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at the cell-end a small, black dot. r similar, the white spot of the forewing not so much reduced, allied to 
pcr'nnde. periinele Weym., but on the hindwing more extensively white. Natuna Islands. — periinele Weym. ( = svl- 
vandra Snell.) (28 d. e) is in the <$ without the light spot on the forewing, which is in the 2 only beneath 
indicated by some small, white scales. The wdiite basal part of the hindwing mostly also darkened and often 
so much strangulated by the widened marginal band that scarcely half the wing remains for it. The under 
intacta. surface ist cpiite blackish-brown, only the hindwing has a light median spot of variable extent. — intacta 
||7t. (= sylvandra Moore nec Snell., monycha Piep. Snell, nec Hmp-s., dama Snell.) (28 e) is the form from 
Java and Bali. Very much like periinele. The abdomen mostly yellowish, sometimes more whitish with black 
bands, the spot of the forewing is either absent altogether above or it is more or less indistinctly marked, 
beneath it is in the <$ likewise often entirely absent, whilst in the $ it is present; the black dot at the 
lam. cell-end of the hindwing sometimes in both sexes distinct on both sides. —■ The form lara Swinh. has a still 
more whitish abdomen which is either curled black as in the typical intacta, or which may also have only 
black dorsal dots; the forewing in both sexes with a white triangular spot, the marginal band of the hind¬ 
wing posteriorly narrower than in typical intacta; above as a rule no cell-end spot on the hindwing, some¬ 
times the latter is absent also beneath, where the forewings are in both sexes more extensively white than 
marina, in typical intacta. It flies together with the preceding. — murina Rothsch. occurs in two forms like intacta, 
from which invariably differs by its lighter yellow head and abdomen, the small black spots of the patagia 
are as a rule larger and the black marginal band of the hindwing along the proximal margin more or less 
flown out. The two forms of murina correspond to the two intacta-forms. In the typical murina the white 
marking of the forewing consists of a line below' the median, a spot between veins 2 and 3, and an inclis- 
f liluta. tinct spot in the cell-apex. In the form diluta Rothsch. in the <$ the white spot of the forewing is extended 
along vein 2. the black band of the hindwing rather deeply and broadly notched on vein 2, the abdomen 
iimorana. with rather small, black dorsal spots, murina occurs in different small Sunda Islands. — timorana Rothsch. 
differs in its typical form from typical murina which it resembles very much by an almost brown head 
and thorax, almost of the colour of the forewings; also the orange place at the base of the fore wing replaced 
by greyish-brown, the white stripe of the forewing very much reduced, in typical timorana only one small 
hrcripmnis. spot between veins 2 and 3, one at the cell-apex. In the subform brevipennis Rothsch. the forewings are in 
both sexes darker than in intacta, of the yellow colouring at the base of the wing there is no more trace what¬ 
ever, but the basal part of the forewing is crossed by white lines on and between the veins; of the spot on 
the forewing only a small white dot is left at the lower cell-angle. It flies together with typical timorana 
lalaonica. in Timor. —• kalaotlica Rothsch. of which only the 2 is known, resembles typical murina in the size and 
shape of the white stripe of the forewing, but it differs from it and from intacta by the base of the forewing 
not being yellow and the black basal dots being almost obliterated. Below' the base of the median there is 
a very distinct, small, whitish angular spot and a similar small dot; the marginal band of the hindwing 
riukiuana. is as broad in murina and continued along the proximal margin. Kalao in South Celebes. —• riukiuana 
Rothsch. is the form from the Linchots, very much allied to that from the Philippines, but the thorax is 
of a much lighter orange, and the white discal spot of the forewing is mostly larger, along vein 3 always 
produced. Hindwing as in philippina (28 cl), but the black spot at the cell-end above more frequently present. 
rjrhrina. —• zebrina Btlr. (== monycha Hmps. p. p.) (28 d) lias the thorax almost as brown as the forewings, and the 
narrow part of the white median stripe of the forewing is also often strewn with small brown scales and 
therefore less brightly white. Hindwings almost as in riukiuana, philippina and dicta, but the base slightly 
philippina. tinted blackish, the abdomen of a blighter ochreous-yellow than the thorax, curled black. Formosa. — phi¬ 
lippina Btlr. (= dicta Snell, nec Btlr., dama Pag. nec F .) (28 d), from the Philippines, in the typical form 
approaches very much riukiuana ; the basal area of the forewing has only traces of yellow, and is otherwise 
whiter, the white spot of the forewing being shaped as in dicta, but distinctly extended along vein 3. The 
nervosa, veins are not white, except the basal half of the submedian. Abdomen as in dicta. — In the form nervosa 
Rothsch. the base of the forewing is somewhat more yellow', the white spot on the forewing, however, extended 
srinr/ircnsis. along vein 2. and all the veins white. Palawan, Balabak. — sangirensis Rothsch. is like lanceolata (28 e), 
but it differs by the white veins of the forewings; the black abdominal rings very broad, so that in the 
lanceolata. 1 almost the whole abdomen is black. Sangir. — lanceolata Wkr. (28 e) from Amboina, Ceram, Celebes 
and Burn is easily recognizable by the abdomen being very much banded black and by the preponderately 
blackish-brow'n thorax the orange-yellow marking of which varies very much. Easily discernible besides by the 
intense colouring and distinctly defined spot of the forewing. The veins of the forewings not white except 
ni'ilisa. the median which is broadly and purely white in Obi-specimens. —- nialisa Sicinh. (— lanceolata var. Snell.) 
(28 e) is extremely similar to lanceolata, but it is without the very distinct white and yellow small spots at 
the base of the forewing. Halmaheira, Batjan. Specimens from Obi almost look the same, but they have 
bandana, quite orange-yellow covers of the wings and a similar collar with rather distinct dark dots. — bandana 
Rothsch. Thorax and abdomen much paler yellow than in the allies, the veins of the forewings streaked 
white as in ghara, but the white vein-lines are d ist ally shorter, the median stripe shaped as in dor yea, like 
tlie white spot on the forewing beneath. Hindwings also like in ghara and dor yea, but the black dot at 
the cell-end beneath is marked more distinctly, thorax and abdomen spotted black like in the two latter forms 
the dorsal spots of the abdomen are transverse spots, but they do not extend to the stigmata. Banda. - 
ghara. ghara Sicinh (= vitessoides Pag. nec Snell.) (28 f.) from the Key Islands varies extraordinarily. 
