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the edges of woods. — helferi Fldr. is a darker local race, in which the veins on the underside of the forewing are helferi. 
connected by distinct black transverse bands. Ascends in Burma to a height of 7000 ft. Tenasserim, Tonkin, 
Siam, Shan States. — saenia form. nov. is a smaller, lighter race or seasonal form, without a trace of a submarginal saenia. 
band and with a lighter yellow basal tinge on the hindwing; South Annam, January, February. — euclemanthe euclemanihe. 
Fruhst. Hindwing beneath light lemon-yellow, without a trace of darker colour in the anal area. Colouring 
of the veins on the upper surface of the forewing much thinner than in continental specimens; Hainan. — the- themana. 
mana Fruhst. (57 b), on the contrary, has the veins broadly striped with black, a darker apical and anal tinge 
on both wings and a more extended white area on the hindwing beneath. Sumatra, Malay Peninsula. 
7. Genus: Aiaapliaeis Iihn. 
This well-defined genus is always united with the African Belenois Hbn., which contains only one species. 
Anaphaeis differs from Huphina in having the subcostal veins which arise before the apex of the cell united (an¬ 
astomosing) at their distal extremity with the costal, and the middle discocellular much longer, but still always 
shorter than the lower discocellular. From Belenois, however, Anaphaeis is distinguished by the shorter middle 
discocellular of the forewing. 
The few species are almost of the same size; they occur abundantly, often congregate in great numbers 
and are of migratory habit. One species is so to speak always on the way betweeen Africa and India ( mesentina) 
and in Kashmir and Palestine enters the Palaearctic Region. Larva on Capparideae; pupa pointed, with 
lateral spines. 
A. mesentina Cr. Dealt with in the Palaearctic part (vol. I, p. 50, pi. 21 d, e). Two seasonal forms mesentina. 
of this variable species have been named: lordaca Wlkr., beneath pale yellow, that of the dry season, and auri- l° rcl aca. 
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gena Btlr., beneath dark to orange-yellow, that of the rainy season. Although inhabiting the hot lowlands, 
the species commonly ascends to 6 and 8000 ft., and has been sporadically found even at elevations of 8000 m., 
perhaps carried up by the wind. Eggs in clusters, larva always gregarious on Capparis. Baluchistan to Sikkim, 
once also met with on the Nicobars. — taprobana Moore (= fervidior Fruhst.) (63 f) is above more broadly black taprobana. 
and beneath a magnificent orange-yellow. A slow flier; is fond of resting on the ground. Time of appearance 
uncertain; sometimes only twice in the course of five jmars; but when they occur they unite in migratory swarms. 
In June, July and then again in November, December. 
A. java Sparrm. (63 d), a variable species, which is distributed as far as the Fiji Islands, appears every- java. 
where in two seasonal forms, and in Australia under varying climatic influences is divided into a number of forms 
described as separate species. The butterflies are sluggish, fluttering slowly and heavily from flower to flower 
and are often seen resting together in hundreds, immediately after emergence, in the thick bushes at the edges 
of the woods. On Java they do not ascend above 2000 ft., but in Lombok I met with them in large numbers 
on the flowery plateau of Sambalun at 4000 ft., Martin has found the larva on Celebes. On Java itself there 
are two seasonal forms: $ with grey-violet base to the forewing above and black distal margin extending to 
beyond the middle of the cell (rainy-season-form); — and coronea Cr., $ with half the wing white, distal margin coronea. 
only extended to the apex of the cell. On the under surface no special variations are noticeable in specimens from 
Java to Sumbawa. But the further we go towards the east, the more marked becomes the influence of the dry 
season, which sometimes lasts for nine months. On Sumba the black distal margin of the forewing already begins 
to become narrow, so that the black spot at the apex of the cell stands separate (magniplaga Fruhst.). The base magniplaga. 
of the under surface of the forewing in the $ is yellow instead of dark ochre-colour; the cell of the hindwing 
white. — On the island of Savu occurs next a specialised race, = savuana Fruhst. (63 e). The black distal margin savuana. 
is reduced also in the $9 anc ^ on the hindwing leaves the black transverse spot in the cell isolated; the forewing 
remains ochre-coloured only in the cell; the costal area remains white and the hindwing bears a row of white 
spots round the cell. -—- ina Fruhst. is the race from Kisser and Babber, with the upper surface of both wings still ina. 
lighter, a less yellow tint on the under surface and white cell to the hindwing. Some CC already approach teutonia 
in having the hindwing entirely white with the exception of the black distal margin. — anita Fruhst. (63 d) is anita. 
an intermediate form, from the island of Wetter, with the basal area of the under surface in the $$ tinged with 
yellow. — teutonia F. is the Australian race of the species, which has found its way from this continent as far teutonia. 
as Java. The principal form is figured at 63 f; together with it there occur also $$ with black distal margin 
to the upper surface, which only bears small white submarginal spots or none at all, and whose base is yellow¬ 
ish instead of white ($-f. clytie Don.). A still more melanotic summer form on both surfaces is peristhene Bdv. 
(63 f), with the hindwing entirely black beneath. •— niseia Me. Leap (63 e) is a very beautiful intermediate form niseia. 
with the veins on the hindwing above broadly striped with black and long white circumcellular areas on each 
side of the likewise white cell, which form a pleasing contrast to the black ground. — Egg light straw-yellow, 
larva on Capparis lasiantha; cylindrical, narrowed at both ends. Head black, with a Y-shaped spot on the frons, 
otherwise olive-brown sprinkled over with small yellow dots, venter yellow-green. When full-grown the larva 
spins itself up on a leaf and changes within 24 hours into a green, somewhat angular pupa. The butterflies fly 
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