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ERIBOEA. By H. Fruhstorfer. 
forewings. The median band of the under surface of the hindwings shorter, narrower than in babbericus. Island 
kalaonicus. of Roma, only collected by H. Kuhn. —- kalaonicus R. and J. approximates much rather the Sumbawa- 
and Sumba-race, is of a smaller habitus than scipio with less considerable submarginal spots of the forewings, 
but according to the authors’ figures with larger spots of the hindwings on which they are also beneath more 
sempronius. sharply defined. Island of Kalao, four $9 discovered by Everett in December 1895. ■— sempronius F . (134 d) 
is the last among the light- forms. $ more imposing than the figured B with very large elongate tre ns- 
cellular stripes and submarginal spots of the forewings. The hindwings with a large reddisn yellow anal spot. 
$ beneath with slight marks of a brown bordering round the forewings. The hindwings, ho "’ever, traversed 
by a considerable light brown subbasal band, a discal band being anteriorly light brown, posteriorly reddish- 
brown, and by an ochreous terminal band. An uncommonly light form (therefore presumably of the dry period) 
australis, has been denominated australis Swains, (tyrtaeus Fldr.). Occurs in Queensland, North West Australia, New 
South Wales and Lord Howe-Island. The SB are fond of drinking from the emanating sap of trees where they 
sit as if drunk and are easily captured, sempronius often flies in plantations of orange-trees in order to fly across 
them and to escape into the woods. It has also been met on the sweet-smelling blossoms of Bursaria spinosa, 
pyrrhus. and it was noticed producing a scratching noise when opening the wings. ■— pyrrhus L. forms the transition 
from the series of sempronius-jovis to the Papuan races. Having been described by Linnaeus in 1758, it is 
the longest-known member of the Charaxidi. Upper surface very similar to jtipiter , hindwings, however, more 
copiously dusted with bluish-green, and the marginal spots of the hindwings preponderantly blue instead of 
greenish. Under surface distinguished from all its allies by the strongest black boundary-lines of the brownish- 
bandanus. green and white bands. $ very rare. Amboina, Ceram. —- bandanus R. and J. was discovered by Doherty. 
There is again only one $ of it in the Tring Museum which can be separated from pyrrhus beneath by some¬ 
what fainter black longitudinal stripes. All the submarginal spots somewhat more reduced than in the nomen- 
buruanus. datura! type. — buruanus R. and J. denotes, however, a lightened pygmean race of which two BB collected 
obiensis. in November served as types. Cell of the forewing not blackened like in pyrrhus. Island of Buru. — obiensis 
R. and J. of somewhat larger shape than buruanus , above remarkable by a more extensive greenish hue of 
the hindwings. White median band of the under surface of the hindwings shorter than in the form of the North 
Moluccas. Island of Obi; September. $ unknown. Only one B hi the Coll. Fruhstorfer, single specimens 
gilolensis. in the Tring Museum. — gilolensis Btlr. lies before me in corresponding SB from Bat-jan and Halmaheira. Cell 
of the forewings, contrary to obiensis and pyrrhus, dusted greenish in its distal part. Marginal area of 
clilorus. the hindwings less broad than in the Amboina-race. $ very rare. — chlorus subsp. nov. unites the races of the 
North Moluccas with the Papuan pyrrhus- branches. Above very closely allied to jupiter, the SB are °f a smaller 
shape and exhibit also reduced small apical spots of the forewings. Median band of the under surface appre¬ 
ciably narrower than in the form from Dutch New Guinea. $ with more intensely yellow areas in the median 
part of all the wings, approximating the $ of keianus in the colouring. Island of Waigiu, very rare, only 2 S<3 
jupiter. I ^ in my collection, 2 BB in. the Tring Museum. — jupiter Btlr. (135 a) described from Dorey in Dutch 
New Guinea, distributed over the whole of Dutch and German New Guinea. According to Rothschild and 
Jordan, there belong also specimens of the Aru, Trobriand and d’Entrecasteaux Islands to jupiter. My six 
BB from Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen and Finschhafen are somewhat more considerable than SB from Dorey 
and Kapaur, with more green on the expanded yellow median bands. They fly, according to Hagen, from 
km nos. December till April. —- kronos Flour, from New Pomerania, New Lauenburg has the small spots of the fore¬ 
wings somewhat more blurred than jupiter from the continent of New Guinea. Very rare. In New Hannover 
there exists another, geographical race, but slightly modified and with somewhat less intense and more yello- 
attila. wish than reddish-brown subanal crescents on the under surface of the hindwings. — attila Sm. originates from 
Guadalcanar of the Salomons. There are altogether only 4 specimens known. The $ is characterized by the 
complete and isochromatic submarginal spots of the upper surface of the hindwings which do not exhibit any 
cditha. reddish brown anal spot. — editha Ribbe founded upon a $ from Bougainville, is much larger than jupiter and 
keianus. the under surface provided with a more prominent terminal band. —- keianus R. and J. is that branch of pyr¬ 
rhus which has come the most frequently to Europe in the last years. Upper surface, especially of the 
intensely yellow, nearly lemon-coloured with a greenish hue. Submarginal spots of both wings relatively small, 
but very uniform. Under surface easily distinguishable from the Micromalayan vicariants by a wedge-shaped 
long, silvery-white median band running through as far as to the posterior median. Larva on Albizzia and 
seitzi. Medua ferrea. Pupa broad, roundish, light green with snow-white small stripes and spots. — seitzi R. and J. 
an excellent transition from keianus to the inhabitants of the islands of the Timor Group, exhibits a magnifi¬ 
cent green ring along the distal margin on the upper surface of the hindwings, and on the forewings but minute 
submarginal dots. Median area of the under surface of the hindwings extremely narrow, short, embedded 
in deep dark brown surroundings. It flies from March till July. From Larat of the northernmost Tenimber 
watubela. Island in my collection, discovered by Doherty also in Selaru, the southernmost island of the Group. — watu- 
bela Rothsch., finally, approximates keianus from which it differs by the parted median band of the forewings, 
the anterior spot of which stands isolated. The blue dusting of the hindwings more extensive, as well as the 
anal marginal spot of the hindwing. From Kissui of the Watubela Group, situated to the east of Banda and 
between Goram and the Key Islands. Only one B\ flies in March. 
clitarchus. E. clitarchus Hew. replaces pyrrhus in New Coledonia. Upper surface similar to jupiter, cell in its 
anterior part, however, with yellow bands. Hindwing with an almost uniform distal margin, exhibiting 3 
