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CYRESTLS. By H. Frtthstorfer. 
bands on the under surface and larger ocelli in the submarginal band. On the h. w. the white median band is 
slightly laved with yellowish showing, as in strigata, at the anal angle a tendency to bend at a right angle toward 
the anal margin. The anal ocellus is round, not reniform as in strigata or parthenia. The tails are white at the 
tip. The reversed ocellus indistinct. Specimens from Besi are on either side more white than those from 
Mangoli, and the two ocelli in the middle of the submarginal band on the upper surface of the h. w. incline 
to run together, the yellowish streak which separates them being obliterated. In both islands the §§ are larg- 
laelia. er, paler and not scarce. Type in Fruhstorfer collection. — laelia Fldr. This form, although smaller than the 
preceding, is of very dark colour, being distinguished from its allies by the fact that on the h. w. the white 
median band tapers toward the anal angle to a sharp point; this is mentioned already in Felder’s original 
description. In addition the median band is not sharply defined, especially at the outer border, but is hardly 
any broader than in strigata and its subspecies. Beneath it greatly resembles bettina, having the anal ocellus 
round, the reversed ocellus very distinct; the tails are tipped with black. The $ differs from $ in being 
much lighter brown and in that the narrower white median band, which in no case is distally sharply separated 
from the ground-colour, reveals a tendency to become obsolete, particularly on the h.w. The anal area, which 
in $ is orange-yellow and more brillant than in strigata and its subspecies, is but slightly marked with brown, 
the bordering of the ocelli in the submarginal band on h.w. is narrower and less conspicuous. Another peculiar¬ 
ity of laelia and the following subspecies consists in that on the under surface of the f. w. the two middle 
ocelli in the submarginal band are smaller and occasionally break up in consequence of the division of the black 
nucleus into two smaller ocelli. On the f. w. the fourth ocellus in the row counting from the costa is in all the 
harterti. specimens I examined distinctly elongate and oval, not round. — harterti Mart, from Halmaheira (Gani, Patani, 
Gilolo) has the median band twice as broad as laelia, broadest at the costa of the f. w., whence it gradually 
grows narrower toward the anal angle of the h. w.; its outer margin is but indistinctly defined; the rows of ocelli 
are also on the f. w. distinctly bordered with yellow as in laelia ; on the f. w. the fourth ocellus from the costa 
latifascia. is elongate; the anal ocellus round, the reversed ocellus very distinct. — latifascia Mart, is a much smaller form 
from Ternate having the white median band very broad, more so than any other subspecies; the inner edge 
of this band is almost a straight line, whereas the exterior one is convex toward the outer margin and moreover 
very sharply defined; on the f. w. the row of ocelli is distinctly bordered with yellow, the fourth ocellus elongate; 
the brown ground-colour is lighter, more gray-brown than yellow-brown as in the other subspecies. The anal 
ocellus is round, the reversed ocellus always distinct. The are larger and lighter in colour. Specimens 
from Obi have the outer edge of the white median band not so strongly convex as the smaller specimens from 
Ternate. But as no other difference whatsoever exists, these two races must be united, notwithstanding the re- 
abisa. latively great distance separating the two islands on which they are found. -— abisa Fruhst. (122 c) has the 
ground-colour darker, rather black than brown. The submarginal chain-pattern on the f. w. is not brown- 
yellow but black-yellow, the black links are broader; also the black band on the f. w. separating the white cliscal 
area from the row of ocelli is broader. On the h. w. the yellowish anal portion is reduced being encroached 
upon by the white discal band; all the submarginal bands are more broadly black. On the under surface both 
wings are essentially darker, the submarginal bands particularly on the h. w. much broader. The gray-brown 
band forming the inner border of the ocelli is •— oddly enough •— on both wings narrower, whereas above it is 
jordani. broader. From the island of Obi. ■— jordani Mart, from the island of Morotai, has in both sexes the white median 
band, which is broadest at the inner margin of the f. w. and gently concave towards the base, twice as broad 
as in laelia and tapering to a sharp point toward the anal angle of the h. w.; its outer edge is not sharply 
defined; on the f. w. the row of ocelli is not bordered with yellow as in laelia ; the fourth ocellus is elongate; the 
remains of the meridional stripes or better their interspaces in the basal half are white-grey, whereas in laelia 
they are brown-yellow; the two whitish submarginal lines at the outer margin of the f. w. diverge towards the 
apex, whereas in laelia they are strictly parallel; the anal ocellus is round, reversed ocellus very distinct as in 
all the forms of laelia. On the whole it is larger and darker than typical specimens of laelia. 
C. ceramensis Mart. Ceram. Distinguished from laelia in having the moderately broad median band 
sharply defined on both sides, running about parallel to the outer margin, inclining somewhat to converge 
towards the apex, whereas in laelia it curves inward near the costa of the f. w.; moreover it grows distinctly 
narrower towards the costa, whereas in laelia it tends to widen there. On the under surface of the f. w. the 
row of ocelli is complete and intact; on the h. w. the middle ocelli in the submarginal band clearly show on the 
upper surface a tendency to run together, particularly in $. Anal ocellus round; reversed ocellus distinct; 
the tails are pointing more outward, not backward as is the rule in the other forms of the acilia group. The 
$ is distinguished by the narrower median band and the more deeply yellow anal area. Although Ribbe 
states, that specimens from Ceram do not deviate from those from Batjan, it is not possible, considering the 
totally different character of the median band, to stamp ceramensis as a subspecies of laelia ; it must be a spe- 
