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LAMPIDES. By Dr. A. Seitz. 
calls tlie species ,,most remarkably distinguished in a morphological and anatomical respect". The $ of the size 
of large elpis-QQ, but with a rounder apex of the forewing. Above light blue, the white marking beneath showing 
through above in large areas. The black border of the forewing relatively narrow, in its course somewhat like 
in kondulana phaliga. Hindwing without a submarginal band, but with a complete row of black antemarginal 
dots. Beneath similar to the Borneo. 
lugine. L. lugine Drc. (151 a). above dark violet-blue and therefore not to be mistaken for anything else. 
The $ above resembles more an Arhopola from the group of A. agelastus or azius. Beneath there is a certain 
resemblance with Jamides in the colouring, with Nacaduba macrophthalma in the marking; anal spot bright 
yellow. Borneo. 
callistus. L. callistus Rob. is much smaller than lugine, <$ above light blue. The under surface is typical, the 
white transverse streaks extending as scarcely bent lines almost to the base of the forewing parallel to each 
other, whilst at and before the margin there extends one row each of bossy spots with a pointed vertex. From 
amastris. Luzon. — amastris Fruhst. (151 b) from Mindanao is somewhat larger, distinguished by the very large submar- 
neaethus. ginal spots encircled by a whitish grey on the hindwings. — neaethus Frulist. (151 b) may perhaps be the normal $ 
still undescribed of the preceding form. Both wings with a very broad blackish marginal band enclosing bright 
cleitus. white markings. Likewise from the Philippines (Mindoro). — cleitus Fruhst. from Bazilan is above lighter and 
duller than the GS from Mindanao. Hindwing with small, indistinct submarginal spots. $ delicately sky-blue 
with a scarcely traceable brownisli-grey tint. Under surface lighter grey than in the other races of callistus 
with more distinct transverse stripes. 
alsietus. L. alsietus Frulist. differs from callistus more anatomically than by external marks. From Bazilan. 
sabatus. From the figured form sabatus Fruhst. (151 b) differs by its smaller size, more indistinct, small submarginal 
spots on the hindwing and a duller marking beneath which is very intense and distinct; the reddish-yellow 
subanal spot is less developed in typical alsietus. sabatus probably originates from the Philippines; the patria 
is not exactly stated. 
abdul. L. abdul Dist. (151 b) is recognizable by the very broad black distal-marginal part of both wings, 
enclosing fine white markings in the hindwing. Under surface pale earthy brown; the white transverse strokes 
do not offer any characteristic marks. Our figure exhibiting about double the size of Distant’s figure, repro¬ 
duces the usual size, whereas Distant’s original specimen was uncommonly small. Malacca, Sumatra. — 
daones. daones Drc. (153 a) is the Borneo-form; here the blue proximal area of the forewing is, though not distinctly, 
but straightly cut off, and the marginal black of the hindwing extends in the $ so far towards the base, that 
daonides. it reaches the cell. — daonides Rob. is the Javanese form scarcely different from it. — In hamid Fruhst. 
humid, the blue proximal area of the forewing projects below the costa in the shape of a finger almost to the distal 
margin. Nias. —- According to Doherty, the species lives in the dense forest. 
L. elpis. One of the largest, most common and widely distributed Lampides inhabiting all the hot 
dist^ts (except in the Papuan-Australian special fauna). Above there exists rather much resemblance with 
certain forms of celeno , but the markings beneath do not show through above so much as for instance in celeno 
tissama (151 b). Beneath the white transverse stripes are only in the distal half of the wing intense and distinct. 
dromicus. —■ dromicus Fruhst. (151 e) from Formosa has a much broader black distal margin on both wings, the upper 
surface is of a lighter blue, with a faint lilac reflection, and the submarginal dots of the hindwing are more 
distinct. In the $$ of the rainy season the hindwing is more broadly suffused with black in the distal part 
than in the $ of the dry season, which we have figured. This dry season form has a softer blue, a narrower 
margin, and the submarginal dots of the hindwing encircled by whitish. Similar forms of elpis , according to 
Crowley, occur in Hainan and according to Fruhstorfer in the Philippines; but not all the specimens from 
eurysaces. the Philippines having been described and figured as forms of elpis belong to this species. — eurysaces Fruhst. 
from Sikkim through Assam to Tenasserim has a somewhat paler blue; this is especially the case in the genera- 
ozea. tion of the entirely rainless season, denominated ozea by Fruhstorfer. The under surface of this form is of 
a dingy, faded earthy brown, whereas specimens of the rainy season from Southern India exhibit a darker blue 
meilichius. with a slight lilac reflection and a brighter lustre. — meilichius Fruhst. from Ceylon is hardly different from 
it. The blue of the $<$ is of a more intense opalescence, the black margin is somewhat narrower, the marginal 
thanetus. dots of the hindwing indistinct. Under surface faded whitish-grey. -—• thanetus Fruhst. (151 e) is the Nias-race, 
mentawica. recognizable by its small size and a silvery blue lustre on the blue upper surface of the — mentawica Hag. 
exhibits a somewhat lustrous blue in the $$ above with a 2 mm broad distal margin, which on the forewing 
grows proximally duller and on the hindwing encloses dark, rather large dots. $ quite similar to the (J, but 
Ipidion. the black margin broader; from the Mentawej Islands to the south of Sumatra. -— elpidion Doh. is closely allied 
to mentawica from which it differs but little; it originates from Engano; it is much larger than Icondulaua talinga 
with a narrower black margin. Submarginal spots of the hindwing dark, bordered with white, separated from 
ageladas. the basal blue by a broad, coherent undulate band. — ageladas Fruhst. (151 f, g as agelades) somewhat resembles 
alsietus sabatus above, but it is much larger, the $ scarcely different above from that of dromicus (151 e), except 
rajatus. the costal margin not being black as there. From Sumatra. -— rajatus Fruhst. is recognizable by the broad 
black distal margin of the $ showing about double the width of that in ageladas. Hindwing almost as far as 
elpis. the cell shaded with a smoky brown. Indo-China. — elpis Godt., the typical form, was described from Java 
