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EUPLOEA. By H. Fruhstorfer. 
pollita. 
ecbatana. 
tulliolus. 
sicinia. 
■meda. 
turner i. 
saundersi. 
noeturna. 
mardonia. 
doryca. 
offaka. 
forsteri. 
adyte. 
seriata. 
E. tulliolus differs from the mazares -group in the broadened white apical spots of the forewing and as 
a rule in the sharply expressed proximal row of submarginal dots on the hindwing beneath, but the latter 
disappear in the examples from the northern Philippines. Where forms of tulliolus occur together with those 
of mazares , one might be tempted to regard the former as extreme dry-seasonal products of mazares. 
Moreover, in New Guinea the differences are completely effaced and also on the South-Sea Islands races of 
tulliolus intergrade with those of adyte Bdv. from New Caledonia. — pollita Eschsch. is regarded as the most 
northerly offshoot of the species and bears as a rule even broader white bands on the forewing than on the 
figure, which was taken from an example from Mindanao. Typical pollita have no white markings at all 
on the hindwing, and on its grey-brown under surface even the small admarginal dots are absent. North 
Philippines, especially Luzon. - ecbatana subsp. nov. (85 d, as pollita) inhabits the southern Philippines, 
Mindanao, Bazilan and other islands. Hindwing on both surfaces with prominent submarginal rows of white 
dots. ?: beneath with narrower white subapical band than the cf type from Bazilan. Flies in Februarv- 
March, thus taken at the same time as mazares monilina Fruhst. — tulliolus F., the name-type, has decidedly 
dark reflection, more steel- or violet-blue than light blue, on the upperside of both wings, more distinct sub- 
marginal spots but narrower subapical bands on the forewing. Common in Queensland from Brisbane to Cape 
York. — sicinia Fruhst. is a geographical form from the island of Dammer, like tulliolus without white sub- 
marginal band on the hindwing and with the subapical patches of the forewing much reduced — meda Fruhst ., 
from the island of Pura to the east of Sumbawa, is throughout lighter blue than tulliolus , forewing with very 
broad bands, hindwing with white submarginal spots, which are also distinct beneath. — turneri Btlr ., from 
Darnley Island to the north of Australia, which is unknown to me, forms a transition from tulliolus to 
saundersi Btlr. from Arua in that the subapical band of the forewing is exactly intermediate betwen those of 
the two branch-races mentioned, turneri was described from a ?. — saundersi Btlr. is a common Euploea 
on the Aru Islands, dark blue in its general colouring, with pure white, medium-sized, submarginal spots on 
the forewing, which are proximally only slightly tinged with violet and beneath are likewise prominent, being 
somewhat larger than a pin’s head. — noeturna Fruhst ., from Salawatti, is larger, still darker violet-blue 
with deep steel gloss and on the underside of the hindwing also with distinct white patches. — mardonia 
Fruhst. inhabits British New Guinea and occurs also in the German territory in the neigbourhood of Finschhafen. 
Upper surface with brilliant light steel-blue reflection, lighter than in saundersi , the small while spots with 
thin light blue border. Under surfare as in saundersi , hindwing with 2 rows of white submarginal dots. — 
doryca Btlr. probably replaces saundersi in all parts of Dutch New Guinea and is the malanotic extreme of 
the whole series of forms. Upper surface more violet than steel-blue with duller reflection, the light blue 
submarginal patches only slightly dotted with white. Submarginal and admarginal dots of the under surface 
mostly absent, and even the subapical row but little prominent. Dorey, Sorong, Hattam, Kapaur, everywhere 
common. — offaka Fruhst. is a smaller island race with the usual darkened colouring, submarginal patches 
of the forewing almost without white centre, their bordering more blue than violet and all the white dots of 
the under surface reduced, especially those of the hindwing. Waigeu. — forsteri Fldr. is certainly the 
representative of tulliolus on the Fiji Islands; upper surface lighter than in doryca , the markings of the 
forewing somewhat as in saundersi , broadly white, with narrow light violet proximal border; hindwing above 
without puntiform spots. Forewing with the patches sometimes larger, sometimes smaller, apparently varying 
according to the season; in the three ?? before me they are smaller than in saundersi , under surface as in 
saundersi , but with the white markings somewhat more delicate. Viti-Levu. 
E. adyte Bdv., of which l saw the type at Cm Oberthur’s, probably also belongs to the tulliolus -series 
of forms. Upper surface of the forewing with a complete row of seven violet submarginal spots, only slightly 
touched with white, which beneath on the contrary are pure white and relatively large. Hindwing with a 
curved row of six to seven larger, pure white rounded submarginal patches, which decrease in size from the 
costal margin to the anal angle. Both wings with small admarginal dots. Forewing without discal white 
or violet spot, a characteristic, however, which may be either present or absent in all the allies of tulliolus 
discussed. New Caledonia. 
E. seriata H.-Schaff. should perhaps be united with adyte. Upper surface lighter brown, almost without 
violet sheen. Submarginal spots of the forewing only slightly widened, nearly obsolete. Hindwing with 
distinctly defined yellowish brown marginal area. Under surface of both wings basally dark brown, lighter 
in the distal part. Submarginal dots of both wings pronounced, but yellowish instead of pure white. 
Admarginal streak-like dots on both wings. Forewing beneath without discal white spot. Islands of the 
Loyalty Group: Lifu, Uvea. 
dudgeoni. E. dudgeoni Sm. (30 e), which occurs together with doryca at Humboldt Bay, Dutch New Guinea, 
was recently sent to me from Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen, where it seems to be the only blue Calliploea , whilst 
from Finschhafen I have only received tulliolus mardonia Fruhst., but never dudgeoni. dudgeoni is distin- 
