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the snbmedian. But the dots on the under surfaee are as insignificant as in the Borneo race Flies in .January. 
- Whilst the races hitherto dealt with all show a more or less similar stamp, with lacordairei Moore begins lacordairei. 
a series of extremely variable geographical forms, probably due to the contrast of the seasons both on Java 
and on the more easterly islands, lacordairei inhabits the whole of Java, ascending from the sea-coast up to 
about 6—700 m. Examples from West Java, especially those from the Bay of Palabuan, taken by me in 
January in the middle of the rainy season, show in general only minute blue submarginal spots on the forewing 
and three subapical larger white spots on the hindwing (defigurata form, nor.) In East Java both sexes defigurata. 
commonly occur with very large, wedge-shaped, almost entirely white subapical spots on the forewing, which 
recall the ? of Salpinx leucostictis and may be designated magniplaga form. nor. ?? from the Tengger Mountains magniplaga. 
of East Java bear wedge-shaped instead of rounded submarginal spots and an intramedian dot on the forewing 
beyond the cell and to some extent recall E. elensina-%. Finally, decorata form. nor. appears to belong to the decorata. 
most extreme dry season, with very large, white-dotted, light violet patches on the forewing and two complete 
rows of small white dots and small rounded spots on the hindwing above and beneath. — baweanica subsp. baweanica. 
nov. is as a rule larger than Javan examples, the submarginal patches of the forewing always larger, in the 
rainy-season form powdered with light blue. Under surface most resembling that of tyrianthina Moore from 
Borneo, deeper brown, with less dots. The dry-season form recalls decorata , but is still more pronouncedly 
dry-season, the hindwing bears even above two rows of light violet dots, and the ? bears in addition to 
these discal patches a blue splash before the discocellular, so that the resemblance to eleusina is still more 
complete (eleusinida form. nor.). Bawean, July-September. — cassia subsp. nov. differs from lacordairei in Gevsinida. 
the smaller size, the more rounded wings, and the reduction of the blue reflection Under surface of the 
cfcT with pronounced dark blue discal patches, but almost without antemarginal dots. ? mostly with regular, 
distinctly wedge-shaped submarginal patches and almost without exception belonging to the form eleusinida. 
Coast-forests of Lombok, by preference sailing up and down at the edge of the woods on very hot days. — 
tambora subsp. nor. is a larger form, as a rule with almost whitish submarginal spots, which are continued tambora. 
on the hindwing. The under surface varies in two directions: the majority of the cdcF have the discal dots 
but little developed and no marginal ones, whilst a limited number show increased violet and white markings. 
Sumbawa. — invitabilis subsp. nor. is the maximum in the development of large, white-centred, light violet invitabilis. 
subapical spots on the forewing. The ?? have large triangular spots, which pattern is accompanied by the 
eleusinida-ma.rk'mgs. Disc of the wings on the under surface copiously decorated with violet. Alor. — melolo melolo. 
Doh. is a very distinct geographical form with light blue submarginal spots, which are almost united into 
bands, being proximally broadly diffuse, and only inappreciably and rarely centred with white, ? with traces 
of eleusinida-Tpaitem. The under surface is the poorest in markings of all the picina- races, the hindwing 
commonly entirely without dots. Sumba. 
E. watsoni Moore doubtless replaces picina on Bum in the Moluccas. Upper surface very dark, with waisoni. 
uniform deep blue reflection. Expanse very large. Forewing with small, narrow, reniform sabapical spots, 
predominantly white with light blue border. Hindwing with one or sometimes three likewise reniform, pure 
white subapical spots and rarely with white marginal dots. Under surface dark chocolate-brown with dull 
blue gloss. Forewing without minute marginal dots. Discal spots violet, arranged as in picina. Bum; rare. 
E. dufresne Godt. is the oldest name for a species which inhabits the Philippines and is better known dufresne. 
under the name laetifica Btlr., under which it has also been figured 82 a. dufresne is characterized by a 
band-like, confluent row of four white subapical spots, which are bordered with brilliant light blue. In the 
submarginal area of the forewing moreover are placed four more or less white-centred rounded patches, the 
hindwing bearing three dots in the cf, in the ? six to eight, gradually decreasing in size posteriorly. Hindwing 
as a rule with a further row of small white antemarginal dots. Under surface with blue cell-spot, two discal 
spots and a whitish streak at the submedian. Hindwing mostly without cell-spot, but with three to five ultra- 
cellular dots. The white subapical patches of the upperside strongly reduced, and the submarginal spots 
scarcely larger than the subterminal dots. — In one cf all the white spots, except the subapical ones, are absent 
beneath, and the submarginal patches of the forewing have also nearly disappeared, the blue reflection on 
the upperside is darker and duller than in normal examples, azagra subsp. nor. Habitat unknown. Mindoro (?). azagra. 
— bazilana Fruhst. is a considerably different race without distinct white subapical area on the forewing, bazilana. 
on the other hand with the submarginal spots almost equal in size and all centred with white; the cellular 
and discal spots of the under surface more pronounced than in dufresne from more northerly localities. Bazilan, 
February, March, discovered by W. Doherty, From the other Philippines a whole series of geographical 
branch-races may still be looked for. — swinhoei Wall inhabits Formosa, where it appears not to be rare swinhoei. 
at Taihemoku near the south point of the island. Forewing with somewhat smaller, darker blue, but likewise 
all white-centred submarginal spots. Hindwing with three subapical patches and a row of pure white ante¬ 
marginal dots, always strongly expressed. Under surface, also that of the forewing, with very small marginal 
and discal spots. 
