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TAENARIS. By H. Fruhstorfer. 
in the and sometimes simple in both sexes. The larva of one form is known, with black processes on the 
desdemona. head and three black dorsal lines. — desdemona Stgr. from Ceram, is the most westerly race. The basal area 
on the upper side of the hind wing is almost imperceptibly yellowish glossed; there is a very large light blue 
ocellus, and rather above it another, usually only punctiform, both distinctly black framed. The under surface 
of the hindwing is characterized by a stately anal eye-spot which is first black ringed, then yellow and then 
dcmona. again black. —- In dernona Hew. the secondary ocellus on the upperside of the hind wing is but little smaller and 
dimonata. also present on the under surface, with a broad black crescent on the outer side. — dimonata Stick, comes 
from Salawati. Forewing as in dimona, but the apex of the. hindwing rather less black scaled, anal ocellus in q 
underside simple, in $ bipupillate. The chief characteristic of the hitherto undescribed $ is a striking dark 
sorronga. ochre-yellow basal tinge on both surfaces of the hindwings. —- In sorronga Frukst. the hindwings are at their 
darkest and uniformly black-grey bordered as far as the costal margin. The anal ocelli are very distinct and there 
are only two, close together, the upper being smaller than the lower. Outwardly the ocelli are shaded with 
black. Underside: The under surface of the hindwing is characterized in the <$ by the ocelli bemg so broadly 
black ringed, that their periphery runs together into a black band. The anal ocelli are ringed with dark ochre- 
yellow. The $ is remarkable for the unusually pale wings, the white ground colour extends almost to the 
terminal margin, and the wing is basally broadly yellowish. The ocelli in the hindwing are of a splendid light 
blue. Compared with the type of dimona from Aru it is distinguished as follows; sorronga has a broader, deeper 
black border than dimona, in which it is grey-brown. The ocelli on the hindwing are at least as large again 
and darker blue-violet. The blue pupil of the ocelli in the hindwing are more broadly black ringed, and the 
ocelli are united, i. e. the more extended black bordering is confluent, whereas in dimona they are separated 
hapaura. by the white ground colour of the median area, which extends to the distal margin. -—- kapaura Frukst. This 
race is rather large, with a darker distal border on all wings than in dinora. The ocelli on the upper surface 
of the hindwings are more imposing and light blue, the same colour as in desdemona Stgr. from Ceram. Under 
surface; Hindwings very broadly black bordered, especially basally. The anal ocellus is very large, diffused, 
light ochre-yellow, but only narrowly black ringed. $ with only one anal ocellus on the underside. From Kapaur, 
off aka. in the south-western Dutch New Guinea. — off aka Frukst. Under surface; more broadly black marked than in 
sorronga Frukst., especially in the basal area of the hindwing, whereby the white median zone is greatly contrac¬ 
ted. The anal ocellus is bipupillate, unusually broadly black ringed, with large black, light blue bordered pupils. 
The inner, yellow anal ocellar boundary is lighter and more broadly ochre-yellow than in any of the allied races. 
dinora. Waigiu Island, rare. — dinora Sm. was founded on a very dark $, with almost entirely greyish white overlaid 
trita. upper surface and only two main and three secondary ocelli on the hindwing. — trita Stick, is the normal 
areia. ocellar form with only two anal and one apical ocellus, and areia Frukst. (104 d) refers to specimens with nearly 
pure white upperside of the hindwings, narrower black ocellar periphery and very narrow black distal border 
to the hindwings. The ocelli on the underside of the hindwings are unusually small, very broadly light ochre- 
yellow, but cpiite narrowly black ringed. They are separated by the white ground colour. The $$ are 
palest of all the dimona $$, and especially on the underside extremely narrowly black bordered. The ocelli 
stand quite free on the white ground. German New Guinea and Humboldt Bay, not very common, flies from 
November to February. Even Hagen had already noted, that the Stefansort specimens (areia Frukst.) are 
paler than dinora from other localities. I have never received a specimen analogous to figure 104 d from 
Friedrich Wilhelms-Hafen. 
dina. T. dsna Stgr. is a splendid species, of which the $$ appear to be commoner than the for I 
have not the latter, whereas I have three $$ from Friedrich Wilhelms Hafen alone. The S was first figured 
by Smith, and differs from dimona in two equal sized light blue anal ocelli, standing in an extensive black area. 
The base of the hindwing appears more broadly grey-Avhite scaled, whereas the distal border is narrower, though 
more distinctly defined. The $ has pure white forewings with deep black, blue glossed apical area. Ab¬ 
domen dorsally lighter yellow than in dimona areia from Finscli Hafen. Notwithstanding the considerable 
size of the butterfly, the apical ocellus on the underside is much smaller than in areia Fruhst. The under surface 
of all wings is very narrowly deep black bordered; the ground colour is again pure white, without the ashy grey 
powdering of the dimona forms. The type comes from Constantine Hafen and was discovered by Kubary. 
gorgo. T. gorge Kirsch, originally described from Mum (Dutch North West New Guinea) lies before me in 
specimens from Sorong which are probably the same as the name type. These specimens are rather larger and 
of a purer white ground colour than the figure of gorgopkone (104 d) from Kaiser Wilhelms Land. The grey 
border of the wings is narrower than in gorgopkone. The underside of the hindwing has also a more contracted 
distal bordering, and is less grey powdered between the ocelli, the median part of the wing thus appearing 
more extensively white. Further, all the Sorong specimens have a simple anal ocellus. The $ is still paler 
than the and distinguished by a yellowish tinge below the cell on the upper surface of the hindwing. — 
mera. mera Frukst. from Kajumera Bay south of Geelvink Bay, lying at the narrowest part of South-west New 
Guinea. In it the blackish bordering of the hindwings has almost disappeared, and in its place there is in the sub¬ 
marginal region a yellowish dusting, through which the anal ocellus is distinctly visible. Hindwing underside; 
