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EUPLOEA. By H. Fruhstorfer. 
E. gloriosa, with the forewing 52 mm in length, is the largest known Stictoploea and distinguished 
from all the other species in having the most extended white submarginal spots on the forewing. Two local 
gloriosa. races: gloriosa Btlr. (= superba Vo//., badonia Kirby , schlegeli F/dr.) (84b), from the north of Celebes, 
collected by me at Toli-Toli, November-December, near the sea-coast; a rapid flier, but like all the Euploeas 
is tempted to lengthened rests by flowering shrubs. ? as a rule with a proximal smaller, but pure white row 
of discal spots, which are united with the violet submarginal patches by diffuse proximal prolongations of 
the latter. Under surface with only slightly narrower rows of white, often wedge-shaped markings. Discal 
pompilin. patches of the hindwing likewise whitish, not pale, as in the other Stictoploea. — pompilia subsp. nov. is the 
hitherto unnoticed form of Southern Celebes, recognizable particularly beneath by the reduced white spots, 
of which the discal ones are again tinged with light blue or violet. Observed by me at the Peak of Bonthain 
even at an elevation of 1000 m 
E. picina inhabits the Moluccas, and with its more dusky upper surface is absolutely the reverse of 
inaequalis. the preceding species. Everywhere very rare, there are as yet only two island races to record: inaequalis 
Btlr. (81 b). Ground-colour of the hindwing as a rule somewhat lighter brown than on the figure, moreover 
the ? shows above a lighter brown distal margin. Under surface of the ?? always with whitish grey anal 
area, which is sometimes reproduced on the upperside. Discal markings predominantly whitish, no trace of 
picina. marginal dots Amboina, Saparoea, Ceram. Very rare. picina Btlr. (= plateni Stgr.) is a form strongly 
darkened above and beneath, with more extended dark violet reflection on both wings and a slightly indicated 
light brown submarginal area on the upperside of the hinclwing. Northern Moluccas, Batjan, Halmaheira: 
? still undescribed. Described by Butler with the incorrect locality “Sumatra”, but very recognizably figured. 
E. doleschalli is the oldest designation of a Papuan collective species which passes in collections 
under a series of names, among which, however, the very one entitled to priority has been entirely ignored. 
Apparently in the whole range of the species striking deviations occur, which have given occasion to different 
specific names. But in spite of all the statements to the contrary, there is also in New Guinea as well as 
in India and on the Malayan islands only one Stictoploea in each district, which excludes the presence of a 
doleschalli. second species. - doleschalli Fldr. (= papuana Beak.), the form from the Dutch region, was figured as 
penelope Btlr. (81a), a name with which the type-form of the collective species is labelled at the British 
moesta. Museum. — As moesta Btlr. an insignificant variety has been described, which bears only three blue-violet 
inconspicua. subapical spots on the forewing. — inconspicua Btlr. is a form with dark brown upper surface and somewhat 
aelhiopina. lighter margins, especially on the hindwing, but without a trace of white or violet apical spots. — aethiopina 
Sm., founded on two ??, shows only a white costal spot on the forewing. — All these names refer to examples 
immaculata. from Dutch New Guinea, whilst immaculata Btlr., the race of the British region, is somewhat smaller than 
doleschalli , and still darker; only cfcf without white submarginal spots are known. Also according to Butler the 
agema. ? has no submarginal marks at all. -— As agema subsp. nov. we introduce the geographical race from Kaiser- 
Wilhelmsland, which is somewhat smaller than my examples of doleschalli from Sorong and Dorev, Rapsur 
and Hattam in Dutch New Guinea. The form inconspicua Btlr. is the typical form in Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen, 
but examples also occur which correspond to the figured penelope , and from Finschhafen 1 even have before 
egregia. me cfcf with the submarginal patches of the forewing entirely white (egregia form, nov.). The ?? of agema, 
of which, however, I have only received 5, are dark brown, with steel-blue tinge and rather sharply defined 
light brown distal border, with slight reddish sheen. At the proximal edge of this are placed six whitish, 
violet-powdered submarginal patches of unequal size, which in one ? remain pure white and are even continued 
on the hindwing. The cf figured shows an aberration, the forewing having three grey-violet intraneural 
limbata, stripes. — limbata subsp. nov. has the forewing almost entirely black with extremely dark, indistinct blue gloss. 
Hindwing with broad, chocolate-brown distal margin, cf occasionally with a violet subapical dot on the forewing, 
otherwise belonging to the form inconspicua Btlr. ? resembling that of agema, but lighter brown, with indistinct, 
iarnis. brown-powdered submarginal patches. Hindwing with almost whitish marginal area. Waigen. tarnis subsp. 
nov., inhabiting the island of Jobi in Geelvink Bay, is even larger than doleschalli Fldr. from Sorong, and above, 
especially at the anal margin of the hindwing, darker than limbata from Waigeu. Under surface of both wings 
amarynceus. with larger light blue discal patches than the allied races - amarynceus subsp. nov. is before me from the 
island of Salawatti and bears the most pronounced and irregular submarginal patches on the forewing, cf with 
the light brown anal margin more extended than in limbata, ? almost entirely light brown, marginal area 
melander. on the underside of the hindwing in both sexes inclining to whitish. — melander Sm., described from the 
island of Santa Cruz, appears also to belong to doleschalli as the most easterly offshoot known, cf brown 
with two narrow violet subapical patches on the forewing and four small white dots between the veins. 
Hindwing as in limbata, 
palla. E. palla Btlr. (= payeni Fldr) (84b) replaces doleschalli on the Aru Islands. It only differs in having 
the inner margin on the underside of the forewing in both sexes cut off straight as above and all the white 
subapical spots somewhat reduced. Discal patches of the hinclwing absent and only three present on the forewing 
