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TAGIADES. By Dr. A. Seitz. 
purposes. Specimens from Queensland can neither be regarded as a separate form; they were described as 
gamelia Misk. and australiensis Mob., but Swinhoe and Herb. Druce have ascertained that specimens from 
jandta. Queensland are either identical with the following form janetta or with louisa (165 a). — janetta Btlr., from 
the Aru Is., distinctly deviates by the white portion of the hindwing above being much more extended towards 
kowaia. the base than in the other races. — kowaia Plotz ( — bubasa Swh.) (164 g), from German New Guinea and Waigeu, 
shows distinct hyaline spots of the forewing, only those in the cell being absent; the black marginal spots of 
iindal\. the hindwing leave the anal portion itself white. — tindali Rbb. (164 g), from the Bismarck Archipelago (New 
Pomerania) shows in the forewing (at least of the £) 2 distinct hyaline spots in the posterior part of the cell 
fergussom- and larger marginal spots in the hindwing. - fergussonius Fruhst. from the d’Entrecasteaux Is., has smaller 
ns - spots of the forewings than tindali, the hindwing is uncommonly broadly bordered with white, almost without 
the bluish admixture shown by tindali. The transcellular black roundish maculae of the hindwings are very 
ho via. large. Hindwing beneath as in kowaia. — hovia Swh. has darkened hindwings; the white anal portion is much 
clericus. smaller than in the 3 preceding ones. Salomon Is., Shortlands Is. — clericus Btlr., from New Lauenburg, approxi- 
curiosa. mates again the form tindali, though the hyaline dots of the forewing are smaller. — curiosa Swh. is allied to 
clericus from which it is separated by the white abdomen, but its patria is German New Guinea. 
thus. T. titus Plotz (164 g) is probably only the Philippine form of the preceding species, but distinctly 
recognisable by the large discal hyaline spots of the forewing. The anal white of the hindwing above has vanished 
in the except some bluish-grey irroration; beneath the hindwing is bordered with brown (though not distinctly). 
latreillei. — latreillei Stgr. (164 g), from Palawan, is hardly separable from typical titus; the white of the hindwing above 
may be entirely absent, but also more extensive than in titus. Mostly latreillei has 5 instead of 3 small subapical 
spots, but there are also tliree-spotted specimens and the under surface of the hindwing may be still more variable. 
— The same is probably the case with the form unknown to me: obscurata Stgr. from Sangir. 
ravi. T. ravi Mr. (164 h). Of this doubtful species I took specimens in Singapore, which only differ from 
tetanus, utanus Plotz (—- lugens Jfrtft.) (164 g) in a somewhat more intense bluish tint on the hindwing beneath and the 
presence of 2 (instead of 1) hyaline spots behind the cell of the fore wing. The type of utanus is likewise from 
Malacca; Swinhoe, however, mentions the form from Borneo. — Typical ravi are very similar to specimens 
from Nias being smaller on an average, with a less blue tint of the hindwing beneath and relatively larger dark 
discal spots on the hindwings. This race from Nias, which, however, is rather inconstant, Fruhstorfer se- 
yotissa. parates as yotissa (164 h). — Borneo-specimens, rajaghra Fruhst., on the contrary, exhibit a more intense blue 
rajaghra. ^-j n t beneath. — helferi Fldr. being unknown to me was described from the Nicobars; to this form, however, 
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all those specimens of this group were reckoned exhibiting a particularly distinct blue tint beneath. This blue 
tint I believe to disappear in flying, because in insects I took at the same place I noticed at once that they 
exhibited the less blue the more they had flown *). At any rate I take helferi to be an uncertain species. - 
Jchasiana. khasiana Mr. which comes from various places of Indo-China as ravi, is recognisable by a large bluish-white 
patch on the forewing beneath near the anal angle. In specimens from the Khasia Hills it has a more intensely 
bluish tint on the hindwing beneath; in those from Siam, which according to Fruhstorfer may belong to 
cpicharmus. a dry season form there is less blue beneath; the latter are: epichaimus Fruhst. — ravina Fruhst. is such a form 
ravina. w ith little blue beneath from the Andamans. — balana Fruhst. originates again from Borneo; forewing beneath 
a ana ‘ as in ravi (164 h), hindwing as in khasiana. — The forms of the ravi-helferi group are mostly not numerous at 
their habitats; it is difficult to collect large series of them, and as besides the single local forms are very variable 
(from the small Isle of Nias there are 3 very different specimens before me), the uncertainly in establishing 
geographical forms is explained. 
gana. T. gana Mr. (164 h) is likewise without the black border of the white portion of the hindwing, excepting 
2 dots (a thicker one and a thinner one. But also the dark spots in the costal portion of the hindwing beneath 
are almost obsolete, and the forewing only shows 3 minute dots before the apex, no small spots in the disc. 
avala. Sikkim and Bengal. - avala Fruhst. (164h) are Javanese and Sumatran specimens with a somewhat more 
parra. extensive white on the hindwing. — In parra Fruhst. from Borneo the anal white of the hindwing almost extends 
to the cell and distally in a tip beyond the cell-wall. As the hindwing is besides said to be also longer and 
narrower in this form, Fruhstorfer considers it may be a distinct species; but Piepers’ figure of Javanese 
paceka. gana ( = avala Fruhst.) likewise shows anally prolonged hindwings. — In paceka Fruhst. (164 h), from Palawan, 
the anal third at most is white, being proximad smoothly cut off. Before the margin there are not only 2 or 3, 
elegans. but at. least 4 black punctiform spots. — In elegar.s Mob. (164 h) there are in the forewing 5 distinct preapical 
dots, and the black punctiform spots bordering on the anal portion of the hindwing are more numerous and 
enlarged; from the Philippines. The latter is particularly the case in specimens from Camiguin de Luzon, in 
*) Distant (Rhopaloc. Malay, p. 388) also calls our attention to the fact that the blue tint on the hindwing varies 
individually. 
