904 
LAMPIDES. By Dr. A. Seitz. 
range, whilst others are confined to certain islands or groups of islands. They are fond of flying much about, 
often indefatigably, though not very swiftly; the <$<$ often seem not to have the disposition to settle down, 
in contrast with the Jamides from which they differ by the following marks. The 3rd palpal joint is mostly 
long, sometimes the palps are porrect almost beak-like. The costal is connected with the 1st subcostal vein 
by a recognizable anastomosis with the 1st subcostal vein. The EE of the Lampides, according to Cotjrvoisier, 
nearly all possess androconia which are absent in the EE of Jamides. On the other hand, the latter exhibit an 
intense reflection on the wings above, which is not found in any Lampides. The larvae have the shape of wood- 
lice, slightly bossed, with fine fluffy hair, and live on different plants, often on garden plants (Cardamomae, 
Leguminosae), on and in their fruits. The lepidoptera are therefore also frequently found particularly in culti¬ 
vated districts where they fly restlessly to and fro especially in shady places; mostly at an altitude of about 
1 m, so that they are easily captured. Some species fly all the year round, but generally vary according 
to the season. Whilst the centre of the range of the Jamides is situate more in the east of the Malayan region, 
most of the Lampides occur more to the west, in the South Asiatic islands, particularly in the Sunda Islands. 
To the north and south of the hot zone they disappear soon; the palearctic region is no more reached 
by any species. 
celeno. L. cdeno Or. is in its typical form, as it flies in continental India, one of the most magnificent 
and most conspicuous species, the E above delicately and lustrous sky-blue, through which colouring the light 
alexis. band-stripes beneath slightly show through. — alexis Stoll (= aelianus F.) (151 c) is a dry period form with 
very distinct, dark, defined bands beneath. It occurs both in continental India and in some Sunda Islands 
conferenda. and to the east as far as Formosa. •— conferenda Btlr. is known from India (Deyra-Dun, Poona, Calcutta) to 
Upper Burma, in the marking almost like alexis and like this a dry period form, but easily discernible by the 
colouring beneath which is sand-coloured instead of greyish-brown, and by the bands being removed a little 
towards the base, owing to which the light space between the discal band and the margin grows broader. -—- 
pura. pura Mr. (= cleodus Nic. nec. Fldr.) (151 g) has quite a different exterior, the under surface not being yellowish- 
grey with dark bands, but brown, traversed by chains of whitish comma-like spots. Besides the contours of 
the wings are different, obtuser and more roundish, and the colour of the E above is lighter, more milky. Indo- 
elpinides. China, Hongkong, in August and September, thus towards the end of the rainy period. -— In elpinides Fruhst. 
known only from Assam, the under surface is similar to that of the elpis- forms and like the figure 151 e of 
tissama. the form elpis-dromicus. ■— tissama Fruhst. (151 b) is the Ceylon form being in some places extraordinarily 
common, occurring also in the Andamans. Here the white undulations of the under surface in the E show through 
above as coherent transverse lines; in the $ the marginal band is of a bright black, distinctly contrasting with 
the sky-blue colour of the wings, though somewhat irregularly defined, sending black rays on the veins towards 
kinkurka. the base. -—• kinkurka Fldr. lives in the Nicobars, where it is the most common Lampides. The $ being above 
chalk-coloured, faintly opalescent, represented by Felder’s figure (Novara, t. 34 fig. 24), seems to be from 
the dry period, though the marking beneath is not so much reduced as in continental dry period forms. Owing 
to the entirely altered exterior Nxceville took it to be a separate species, whereas Bingham placed it to 
j uliana. celeno. — jullana van Eeclce forms in the E an intermediate stage between typical celeno and the form cleodus 
(151 h), the $ being above chalky white, the marginal band jet-black and slightly broader than in eyria (151 g, h). 
arama. Islands of the Simalur Group. — arama Fruhst. (151 c E> h 9) is the celeno from Nias. The E has a most 
delicate light blue intertwined by white undulations showing through from beneath, whilst in the $ the margi- 
zebrina. nal band of the forewing is broken up into some nebulous lines. — zebritia Fruhst. so much approximates zebra 
Drc. (151 c) that it can sometimes scarcely be distinguished; beneath the white transverse stripes are somewhat 
broader and the yellowish-red spot at the anal angle is larger. $ similar to that of van eeckei (151 h), but 
eyria. above lighter, almost coloured white; a form of the Nias-cefeuo. — eyria Fruhst. (151 g, h) in the shows a 
slight lilac tint; somewhat smaller than Javanese celeno ; in the $ the black streaks at the ends of the veins 
in the forewing are particularly distinct, the black marginal band broad and jet-black; Island of Engano. 
agnata. ■—• agnata Drc. from Indo-Cliina across Malacca to Sumatra chiefly differs from typical celeno by the position 
of the proximal bands beneath which are more irregularly arranged. According to Biggs it is found in the 
ruvana. Peninsula of Malacca in great numbers in the shade of large, densely foliaged trees of the forests. — ruvana 
is the form from Java, Bali and Lombok; from continental specimens it chiefly differs by the $$ being above 
para-zebra, always chalky white and showing a light brown distal margin. -— parazebra Fruhst. is likewise from Java; here 
the E shows a colouring between pura (151 g) and eyria (151 g); the $ has a narrower brown distal margin than 
gennadia. the $ of pura. — gennadia Fruhst. comes from East Java; the white undulations beneath are distinctly paired, 
zebra, thus similar to the Indian celeno- form elpinides *). ■— zebra Drc. (151 c) is one of the largest and finest forms 
levasa. of celeno ; the $ has a narrow dark distal margin. Form Borneo and the Natuna Islands. — levasa Moult, 
sundara. refers to a melanotic aberration; a very dark specimen from Sarawak. — sundara Fruhst., described from Banda, 
*) To this form belong the specimens having been dealt with by Piepers and Snellen in their ,,Rhopalocera 
of Java“. 
