ISMENE. By Dr. A. Seitz. 
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golden green is much more reduced than in specimens from New Guinea: = albertisi Oberth. (166g) which show an albrrlhi. 
entirely dark under surface, where the brightening at the anal portion of the forewing has almost disappeared, 
whilst of the 2 larger spots of the hindwing only 2 dull dots are left. Lower asserts also that the shows, 
in distinction from doleschalli, a hair-pencil near the anal angle of the hindwing above. — simessa Fruhst. are sirnessa. 
specimens from North Australia, looking almost like typical Amboina-specimens, though they are said to 
exhibit a stdl more distinct distal line on the forewing beneath. — raluana Ebb., from the Bismarck Archipelago, raluana. 
is beneath black with greenish bands and bluish spots, the hindwing with a distinct, interrupted distal line 
(Pagenstecher). 
I. mus Elw. <£* Edw. (168 a), like the preceding species, forms a transition to Hasora, being dark mus. 
brown, in the anal portion of the hindwing yellowish-brown, with ochreous fringes. Beneath quite yellowish- 
brown, in the anal portion of the hindwing a large black spot in a pale ochreous halo. The figured specimens 
are from Borneo, but according to Elwes they also occur in Perak. 
1. nestor Mschlr. ( — atrinota Mab., ionis Nic.) (166 g) strongly recalls a somewhat light-coloured nestor. 
Bibasis sena ; above uni-coloured yellowish-brown with golden yellow fringes of the hindwing, beneath with a 
light median band; but this band which is all white in B. sena, is here only light greyish-brown, and besides 
the E shows the transverse scent-spot through the lower portion of the forewing being distinct also in other 
Ismene. Java, Sumbawa to Timor. — In antigone Ebr., from Elores, the band of the hindwing beneath is still antigone. 
more indistinct and duller. — zonaras Fruhst., from Wetter, is smaller and darker, the wings only yet at the zonaras. 
bases light brown. Beneath all the wings are blackish instead of brown, with a violet reflection, the whitish 
band of the hindwing is narrower. 
1. ilusca Hew. (168 a) is above almost exactly like nestor, but the velvety scent-spot is very much ilusca. 
widened, above rounded and below expanded. Beneath the light median band is absent. Celebes. - rubrocincfa rubrocincta. 
Mab., from the same island, the author himself presumes to be merely the £ of ilusca, unless it belongs to one 
of the forms of nestor. 
1. amara Mr., from Sikkim, is not rare; the upper surface is rather monotonously brown and the amara. 
under surface shows bright bluish-green radiary stripes. The $ generally does not differ much from the 
though in the Naga Hills also a different $ was ascertained. pindopatra Fruhst., from Assam, is larger and pindopatra. 
beneath it shows light green instead of bluish-green stripes. 5 darker than amara- the veins and the bases 
of the wings with a purple hue. 
I. harisa Mr. (167 a) is easily recognised by the costal area as well as an oblong spot between the harisa. 
subcostal branches of the hindwing being bone-coloured yellow. The brownish-yellow under surface shows 
dark rays crossed by the lighter veins. Typical specimens originate from Sikkim, Assam, and Burma. The 
$ shows above a bluish metallic gloss. — consobrina Plotz ( — crinatha Fruhst.) (167 a) are Javanese specimens, consobrina. 
darker than typical harisa from Sikkim, the E particularly in the disc of the forewing not so very light, $ above 
darker blue, beneath more uniformly red-brown. — In asamtoha Fruhst. from Tonkin, on the contrary, the asambha. 
forewing of the <$ is still lighter yellowish-white. — moncada Fruhst. (= harisa Dist.) (167 a) is the form from moncada. 
Malacca; the <$ has not only no brightening whatever on the forewing (like consobrina), but besides the costal 
area of the hindwing is narrower and darker yellow. — Larva dull bone-white with a dark dorsal line, thick 
subdorsal lines, and large black spots at the sides of the dorsum. Head red with black dots. It lives on Ginger 
(Zingiber zerumbet), and the pupa yields the imago after 14 to 16 days. 
1. gomata Mr. (167 b). This species is recognisable beneath, being light bluish-green, but entirely gomata. 
decorated with dense long black rays. Typical specimens occur in Sikkim and Assam; the is above brown, 
the $ with a blue reflection. — lalita Fruhst., from West Sumatra, is smaller, beneath the ground-colour is lalita. 
more yellow than bluish-green. — vajra Fruhst. is darker, above the is almost blackish-grey, in the $ the vajra. 
metallic lustre above extends to the distal margin, leaving no dark margin; from Java. — In Luzon flies lorquini lorquini. 
Mab. which, however, differs from Javanese specimens only in the $ exhibiting the suffused longitudinal spot 
in the cells 2 and 3 of the forewing also beneath just like above (Elwes). — From this Philippinic race Fruhs- 
toreer separates another race flying in Mindoro and being lighter: = mindorana. — The larva is very similar mindorana. 
to that of harisa, more pearl-white, on the metadorsum yellowish; the dorsal lines are in some places broken up 
into dots and small streaks; the large black lateral spots alternately leave free one ring each. It lives on various 
plants, such as Heptapleurum lucidum, Trevesia sundaica, Embelia garciniafolia, Horsfieldia etc. Pupa white, 
on the head and anal end as well as laterally black punctiform markings. The imago is not rare. 
I. radiosa Plotz (167 b) approximates gomata by (the palearctic) lara (Vol. I, pi. 86 e), but it differs radiosa. 
from it chiefly in the dark rays beneath being more distantly separated and this radiary marking occurring 
also above. Celebes. 
I. oedipodea Sivsn. (= belesis Mab.) (167 b) is discernible by the intense metallic bluish-green hair oedipodea. 
on the thorax, in the $ also at the bases of the wings. In the £ the basal part of the costal margin 
