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by Doherty. From Tonkin, however, it is not yet known and seems to extend in the east as far as Tenas- 
serim, from where Moore reports some few specimens from Pegu and the Toungyeen Forest. 
C. distanti inhabits the Macromalayan district, going in the north as far as to South Tenasserim; 
it does not occur, however, in Java. Upper surface like in thespius (136 c), the brown marginal band being 
more pronounced in the from Perak and Sumatra. Under surface typical by a white stripe starting from 
the base and extending somewhat beyond the cell-end. — thespius subsp. nov. (136 c), founded upon specimens thespius. 
from South East Borneo, excelled in size by the nomenclatural form from Perak. The submarginal spots of the 
hindwings are smaller, hardly ever with white pupils. A $ from the Natuna Islands is beneath even somewhat 
paler than my specimens from South Borneo, which peculiarity was also observed by Rothschild and Jordan 
in a $ from Bunguran, Natuna. In a ^ from Borneo in the Adams Collection of the British Museum the black 
submarginal spots of the hindwings are more pronounced, the postmedian oblique band of a dark blue colour, 
and it has a more extensive violet, silver-glossy anteterminal zone which, on being compared with 
from Perak and Sumatra, gains in extent also in the thespius-tfrf. — distanti Hour, exhibits a less broad distanti. 
red-brown margining of the upper surface of the forewings than the from Sumatra. Habitat Perak, once 
also found in the Dawnatrange, Tenasserim, in March. — phlegmone subsp. nov. is based upon West Sumatran phlegmone. 
specimens excelling in size even those from Perak and exhibiting a progressive development of the red-brown 
marginal band of the forewings as well as of the white pupils of the black intranerval spots of the hindwings. 
Surroundings of Padang Pandjang, observed also by Dr. Martin in North East Sumatra, but only in the 
lowland. 
C. harmodius may replace C. aristogiton in Macromalayana. Apex of the forewings, however, more 
distinctly projecting than in aristogiton, the marginal area of the forewings more reddened, the black spots, 
particularly also those of the hindwings, receding, hindwings with more prominent white dots. Under surface 
of a brighter red-brown, with nice prominent white margins of the small black zigzag bands. Penis and penis- 
canal, according to Dr. Jordan, like in Gh. aristogiton. Occurring also in Palawan; the race of the Malayan 
Peninsula is still undiscovered. —- harmodius Fldr. (136 c as martinus ) differs from the vicarious types by a harmodius. 
broader black band of the forewings and the enlarged double spot at the apex of the hindwings. The white 
dotting of the hindwings fainter than in martinus from West Sumatra. $ with a somewhat lighter yellow sub¬ 
marginal band of the upper surface and a paler costal spot of the hindwings. The oval maculae more prominently 
pupilled than in the <§. The foremost point of the tail drawn out very long, but also the posterior one of 
the G hardly prominent, more distinctly projecting. Distal half of the under surface lighter than in the <$, 
with a pale reddish median band extending on the hindwing as far as to the anterior median. Length of fore¬ 
wings: $ 40 to 42, $ 15 mm. I observed it exclusively in West Java to the south of Sukabumi at altitudes 
of up to about 500 m. —- martinus R. and J. (136 c as harmodius ) described from North East Sumatra, martinus. 
the Battak-, Gayu- and Karo-Mountains, lies before me in 13 from Padang Pandjang, West Sumatra. The 
under surface is somewhat duller red-brown than in the specimens from Java, and the hindwings are more 
beautifully adorned with white stars. — infernus Rothsch. is an extremely rare geographical species described inf emus. 
according to a $ sent by me from the district of the sources of the Mahakam River. Under surface paler than 
in martinus, though somewhat darker than in harpagon from Palawan. The white margins of the under sur¬ 
face less prominent than in martinus and harmodius . — harpagon Stgr. lies before me in a couple from the Island harpagon. 
of Palawan. The total colouring of this insular race is in both sexes so light that we easily conceive Staudinger’s 
mistake in placing this form near Ch. marmax. harmodius, however, was not known to Staudinger, for it had 
been lost since Felder’s times and became known again only by my expedition to Java. $ distinguished by 
a broad light straw-coloured median band of the upper surface. The hindwings with large black tears being 
prominently pupilled in white. 
C. antotlius Semp., a species peculiar of the Island of Mindanao, without any Macromalayan allies, antonius. 
Upper surface of a peculiar olive brown with a very broad black marginal area passing gradually over into 
the brown basal colouring. Hindwings with purely white dots in small black maculae. $ above similar to the 
$ of Gh. amyous georgius from Mindoro, basal half of both wings somewhat paler than in the (J, with a white 
band covered with yellowish and extending as far as to the sub median. Hindwing with a bright yellowish 
costal region and a yellow anal spot, as well as larger black eye-spots than the <$. Under surface blackish brown 
with white margins of the dark longitudinal bands. Tails like in Gh. amyous, the anterior one spatulate, the 
posterior one somewhat shorter and anteriorly curved. 
C. plateni Stgr. resembles above somewhat Ch. psaphon, but the black apical spot extends as far piateni. 
as to the margin of the cell, and in the anal angle of the hindwing, the brown distal border is noticeable only as 
far as to the anterior median and is further in front covered by the black marginal area. Only one $ is 
known belonging to Staudinger’s collection, distinguished by lunular, distal, very distinct discal spots from 
all the other Charaxes. The under surface is silvery white with a grey basal part and a greenish-brown area in 
the submarginal zone. Palawan, time of flying January. 
C. borneensis, a Macromalayan species which, however, like many species of this subregion, does not 
go over to Java. $ of all the forms recognizable by a white or quite faintly yellowish transversal band of the 
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