is the most closely allied to the $ of kiihni Bob. from Bangkai. — contilia Fruhst. (152 c). Sumbawa, Sunrba, 
with stronger black submarginal spots on the wings beneath, and a more extensive black touch of the anal 
half of the hindwing above. Of a larger habitus than the East Javanese. I collected it also in Lombok, where 
calata. contilia occurs particularly in April at altitudes of about 500 to 1000 m. — calata Fruhst. inhabits Flores. A 
distinct local form; 2 with a very narrow distal margin of all the wings. Hindwing above extensively tinged 
< laminae . with a magnificent dark violet blue. — dammae Heron with its slight discal brightening much rather approximates 
the dark races of the Key and Aru Islands than the abundantly white contilia and calata, and exhibits a more 
iimorensis. extensive black distal margin than the insular forms from Sumbawa and Flores. — timorensis Btlr. is the insular 
branch for which the name duponcheli Goclart 1823 might be readopted. Specimens from Timor exhibit a more 
reduced light disc of the forewing than contilia-GG- — We now come to the most interesting forms, those from 
Celebes, where the polymorphism of the species reaches the climax of its development, for in this island there 
occurs beside the generations of the Monsoon- and dry period of the lowlands also a hightly specialized form 
of the dry period of the subalpine zone. L. puspa offers an analogon to the development of Papilio sarpedon 
which could only in Celebes transform itself into a race of the litoral districts {milon Fldr. [45 b]) and a modified 
subalpine or mountain-form monticulus Fruhst. (45 a). The pus pa-form of the lowlands has been denominated 
kidmi. kiihni Bob. according to specimens from East and South Celebes. It resembles above hermione Fruhst. from 
Bawean, but the colouring is still more darkened, the black bordering of the hindwings broader. Normal 
of kiihni exhibit only a slight bluish-white brightenning of the forewings and an almost quite black upper surface. 
Besides there exist from the surroundings of Maros $$ almost Avithout any black and blue tinge, originating 
sa-manga. from the dry period (August), approaching the $$ of puspa puspa and denominated samanga Fruhst. ■—- The 
naiara. figured forma najara Fruhst. (152 c), however, I observed in the extreme dry period of South East Celebes 
in February 1896, at an altitude of about 1500 m. It approaches by the light blue colouring so much L. puspa 
■puspinus Kheil that I took it to be a distinct species. Only by examining the clasping-organs I found out that 
it belonged to the collective species L. puspa. The $ has no analogies whatever with any of the puspa-QQ knoAvn, 
but it entirely resembles the <$, with the same pointed shape of the wings, and differs above from the $ only 
by a more than twice as broad brownish-black bordering of both wings. -— From the western part of Central 
Celebes Dr. Martin has brought along a very interesting form occurring in the districts to the south of Palu 
martini, at an altitude of about 7 to 800 m. In this form, martini subsp. nov., the ground-colour is darkened, and besides 
there is a bright steel-lustre on it, almost turning into a violet blue. The border of the Avings, particularly along 
the costal zone, even excels that of contilia in extent and is at least as broad again as in puspa kiihni from 
East Celebes, as Rober figured it. The under surface resembles that of hermione, but the white is intensely 
shaded with grey. Flying-time apparently all the year round in the district of Kalawara. From North Celebes, 
Avhere a regional form closely allied to kiihni must exist, L. puspa has hitherto not yet been ascertained in the 
literature. It is by no means impossible that we may expect also from there a litoral race and an andromorphous 
hyllus. form from the mountains of the Minahassa. — hyllus subsp. nov. is found from May to September in the Island 
of Bangkai. The $ is above still more darkened than hermione Fruhst.-Q; the forewing exhibits only a slight 
Avhitish brightening, the hindwing none whatever; the under surface is entirely like that of the darkened races 
*) Differs, according to Chapman, from Borneo-specimens. 
