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larger than kheili and has a similiar arrangement of the two rows of white clots on the hindwing above and 
beneath. Mentawej Islands. — pasina Fruhst. differs from seitzi and kheili in having the blue reflection on pasina. 
the fore wing scarcely perceptible, the sexual stripe longer and broader and both wings more copiously dotted 
with white, cf: forewing with an admarginal row of white dots which start from the submedian and extend 
to the radials, becoming gradually smaller. Above them three larger pure white subapical dots complete the 
row. The hindwing bears two parallel submarginal series of white elongate spots of almost equal size, which 
are repeated also beneath. Under surface: white spots more distinct than above; on both wings a violet dot 
before the apex of the cell. Forewing further with another violet dot in the middle of the costal margin 
and three small violet circumcellular spots of unequal size, as well as some dots at the base. The long grey 
sexual spot always present in the allied forms between the third median an 1 the submedian on the fore wing 
beneath is absent in my example, perhaps only accidentally. For the rest the submedian is accompanied by 
two rows of stripes of scent-scales with a dull gloss, which are suddenly much widened basally. ?: both 
sides with very slight blue reflection, ground-colour black-brown. Forewing with two rows of white sub- 
marginal spots, of which the proximal one is composed of larger, proximally pointed spots. Under surface: 
in the middle of the costal margin two whitish strigae, the lower transcellular spots elliptical, very large. 
Between the lower median and the submedian the usual long violet-grey streaks of deione. Hindwing with 
five median dots. Island of Pulo-Tello in the Batu Group. From Engano no deione- race is known. — wallengreni wallengreni. 
Fldr. (86 a) is a highly specialized branch, almost worthy of specific rank, the general character of which is 
so different that Moore included it in the Moluccan “genus” Betanga. Only one of my 20 examples shows a 
dull blue reflection which recalls the continental race. Together with the form figured, with white subapical 
dots on the forewing, which are sometimes accompanied by 3—4 submarginal dots, there occur also others 
entirely without dots (demaculata form. nor.). The form with more or less obsolescent wedge-spots is very demaculata. 
rare in both sexes. Distributed over the whole of Java, ascending to about 600 m., but in the west much 
scarcer than in the east. — sapitana Fruhst. Approaches kheili from Nias in habitus, but differs from all the sapitana. 
known forms in the brown, sometimes even light brown and sharply defined distal border of both wings, 
through which whitish brown dots show through from the under surface. Hindwing similar to that of epiphaneia 
and menetriesi, i. e. with long, oval whitish submarginal wedge-spots, somewhat shaded with grey. Lombok, 
at elevations of 600—700 m; flies April—June; named from Sapita, a village situaded at the edge of the 
timber-forest. - menodice subsp. nor., the most easterly form known, has almost entirely lost the blue reflection menodice. 
and the brown colour, rudimentary in sapitana , extends nearly to the middle of the wing, whilst at the same 
time the submarginal wedge-spots disappear on the upperside of the hind wing, only remaining beneath as in 
seitzi and kheili. Sumbawa. — zonata Druce is the subspecies inhabiting the whole of Borneo, which has xonata. 
been brought to Europe in large numbers; it shows above no trace of white dots and a dull deep blue 
reflection overspreads the entire forewing. Some examples are almost larger than continental specimens; the 
sexual stripe very long, broad. Hindwing beneath only with isolated short white interneural striae. — masina masina. 
Fruhst. is founded on a smaller form or race from south-eastern Borneo with narrower forewing, very short, 
thin sexual stripe and a complete row of distinct submarginal striae. South-East Borneo, neighbourhood of 
Amuntai. ¥ of both the Borneo forms extraordinarily rare, apparently not yet described at all. -— transpectus transpectus. 
Moore is only known to me from a cT in the Museum at Stockholm; it differs from epiphaneia and menetriesi 
in the paler brown hindwing and bears only two or three insignificant submarginal wedge-spots and an ante- 
marginal row of seven small dots on the hindwing above. Island of Billiton. — Finally, cyllene Stgr. is a cyllene 
race which shows a distinct retrogression to the continental type; both sexes with very long, narrow sub¬ 
marginal streaks on the hindwing, which are also prominent above; ? with one, sometimes even two rows 
of grey-dusted antemarginal dots on the forewing. Under surface as in epiphaneia , but with the white wedge- 
spots a little narrower. Palawan; flies in January. 
E. swainsoni inhabits exclusively the Philippine region, from whence it has advanced into northern 
Celebes, and it is only to be wondered at that no race of this species has yet been discovered in Sandakan. 
The separate branches of the collective species are so different that the question has been raised whether some 
of them should not be regarded as good species; but as in analagous cases the investigation of the genitalia 
yielded no result, we have abstained from exmaining them and for the sake of uniformity all the forms are 
here treated as geographical subspecies. — swainsoni Godt. differs from the figured bazilana Fruhst. (82a) in swainsoni. 
having the white subapical spots of the forewing, which form an almost quadrate area, more than twice as 
broad. The proximal row of submarginal spots is incomplete, only 2—5 dots being present in both sexes. 
Ground-colour similar to that of suluana Moore (84 d), the under surface even paler, grey-brown, but with 
pure white areas and spots. Luzon; according to Semper not extending southwards beyond 14° Eat.— butra butra. 
Stgr., from Palawan, approximates to swainsoni in the under surface, which, although somewhat darker, almost 
exactly agrees in the weak development of the submarginal dots of the hindwing, butra has also the concave 
inner margin of the forewing in common with swainsoni, but differs considerably in the absence of the large 
white subapical area of the forewing, in place of which there is only a series of mostly strong white sub¬ 
marginal spots. But examples also occur with scarcely perceptible dots. — dealbata form. nor. Forewing at dealbata. 
