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EUPLOEA. By Dr. C. Aurivillius. 
cuphon. 
desjardivsi. 
goudoiti. 
mitra. 
area being the most strongly marked. Underside: central area of the primaries dark brownish black, the apical 
area lighter brown; all the white spots distinctly marked, but much reduced in size when compared with those 
of damocles. Secondaries with more than half the wings light brown, the basal area pale ochre-yellow; the 
extreme base dark brown, this colour extending along the costal margin; near the hindmargin a distinct row 
of white spots, varying in size and situated between the nervules; on the extreme edge a row of minute white 
twin spots. Mushari between Kiwu and the Albert Edward Nyanza. 
4. Genus: Kuploca F. 
This genus, so extremely characteristic of the Indo-Malayan and the Austro-Malayan region as well as 
of the islands of the Pacific Ocean, is only represented in the Ethiopian Region on the Mascarene and Seychelles 
Islands off the east coast of Africa and affords a proof of the former connection between these islands and 
the southern parts of Asia. Just as on the islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, quite different species 
occur here also on the different islands. 
The cfcf are often distinguished by special mealy or velvety spots on the fore- or hindwing or on 
both. On these and on trifling differences in the shape of the wings Moore has based a large number of 
genera. But as a female cannot be determined by these generic characters and species which are apparently 
nearly allied have often to be separated, it is doubtful whether these „genera” are natural or not. The question 
can only be settled by a closer study of the earlier stages. 
The larvae are unfortunately but little known, but appear to differ considerably in the number and 
arrangement of the long fleshy tubercles or filaments. 
It it a well-known fact that the Asiatic Euploeids are more or less exactly mimicked by many other 
butterflies. On the African Islands there are also two butterflies which should probably be regarded as mimics 
of E. euphon and youdoti , namely Sal amis augustina and the ? of Papilio phorbanta ; the former species is now 
almost extinct, but the latter is very common on Bourbon. 
On the numerous Indian forms of this genus cf. vol. IX, p. 225—272, pi. 79 -86. 
E. euphon F. (23 c). The forewing is bluish black, lighter at the hindmargin, and has a complete or 
almost complete row of rather large white submarginal spots, of which those in cellules 6 — 8 form a sub- 
apical band; small white disc-al spots are sometimes present in cellules 3—6, 9 and 10; the hindwing is black- 
brown and has behind the middle a yellowish white transverse band, 5—6 mm. in breadth, which close to 
the distal margin is accompanied by 8 —10 small rounded spots; on the under suface there are in addition 
white discal dots with black margins in cellules 3—6 and in the cell. In the cf there are no mealy spots or 
other special distinctions and the hindmargin of the forewing is straight. — The larva lives on Nerium; it is 
dirty white, with a lateral row of black dots and four pairs of fleshy filaments, placed on the 3rd, 5th, 6th and 
last segment. — The pupa is glossy golden green. Mauritius. 
E. desjardinsi ( G-uer . 25 d). This rare species, which is figured here for the first time, only occurs 
on the small island of Rodriguez; it is very similar to the preceding species, but much smaller with lighter 
ground-colour and without light dots between the distal margin and the light transverse band of the hindwing. 
E. goudoti Bdv. (23b) comes from the island of Bourbon; the wings are above deep black-brown from 
the base to beyond the middle, then lighter brown; the forewing entirely without subinarginal and marginal 
spots, but sometimes with 1—3 small discal spots; the hindwing about 2 mm. before the distal margin with 
a row of 8 —10 almost continuous whitish spots; the underside of both wings with 5—7 white discal dots; 
the cf, as in euphon, has a straight hindmargin to the hindwing and no mealy spots. — The larva is glossy 
greenish white with black head, the first segment orange-yellow, and 4 pairs of fleshy filaments. 
E. mitra Moore (25d) belongs to quite another group of this genus, in which the sexes are entirely 
dissimilar. — In the cf the hindmargin of the forewing is strongly ventricose and in cellule 1 b is placed on 
both surfaces a deep black longitudinal streak, which is composed of special scales and is called a “brand- 
mark”; the forewing above and beneath with a white transverse baud about 6 mm. in breadth, composed of 
8 spots (in cellules 2—6 and 9 — 11), and with small white submarginal spots; the hindwing above from the 
costal margin to the median glossy grey with silvery reflection and with indistinct grey spots at the distal 
margin, beneath with 7—8 white discal dots and at the distal margin with a double row of rounded white 
spots. — In the ? the hindmargin of the forewing is quite straight and the brand-mark is absent; but the 
white markings developed almost as in the cf. Only occurs on the Seychelles. 
