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Sumba; occurring in abundance. — As E. orope Boisduval has first figured a form which approaches fabricia (86 a), 
of which, however, baudiniana Godt. is pretty certainly the oldest name. Godart apparently described a ?, as 
he does not mention (lie scent-stripe, whilst Boisduval’s figure is an excellent and unmistakable representation 
of a cf. But whereas Godart quite correctly names Timor as habitat, Boisduval erroneously gives Polynesia 
as the locality of his type, orope Bdv. differs from fabricia in having the white bands somewhat broader and 
hence somewhat more continuous on the forewing. Dots of the under surface as in lewa, hut the hindwing 
grey-white from the cell onwards. Timor, taken by Doherty in May. — belinda Btlr. is the polymorphic race 
from Wetter, erroneously described by Butler as from Sumatra, which apparently produces 3 different seasonal 
forms. The name-type seems to belong to the rainy season: it is very similar to lewa from Sumba, hut 
smaller, without appreciable blue reflection, but with the white subapical area of the forewing almost as large 
again. Hindwing either without or only with a few distinct submarginal dots and very small antemarginal 
ones. Forewing in both sexes with only one white spot between the upper and lower median veins. On the 
under surface, however, in contrast to lewct the submarginal white markings occur as relatively large wedge- 
spots. The violet discal patches prominent, oropina Rob. is an intermediate form, in which on the hindwing 
the submarginal row of wedge-spots is present above also and is accompanied by distinct antemarginal dots. 
Flies in May. Finally, latistriga form. nov. is probably the product of an extreme dry season and forms a 
connecting-link with baudiniana and fabricia in the essentially broadened intramedian spots of the forewing 
and in the widened, band-like submarginal spots of the hindwing, which as in fabricia are eonfluent with the 
marginal dots. Flies perhaps in July and August. — fabricia subsp. nov. (86 a) differs from baudiniana chiefly 
in having the white submarginal hands of both wings narrower and more sharply defined. A ? belongs to 
the form oropina Rob. Betti, Kisser, apparently not rare. — domitia subsp. nov. (84 d) is the largest race 
known and with correspondingly widened macular hands, of which that of the hindwing in the cf is composed 
more of rounded instead of elongate patches and is not confluent with the marginal dots. Under surface of. 
both wings paler and more uniform grey than in fabricia, Roma; discovered by H. Kuhn. 
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E. eleutho is the oldest name of an Australian-Pacific species of black-brown ground-colour with large 
quadrate postdiscal spots on the forewing and a white submarginal band on the hindwing which varies in 
breadth according to the race. From Australia eleutho has spread to Guam and the Ellice and Samoa Islands 
and has advanced westward over the Timor-Laut Group to Babber and Dammer, occurring on those islands 
which have not been reached by baudiniana ; only on Kisser both are found. The variability of the 
collective species has led Moore to divide the separate island forms among three of his genera. — sacerdos 
Btlr. (84 d), described from Karat in the Tenimber Group, bears very broad white spots and bands, as a rule 
much more extended than in the example figured. Under surface of the forewing black, that of the hindwing 
pale brown, in each cell a larger violet punctiform spot and a transcellular row of 3—7 violet patches, partly 
streak-like, the forewing in addition with 2 small costal spots. Base of the hindwing with 4 — 5 white dots 
and both wings also ornamented with white marginal dots placed in pairs. The pattern of the upper surface 
is reproduced beneath. Sometimes there is a second thin scent-stripe between the glossy, silky, deep black 
sexual stripes. Timor-Laut, Aru, Key.— eleutheria subsp. nov. (84 d) is a specially large race, with extended 
quadrate white spots on the forewing, particularly in the ?. Beneath with brilliant light blue cell- and discal 
patches. Island of Teeon. — ancile subsp. nov. (82 d) is characterized by the narrower white markings of both 
wings, the intermedian spots of the forewing not quadrate, but mostly elongate-oval. Dammer, Babber. Kisser, 
very common. — corinna McLeay (^lewisi, angasi FIdr., boisduvali Luc,?) has all the white spots and bands 
slightly tinged with yellowish, somewhat smaller than in eleutheria, and hence apparently more proximal, 
distally more deeply incised than in sacerdos and ancile. Australia, from Sydney to Cape York. — euclus Mish, 
which Waterhouse places as a synonym in the Catalogue of Australian Lepidoptera, appears from its author’s 
description to be an interesting aberration of corinna, characterized by the absence of the antemarginal white 
spots on both wings and the much reduced white bands of the hindwing. Cape York. eleutho Quoy, the 
name-typical form, with somewhat shorter wings and very large quadrate spots on the forewing. Under surface 
a peculiar light grey, earth-coloured, the spots on the discocellular relatively large, but the violet or blue 
discal patches almost entirely suppressed. Island of Guam in the Ladrones, according to Moore also from 
Samoa and the Ellice Islands in the British Museum. — proserpina Btlr. is a conspicuous local form with 
delicate markings on the wings and considerably reduced white patches, which are occasionally slightly tinged 
with violet. Marginal dots of the hindwing in the cfcY mostly absent; the submarginal patches reduced to 
small wedge-shaped or rounded punctiform spots. The small circumcellular dots on the underside of the 
hindwing are, however, distinct, in contrast to eleutho. Viti-Levu, apparently occurring in abundance. 
E. schmeltzi H.-Schdff. is a species rare in collections, known from the Samoa Islands; type a ¥, whose 
forewing bears 3 costal and 4 large white subapical patches; in addition there is a white spot in each cellule 
between the radials and the upper median veins. Upper surface of the hindwing with three larger proximal 
rows of submarginal dots and three smaller distal rows, only extending to the first median vein. Under surface 
with a white spot before the cell and somewhat more complete reproduction of the white markings of the upperside. 
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orope. 
belinda. 
oropina. 
latistriga 
fabricia. 
domitia. 
sacerdos. 
eleutheria. 
ancile- 
corinna. 
euclus. 
eleutho. 
proserpina 
schmellxi. 
