AMBLYPODIA. By Dr. A. Seitz. 
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above more extensively blue with a narrower black margin, as in Javanese centaurus. Beneath light greyish- 
brown, but without the light grey parts of the genuine centaurus- The bands are more faded, similar to 
leptines. The dark anal spot is larger than in centaurus, more like that in l ep tines and androcion, the verdigris 
place at the anal angle is narrower than in Javanese centaurus. 
A. aniantes Hew. (= apella Swh.) (147 f) is one of the largest and most brilliant species. Similar amantcs. 
to the centaurus, but the <$<$ above are as light lustrous as the form coruscans of the preceding species. Under 
surface more variegated, the spots deep red-brown and distinctly surrounded with light, on a light greyish- 
brown ground. Distributed all over India and the Archipelago as far as Timor and Babber, but not touching 
New Guinea or Australia. In specimens from India and Ceylon the postmedian band beneath is interrupted 
behind the cross-vein, which is said not to be the case in Timor-specimens. Typical amantes are found in Ceylon; 
I found numbers of them in June in the Cinnamon Gardens of Colombo, where all the specimens seemed to 
be quite freshly developed. The specimens from South India (= apella Swh.) are not separable from them. 
—- In Java and Sumatra, however, where the species is apparently much rarer than in Colombo, the species 
is smaller; the blue colour above is somewhat lighter, more like that of a Morpho, and the black distal margin 
is still finer. The under surface is of a lighter, almost greyish-white ground-colour with narrow dark grey bands 
which are more distinctly edged with whitish ; this is: aphobus Fruhst. •— onetor Fruhst., from Surnba and Sum- aphobus. 
bawa, is again somewhat larger and of a more lustrous blue than Javanese. The $ has a broader margin of the one tor. 
hindwing, and the under surface is darker brown than in aphobus, the red-brown bands are not so distinctly 
bordered with white, so that this form seems to be nearing again more the Ceylon specimens. — araxes Fldr. araxes. 
(149 e), from Celebes, Banka, and the Sula Is., is of the size of the preceding species which the under surface 
resembles, though the postmedian transverse band of the forewing is not distinctly interrupted behind the cell. 
The upper surface of the $ shows almost the deep dark blue colour of the continental forms of centaurus, but 
the whole proximal parts of both wings are of a bright light blue (,, morpho- blue“). In the $ the upper surface 
is dark brown, the forewing with a medium-sized, the hindwing with a larger light blue discal spot, which in 
the forewing extends to the centre of the wing, in the hindwing a little beyond it. — From this West-Celebes 
form Fruhstorfer separates grandiosa from East Celebes, which is said to exhibit a similarly magnificent grandiosa. 
blue of the upper surface as the Australian forms of amytis, and the ?? of which are said to have a narrower 
marginal black, particularly on the hindwing; from the Bonthain. — The larva is very similar to that of cen¬ 
taurus, but the hairing is longer, the saddle-spot on the dorsum is lighter brown, on the middle segments golden 
yellow. On Xylia dolabriformis, Lagerstroemia microcarpus, and other iilants. Pupa like that of coruscans, 
green, with a ferruginous brown abdominal part. — Rather common; near Colombo the most common species. 
A. aglais Fldr. (150 Bb). Above in both sexes similar to centaurus, but beneath there is above the aglais. 
brown colour a distinct violet reflection which is particularly prominent in the distal part of the hindwing. 
The first postmedian band of the forewing beneath is broader than in araxes (149 e), the markings beneath 
are more distinctly surrounded with white. From the Philippine Islands, from where specimens taken from 
April till September are lying before me, from Vigan, Zambales, Camiguin, and Cuyo. 
A. acetes Hew. (149 d, 150 a b). Like araxes (149 e) a Celebes-form, from Macassar; size of araxes acetes. 
or still larger, but the upper surface of the is uniformly blue; beneath the markings are also in the forewing 
intensely surrounded with yellowish-white. 
A. padus Fldr. (149 c). The $ is above similar to camdeo-Q, but in the hindwing the light blue colour padus. 
is confined to the costal half. The $ is above deep sky-blue and without the large white discal spot, but the 
costal part of the forewing has a purple violet lustre. Beneath the transverse bands are partly preserved 
by the anteterminal ring-spots being confluent and forming chains. Moluccas and Sula Is. — viola Bob. (148 a), viola. 
from Bangkei, does not exhibit in the $ above the distinct bordering of the hindwing of padus, and beneath 
the postmedian band of spots is distinctly defined below the 3rd spot. — According to Bethtjxe-Baker, there 
also occur of this species with an entirely brown upper surface which is but scantily irrorated with blue. 
A. eridanus Fldr. (= polita Bob.) (148 a) is not dissimilar to camdeo, but much smaller. In the eridanus. 
the brightening in the disc of the forewing is not white, but only somewhat lighter sky-blue. Beneath the 
postmedian bands are broken up into single contiguous rings. Amboina, Ceram, Cagnayan. — ab. dilutior dilutior. 
Stgr., from Palawan, has in the ^ a somewhat larger light area in the disc of the forewing, but the q is said 
not to differ from Amboina- ( J ( J. —- The species varies in the colouring beneath being sometimes more red- 
brown and sometimes more dark brown, whereas the marking remains constant. 
A. azata Nic. is between padus (149 c) and eridanus (148 h), separated from padus by its smaller azata. 
size and duller and darker upper surface, whereas beneath both are the same; from eridanus particularly the 
under surface differs in being more monotonous in azata, whilst the whitish ring-marking is more distinct in 
eridanus. Malacca and Sumatra. — elfefa Hew. is presumably the same species from Celebes, quite similarly elf eta. 
marked, but the spots beneath are larger, particularly the one at the cell-end. 
A. Carolina Holl. This species being unknown to me originates from the Island of Bum, where it Carolina. 
seems to represent eridanus. It is said to be quite similar to eridanus, but beneath with not so circular, but 
more transversely distorted spots. 
