NEPTIS. By H. Frtthstoreer. 
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season confluent. The name type refers to the latter of which specimens with completely faded under surface 
have been described under the names of cambodja Moore and sattanga Moore. — kuhasa Nicev. represents cambodja. 
an extreme wet-season form collected by me in Tonkin during August and September, in which the cellular 
spots on forewing are united. — heliodore is not scarce in Central Siam, at an elevation of about 1000 ft. (Ja¬ 
nuary); Moore and Bingham report it also from Tenasserim, Assam and Burmah. — dorelia Btlr. is found in (lord * a 
the Malay Peninsula; specimens from Borneo do not differ greatly from it. dorelia deviates from the figured 
niasana (125 c) in the brown-yellow spots being more sharply defined. — siaka Moore from North and West siaka. 
Sumatra has somewhat narrower transverse bands than specimens from Borneo. An allied form is mentioned 
by Hagen from Banka as tiga and dorelia. — niasana Fruhst. (125 c) differs from the other forms of heliodore niasana. 
in having the submarginal band on upper surface of hindwings much narrower, on the forewing more conspicuous 
strongly undulate and compact. Also the yellow antemarginal line on forewing is more distinct than in tiga, 
the black bands and the distal border on the under surface of hindwing more diffuse than in tiga, but 
more intense than in dorelia and siaka. Nias. — • tiga Moore found in Eastern and Western Java up to 2000 ft. tiga. 
of altitude, has among all the forms of heliodore the broadest and most sharply defined black bands, and the 
yellow markings less diffuse. 
N. bella Stgr. from Palawan may prove to be a mere subspecies of heliodore ; this supposition can only bella. 
be decided, after a close examination of the Fauna of the Jolo Archipelago should bring out some intermediate 
forms. Beneath it has all the blackish portions of the upper surface of a pale, faded grey-brown cast. The 
white markings are surrounded by a delicate, deep brown undulate band. Palawan, January, very scarce. 
N. nitetis, an insignificant looking species limited to the Philippines, where it has developed a number 
of rather similar insular forms. The general pattern which recalls N. vicasi, is shown in our figure of ga- 
tanga (125 a), but in the majority of forms the wedge-shaped subapical spots are clear white. -— nitetis Hew. nitetis. 
from Mindanao has the transverse bands pale coffee-brown, the subapical spots dusted with grey, the under 
surface much paler than in gatanga, with greyish-yellow stripes irrorated on the forewing with violet. Flies the 
whole year round, particularly from April until June. — carvinus Fruhst. Subapical spots on forewing brown- carvinus. 
yellow, under surface fuscous brown-grey with prominent bands of violet, especially on hindwings. Camiguin 
cle Mindanao. — - ormiscus Fruhst. Under surface with conspicuous transverse bands and subapical spots ormiscus. 
of a clear white instead of yellowish colour and much broader than in the preceding forms. Bohol (Panaon, 
Cebu, Samar?). — samiola Fruhst. has the wings more pointed and narrower than nitetis, the subapical spots samiola. 
greyish-white, the brown bands on hindwing less wide, more diffuse and yellowish instead of grey. $ has 
the forewing beneath adorned with small, clear white, subapical, subanal and submarginal spots and bands; 
hindwing with prominent white transverse bands peripherically slightly irro rated with violet. Ground-colour 
dark brown. Mindoro. •—- prodymus Fruhst. is one of the prettiest Neptis known, forewing with clear white prodymus. 
subapical spots standing ont boldly from the dark ground; submarginal bands clear white, all other bands 
broadly pale greyish-brown. Median spots on forewings roundish, distally not convex. Beneath the ground¬ 
colour is darker with all bands sharper and clearer white than in and $$ from Mindanao. Hindwings 
without violet irroration. Bazilan, February and March. — gatanga Fruhst. (125 a) distinguished from the gatanga. 
heretofore described forms by the more rounded wings; subapical spots dull grey-brown, all yellowish-brown 
bands very narrow; ground-colour of under surface darker but more vivid brown than in Mindanao specimens, 
all yellowish-white markings reduced, bands on hindwing much steeper, the brown bands more prominent. 
Jolo. — arachroa subsp. nov. from the Sula Archipelago is closely allied to a form from Celebes contained in arachroa. 
the Staitdinger collection, larger and darker than Celebes rjA, with broader median bands on both wings. 
Under surface with a large and nearly clear white apical spot on forewing, rather violet than whitish bands and 
broader red-brown longitudinal stripes. ■—- anemoreia subsp. wow., .discovered lately by Dr. Platen in Celebes, anemoreia. 
has on both wings the median bands and subapical spots yellow-brown, under surface red-brown, in places 
irroratecl with violet. 
N. vikasi is closely allied to nitetis and very susceptible to geographical influences, (fig. 125 a) represent¬ 
ing several extreme forms. From nitetis it deviates in the more pointed wings and the more oblique subbasal 
band on hindwing. — harita Moore from North India is the most common Neptis form found in Lower Sikkim, harita. 
The bands above are grey-white, beneath yellowish-white, excepting the submarginal band which is violet. 
The rainy-season form — pseudovikasi Moore is larger than harita, with larger yellowish-white bands, especially pseudo- 
in $. Ground-colour darker blackish-brown, beneath richly irrorated with violet. •— suavior Fruhst. is the vikasi. 
larger form from Assam, distinguished by the deeper brown colour, the rather yellowish than grey stripes and 
the richer violet lustre of the under surface. According to Doherty (J. As. Soc. Ben. 1886, p. 125) and Moore 
vikasi is also found in the Kumaon Himalaya, being observed by Doherty at an elevation of 4000 ft., but rather 
