LAMPIDES. By Dr. A. Seitz. 
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uni-coloured sky-blue with a scarcely noticeable marginal marking, $ on both wings with a black border of 
almost 3 mm width, in which on the hindwing the submarginal dots are encircled by white; beneath the small 
band situate on the transverse band is remarkably slanting, which peculiarity is not distinctly exhibited in 
Distant’s figure (Rhopaloc. Malayana t. 20, fig. 27). — gerra Fruhst. (151 a) is above slightly lighter blue than gerra. 
pseudelpis and more opalescent. $ dull bluish-white, similar to a celeno-Q; the marginal band is not continued 
along the costa towards the base, whereby the form differs from pseudelpis and paliassa. Under surface 
distinguished by the large, honey-coloured subanal spot. From Palawan. — phaliga Fruhst. comes from Bazilan; phaliga. 
smaller, above with a brighter blue lustre than gerra. $ above delicately sky-blue, the black of the distal 
margin is continued at the costa towards the base. -—■ insufaris Bob. Upper surface of the $ whitish-blue, insular is. 
forewing costally reflecting violet, the white transverse stripes of the under surface show through, the margin very 
finely brownish; under surface greyish-brown (<$) or cloe-coloured ($); the honey-coloured subanal spot mostly 
rather large. Batjan. (Rober, however, also includes herewith specimens from Batavia, Ceram, Celebes, and 
the Philippines), saunda Fruhst. inhabits the Island of Obi, it is much smaller than the preceding form with saunda. 
more pointed wing-contours. Before the distal margin of the hindwing no small black spots. Recognizable 
by the drab colour beneath not exhibiting any brown tint. — espada Fruhst. (151 a) also in the shows a espada. 
distinct black margin of the forewing, and on the hindwing submarginal black spots, whereby the form somewhat 
resembles talinga and virgulatus (153 b). Stripes beneath intensely white. $ above, as in the preceding form, 
of a darker blue; the marking is recognizable from our very good figure. Celebes. — comeda Fruhst., finally comedo,. 
from Djampea is light blue with a very light silvery lustre. Forewing still more tapering than in saunda, and 
the under surface whitish-grey, still paler than in saunda; the white transverse bands very distinct, the yellow 
subanal luna narrow. — We may add that another kondulana-iovm is yet stated from Java, distinguished from 
the East Javanese sydra by its paler upper surface and more faded under surface; this is piepersi Fruhst. ■ — piepersi. 
The forms of kondulana are in most of the districts much rarer than those of celeno and elpis. I do npt know 
any particulars about their early stages; in their habits they agree with the other species of Lampides. 
L. kankena Fldr. (151a). This species being above deep Morpho- blue, exhibits a rather dark earthy kankena. 
brown on the wings beneath. The species was discovered in single specimens at very remote places, but in 
many districts it seems to be extremely rare. It is peculiar that kankena, being that form of Lampides 
which exhibits a ground-colour entirely similar to that of the dark blue Jamides bochus, according to Cour- 
voisier’s examinations does not possess any androconia in the male, as we have reported of the J amides in 
contrast with the Lampides being otherwise invariably provided with male scales. The typical kankena origi¬ 
nates from the Nicobars. Our figure refers to the rainy season, whilst the dry season form of it will presumably 
be rogersi Bingh. with a scantily white-marked under surface. — • seivagia Fruhst. (= kankena van Eecke nee rogersi. 
- Fldr.) is much smaller, the black margin of the forewing broader, the under surface darker. Sinabang, Simalur. sclva 9m- 
— - metallica Fruhst. (— bochides Fruhst.) from Java is like the preceding form, but slightly larger; ground- metallica. 
colour still paler than in bochides Nic., but of a brighter silvery lustre; under surface lighter drab. ■— 
caerulea Drc. (151 a J', 153 a $ as caeruleus) has above a wonderfully deep and metallic blue m the <$, whilst caerulea. 
the $ is dark sky-blue with an almost quite uniform black distal margin on both wings, which in the hindwing 
is-only crossed by a light line. Borneo. — bochides Nic. nec Fruhst., according to its name, is above similar bochides. 
to J amides bochus, of a Morpho-like, deep dark, but lustrons blue; distributed from Assam across Malacca to 
Sumatra. — lAs to the kankena- forms on the whole, their great resemblance with elpbs-forms is conspicuous. 
As to their distinguishableness, Fruhstorfer says: ,,this is one of the species being the most surely discernible”, 
and Bingham: ,,kankena which I am not able to separate from elpis, seems to me only to differ by the absence 
of the marginal marking on the hindwing above in the <$. u — This contradiction seems to me to be scarcely 
entirely removed by the discovery of the androconia by Courvoisier. 
L. cunilda Snell. The typical form was hitherto only found in Java. From all the other Javanese cunilda. 
Lampides it differs by the colouring above being darker than even in suidas saturata, with a distal violet hue. 
Under surface with a very large, reddish-yellow subanal spot. $ above similar to that of kondulana sydra, 
but lighter blue and with a decidedly narrower black distal margin. Rare. — aditja Fruhst. (151 a) has a some- aditja. 
what broader shape of the wings than typical cunilda, the blue without the violet hue, recalling the blue of 
suidas saturata. The black margin of the wings is considerably broader. Beneath darker, more brown than 
drab. Borneo. — nisanca Fruhst. To this form originating from Malacca Fruhstorfer joins the (nameless) nisanca. 
figure 24 on t. 21 of Distant’s ,,Rhopalocera Malayana”. Accordingly, the is much brighter sky-blue without 
any lilac reflection, but in the colouring deep and intense; the distal margin of both wings is only linear black, 
the upper surface without any other marking, the under surface dark earthy-brown, not fallow or drab, the 
white transverse lines distinct, though thin. -— As to the habits of the forms of cunilda I do not find any state¬ 
ments, and Distant merely says (p. 230) that he possesses only 1 $ and for this reason cannot give a description 
of it. 
L. limes Drc. (151 a). The $, as our figure shows, only differs from cunilda nisanca figured in Distant lime s. 
by the more dark greyish-brown (in Distant’s figure dark red-brown) ground-colour beneath. But Fruhstorfer 
