CALLICTITA; TARUCUS. By H. Fruhstorfer. 
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C. caleta Hew. The type presumably originates from the Minahassa, at least a specimen I collected 
near Toli-Toli excellently corresponds with the figure of the nomenclatural type. Hewitson only figures the 
under surface, the upper surface by reason of its very narrow white discal area much rather resembles C. elna 
rhodana Fruhst. from South Celebes and also C. caleta decidia from Sikkim than the allied race from the Philip¬ 
pines. North Celebes (Wallace), Toli-Toli (November, December, H. Fruhstorfer). East Celebes, Tombugo. 
— argola Hew. Of this distinct insular race the author also only figures the under surface and, as Semper correctly 
presumes, that of a $. The upper surface strikingly resembles that of Cast, elna Hew., particularly that of the 
Sumatran form. Mindanao, Bazilan, February, March (W. Doherty). — gerasa Fruhst. The climatic influence 
of the satellite islands in this form has narrowed the white zone of the upper surface, so that gerasa very much 
resembles C. codeta caleta. Camiguin de Mindanao. — decidia Hew. (153 a, b). The continental branch of this 
species otherwise only known from Chaeturia is divided into two easily recognizable temporal forms which 
are subject to the same differentiations as the generations of 6. elna noliteia are. The variation of the rainless- 
period, fa. interrupta Nic. exhibits above, particularly in the $. a narrowed black border, so that the white 
discal area can be expanded. The maculae beneath decrease in munber and size. India, from the Nilgiris to 
Bombay and Sikkim, Assam, Burma. The early stages are known, and the larva differs from that of Castalius 
ethion Dbl. by two green dorsal stripes instead of one. —- hamatus Mr. This insular form, occurring like con¬ 
tinental C. decidia in two temporal forms, is wrongly synonymized by English authors with C. decidia, since 
it is above easily discernible from the vicarious type by broader bands in the rainy period form, beneath by 
more prominent black spotting in bo J h generations. Besides Niceville already in 1881 wrote that, owing 
to the more equable climate of the island, in the Ceylon-race the extreme dry period form ( interrupta ) is not 
capable of development. Ceylon. In the plains not rare in the fallow land. 
Group of species Upolampes B.-Balc. 
Eyes hairy. First subcostal vein immediately after its rise disappearing in the costal which it crosses as in many 
Nacaduba. Subcostal fork as in Castalius. Clasping-organs extremely primitive, remarkably allied to those of Taraka hamada 
Drc., tegumen, however, with apophysis lateralis (falces in the sense of Bethuke-Bakeb). Valves clumsy, almost uniformly 
broad, oedeagus knife-shaped, above open in the shape of the sheath of a leaf, thus canaliculate. Only one species is known. 
C. evena Hew. (= striata B.-Bak.) (153 c). This Castalius being distributed across the whole of 
New Guinea occurs from the coast up to altitudes of about 1500 m. It seems nowhere to differ locally and 
may therefore belong to a very old species which, however, is presumably everywhere rare. Here it is ascer¬ 
tained for the first time for Kaiser Wilhelms Land, where Dr. Eugen Werner discovered it on Mount Gelu at 
an altitude of about 1000 m. Dorey, Humboldt Bay; South Dutch New Guinea (Utakwa River); German 
New Guinea, Island of Dampier. 
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14. Genus: C-allictlta B.-Bak. 
This hitherto monotypical genus comprises the morphologically and anatomically most luxuriantly 
developed species of the Castaliinae known. Structure of forewings different from Castalius by the first sub¬ 
costal immediately disappearing in the costal and crossing it. The subcostal fork is shorter, its branches more 
closely together than in Castalius or Taraka. Forewing exhibits a roundish, large, discal, black androconial 
area. Clasping-organs highly specialized, oedeagus canaliculate as in Upolampes, uncus remarkably feeble, 
short, narrow, but with very long apophysis. Valve trumpet-like, distally wide open, with a sharp dorsal tooth, 
everywhere extremely long-haired. Hitherto only known from British New Guinea, the only species of the 
genus: 
C. cyara B.-Bak. (145 k) was also discovered in Kaiser Wilhelms Land by my friend Dr. Eugen 
Werner, at an altitude of about 1100 m, on Mount Gelu, in the hinter-land of the Astrolabe Bay. Besides 
from Owgarra, Angabunga River, at an altitude of about 6000 ft. 
15. Genus: Tarucus. 
The members of this cosmopolitan series of species undoubtedly belong to the Lycaenidae which have 
been most arbitrarily dealt with in systematical respect and being at the same time the most misjudged. This 
is the more amazing since all the Tarucus have an extremely conspicuous mark which has hitherto curiously 
enough escaped the former authors. This mark, being in common exhibited not only by the Tarucus but also 
by all the Castaliinae , consists in the white basal and costal regions of both wings being separated from the 
other part of the wings by a black subbasal stripe or similar spots. This merely external, apparently insignificant 
peculiarity of the Castaliinae, however, allows us to separate their members with more complete certainty 
than the most difficult and most wearisome scientific methods have hitherto succeeded in doing. Butler’s 
and Swinhoe’s attempts, however, to ascertain the affinities of the Tarucinae by reason of the hairing of the 
calela. 
argola. 
gerasa. 
decidia. 
interrupta. 
hamatus. 
evena■ 
cyara. 
