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LAMPIDES. By Dr. A. Seitz. 
wing, masu which is above not so milky white, but of a more intense blue lustre than typhiodorus, occurs in 
Sumba, Sumbawa, Flores and Timor. —- As to the habits of the aratus-iovms we only know that they do not 
differ much from the other Lampides in their habits. 
aetherialis. L. aetherialls Btlr. (151 d) is a species having often been mixed up with or mistaken for other Lam- 
sestus. pules. The typical from the Key Islands, is above milky bluish-white with a very feeble lilac hue. -— - sestus 
Fruhst. was founded on the dry season form, as the scanty bands beneath exhibit. The black, small, crescenti- 
form antemarginal spots of the forewing only form small fine streaks, encircled by white, emanated crescents. 
anops. Also on the hindwing the white crescents are strongly developed. Timor. —■ anops Doh. is larger, the black 
marginal band of both wings not so extensive as in sestus-, from Sumba and Sumbawa, where it flies beside 
ayrus. aratus masu Doh. — ayrus Fruhst. The $ is above somewhat darker and of a more intense lustre than typical 
specimens from the Key Islands. The $ is closely allied to that of anops, with a narrower black distal-marginal 
duvana. band of the forewing and neater markings of the hindwing. Dutch New Guinea. —- duvana Fruhst. Upper 
surface dull blue, costal part of the hindwing broadly covered with a smoky grey; distal-marginal band of the 
hindwing twice as broad as that of the forewing. Under surface cpiite blackish-grey. Island of Dampier. — 
caerulina. caerulina Math. (? == lucianus Bibbe nec Bob.) is a doubtful race which is not distinctly recognizable and not to be 
ranged with certainty. It is reported to originate from the Bismarck Archipelago and the Salomons, but it is 
not mentioned in Pagenstecher’s Lepidopteral Fauna of the Bismarck Archipelago (Zoologica, number 27). 
L. philatus. This polytypical, widely distributed species is in many of its forms recognizable by an 
almost black distal part of the wings beneath with very bright white markings contrasting with a proximal 
osias. lighter and more uniformly coloured part. This is most distinctly exhibited in the form osias Bob. from Luzon. 
philatus. — The typical philatus Snell, is cpiite similar, but it occurs in Celebes. — amphyssina Stgr. from Palawan, which 
amvhyssi- j) RIJCB considers to resemble osias, according to Fruhstorfer has a milky white upper surface in the female 
andrus. with an uncommonly broad, jet-black margin of the wings. — andrus Fruhst. from Bazilan. The (J is of a 
brighter lustre above than in amphyssina, the white stripes beneath show through more distinctly. Under 
surface lighter slate-coloured, the small anteterminal spots are flatter and finer. The subanal, reddish-yellow 
crescents are almost extinct. — Beside in the Philippines, however, the species flies yet in numerous other 
subdita. districts; e. g. as subdita in Indo-China. The $ of this form is above quite light lavender blue; according to 
some authors with (Bingham), according to others without (de Niceville) a dark distal margin. According 
to the latter author, the form is easily discernible by the under surface in which the two proximal submarginal 
stripes enclose a row of dark spots, whereas the most proximal one of these lines in the hindwing exhibits high 
cucullate spots with pointed vertices; the honey-coloured subanal spot is very large. This form is reported to 
arius. occur in the Mergui Archipelago, in Tenasserim and Burma. —- arius Fruhst. is the form from Sumatra and 
Billiton, a very rare insular race, much lighter than Javanese, the under surface also lighter grey. The blackish 
arcaseins. submarginal band of the forewing more intense than in the Javanese. — arcaseius Fruhst. from Nias is still 
lighter than specimens from the neighbouring Sumatra, with a brighter silky lustre. Under surface with more 
prominent white transverse strokes and a large yellow subanal spot. In the $ the upper surface is lighter, 
almost whitish-blue, the black margin of the forewing narrower than in subdita or in Javanese athanetus. ■— 
telanjang. teianjang Doh. is recognizable by the basal blue projecting angularly into the black distal-marginal part of 
the forewing above; it originates from Engano, an island to the south of Sumatra, being besides called Telanjang. 
athanetus. —- athanetus Fruhst. from Java is very closely allied to the continental subdita, but in the $ the blue of the 
upper surface is somewhat lighter, the black distal margin narrower. Beneath darker grey, more like osias 
armatheus. from the Philippines. —- armatheus Fruhst. originates from Borneo; ^ similar to that of the Nias-form arcaseius, 
but with a broader black distal margin of the forewing, the blackish-brown submarginal band of the hindwing 
more prominent. Beneath similar to that of arius. — From the Moluccas two forms have been distinguished: 
callinicus. callinicus Bob. from Ceram and enietallicus Drc. from Batjan. The former in the male above entirely whitish- 
cmctalUcus. ]q uej -without a real margin, nor any distal-marginal marking on the hindwing. Beneath the white transverse 
stripes are divided into streaks of about 2 mm length; before the margin of the hindwing high, white cucullate 
spots. $ greyish-blue with a broad blackish-grey margin. Rober herewith also combines Nias-specimens 
aniphissina. (arcaseius). — Another group of philatus- forms is Papuan: aniphissina Sm. is the form from New Guinea (Hum¬ 
boldt Bay); it ought to be named differently, in order not to be mistaken for amphyssina Stgr. from Palawan; 
the rj resembles celinus (151 g) or cytinus (151 f), it is above sky-blue, the hindwing in the disc with a scarcely 
noticeably lighter reflection; beneath the form entirely shows the brownish-grey colour of pura, but the white 
cucullate spots are similarly arranged as in lunata (151 d), though broader, more distinct and more numerous, 
malaguna. particularly in the proximal half of the hindwing. -—- rnalaguna Bibbe represents the aniphissina in New Pomerania, 
New Mecklenburg and New Lauenburg. 
L. amphissa. According to Fruretorfer, this species differs much from all the other Lampides. 
Its range extends from Sumatra to the Salomons; in New Guinea it has hitherto not yet been found, and in 
lividus. the Asiatic Continent, in the Philippines and in Australia it is absent. — lividus Drc. (153 a) is the form from 
amphissa. Borneo; one of the largest Lampides, the of a magnificent sky-blue with a lilac reflection. Typical amphissa 
Fldr. from the Moluccas (Batjan, Halmaheira) differ from it by small, dark antemarginal streaks on the hindwing 
above. Beneath marked and coloured in a similar way as lunata (151 d), between the white submarginal cucullate 
