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distal border of the forewing. $ very similar to that of distrata, but with reduced vitreous cell-stripe and 
almost always without a trace of white submarginal dots on the upperside of the hindwing. On the under 
surface particularly the base of the hindwing is scarcely appreciably tinged with yellow. Milne Bay, 
German and Dutch New Guinea, nowhere rare. — schenki Koch, whose name-type came from New schenki. 
Georgia, does not vary materially on the Solomons. more greenish instead of deep yellow, $ on both 
surfaces with paler disc than the $ of periphas, but with distinct series of white submarginal dots. 
D. clitiias Gr.-Sm., of which only one $ is known, is perhaps a distinct species, it is essentially clinius. 
larger than schenki, with a short yellow cell-streak on the forewing and much reduced ultracellular patches 
on the hindwing. The submarginal spots of both wings above deep yellow, relatively large. New Mecklenburg. 
D. timorica Gr.-Sm. is a charming species from Timor, of which only one $ is yet recorded. Cell timorica. 
of the forewing entirely black, markings otherwise as in distrata, all the hyaline patches deep and dull 
yellow, both wings with small submarginal dots, which on the hindwing are always placed in pairs at the 
veins. In size not much surpassing pumila. 
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D. kirbyi Gr.-Sm. is hitherto only known from New Guinea; it was discovered at the Sarttcttrerg, kirbyi. 
but has been recently sent to me also from the Hansemann Mountain behind Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen. 
Two colour-forms of the $ occur, of which it is still unknown whether they must be regarded as seasonal 
or local. — decolorata Fruhst. (76 d) comes from the Hansemann Mauntain and has the basal areas on the decolorata. 
upper surface entirely pale greenish white, without the yellowish tinge which the figure incorrectly shows. 
This yellow basal colouring, even more pronounced and extended than on figure 2, is indeed peculiar to 
kirbyi. The $ has white, pale median areas on both wings and differs from the very similar schenki 
in the broader, more brown-black margins and the more distinct submarginal dots on both wings. 
D. rotundata Gr.-Sm. recalls a Pareronia in the arrangement of the blue-green intraneural areas, rotundata. 
The cell-streak of the rounded forewing long and narrow, cell of the hindwing without black margining, 
marginal area of the forewing with large round submarginal spots, hindwing without. Under surface as 
above, with 2 parallel rows of submarginal dots, of which those of the inner series are larger. Very rare, 
only a few examples known. New Mecklenburg, New Pomerania. 
P. garamantis Godm. & Salv., similar to the preceding, but with much more elongate forewing and cjaramantis. 
sharply angled instead of rounded hindwing. The blue-white markings arranged as in rotundata except 
that the cell-spot of the forewing is shorter and the cell of the hindwing broadly filled up with black, so 
that only a narrow stripe runs through its middle. All the streaks of the hindwing narrower, and in 
contrast to rotundata the wing bears also above a submarginal row of strong white spots. Apparently rare. 
Guadalcanal’, Solomon Islands. 
D. melusine Gr.-Sm. was discovered on the Sattelberg in German New Guinea and has also been melusine. 
sent to me from the Gelu Mountain behind Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen, but appears to be everywhere rare 
and not to occur below 500 m. The black margining of both wings is much more extended, so that there 
is no cell-stripe on the forewing; the circumcellular spots of the hindwing are reduced, and the upper sub¬ 
marginal spots are absent; under surface of the forewing black with blue-white intraneural areas, that of 
the hindwing black-brown with yellowish median spots and two rows of submarginal dots becoming ob¬ 
solete towards the anal angle. Abdomen black-brown with lateral white dots. Palpi black with white 
lateral stripes. $ only a little larger than the U, with AC 1 re rounded wings. 
Group Parantica Moore (1880). 
A somewhat heterogeneous group, whose structural diversity has escaped .Moore, for only one of its 
components, ,,aglea“, corresponds to the ,,generic diagnosis' 1 , i. e. has a subcostal vein of the forewing joining 
the costa. Third median vein of the hindwing with a broad patch of androconia. Valve of eryx basally 
broad, then suddenly narrowed., produced into a long sharp point. Uncus consisting of two very long, narrow, 
delicate appendages. Larva with 2 pairs of tentacles. 
D. eryx, the type of which probably came from Siam, from whence Fabricius obtained many 
species, inhabits the whole of Further India from Burma to Cochin China and was very common in Siam, 
where it reposes confidingly on the flowers in the temple-gardens of Bangkok. Several island races in¬ 
habit the Macromalayan districts. — eryx F. (= agleoides Fldr.) (77 b) extends westwards to the Nicobars, eryx. 
and is one of the commonest butterflies in North-Eastern Sumatra; it exclusively inhabits the plains and 
appears never to ascend even to the spurs of the mountains. The $ has rounded forewing, somewhat 
broader and whitish grey stripes. — In western Sumatra occurs a form with much narrowed cell-stripe and 
more delicate submarginal spots on the forewing and essentially smaller submarginal dots on the hindwing: 
maenius Fruhst. ■— A nearly allied race is found in West Java, with shorter, broader and whitish instead maenius. 
of grey-green intraneural areas; furius Fruhst., which is apparently very local and probably only occurs j-urius. 
