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CUPID0. By Dr. C. Aurivillius. 
Eighth Group. 
Eyes densely haired: Vein 11 of the forewing separate, almost straight or towards vein 12 more or 
less bent. Hindwing at the end of vein 2 tailed. Like in many species of Lycaenesthes the marking beneath 
on both wings seems to be very complicated and different from the normal marking of Cupido. Like in Lycae- 
nesthes it depends on the light border-lines of all the spots being very much expanded and on the spots and 
the ground-colour exhibiting quite the same dark brown tint. Thereby a great number of dark spots and trans¬ 
verse bands are created on a white or lighter ground. These dark markings are very variable and need not 
be described here at large. The forewing beneath invariably shows a dark longitudinal ray from the base along 
the posterior side of vein 12, at least as far as vein 11. The hindwing has beneath rounded, jet-black, blue- 
scaled marginal spots surrounded by an (orange-)yellow ring in 1 c and 2, and rounded or strigiform marginal 
spots in 3 to 6; the submarginal line is coherent and formed of bows or transverse streaks; not rounded, jet- 
black basal dots. The arrangement of the discal spots on the forewing is best seen on the upper surface of 
the 
Review of the Species (or Forms). 
A. Marginal spot 1 c of the hinclwing beneath separated from marginal spot 2 by a white or whitish streak 
along the posterior side of vein 2. The proximal white bordering of the submarginal line in both wings irre¬ 
gular and more or less interrupted. Discal spots 4 and 5 not strigiform, more or less thickened and irregular. 
a. Wings above light bluish-violet; the dark markings beneath distinctly showing through. -—- $. Both 
wings above more or less spotted white or at least with white-edged discal spots. C. telicanus. 
[3. (J. Wings above dark bluish-violet, not transparent. — $. Wings above without white markings. Fore- 
wing above at least as far as the discal spots 4 and 5 blue. C. rabefaner. 
B. The thick yellow rings of the marginal spots 1 c and 2 on the hindwing beneath contiguous. The proximal 
white bordering of the submarginal line on both wings beneath coherent and almost equally broad, towards 
the base bordered by a likewise coherent dark transverse line of the ground-colour. The discal spots 4 and 5 
form together a narrow, straight, transverse streak being vertical towards the veins. C. socotranus. 
telicanus. C. telicanus Lang has already been described and figured in Vol. I (p. 293, t. 77 h). The typical form 
1 do not know from the Ethiopian region, although it is approximated by some specimens particularly from 
plinius. the mountain-districts. — plitlius F. (Vol. IX, t. 153 b) is distinguished by the lighter, almost white colour of the 
under surface and the smaller dark markings of it. In the $ both wings above are spotted white and especially 
the dark discal spots of the forewing surrounded by white. In the whole of Africa and all the islands. — var. 
insulanus. insulatius Auriv. The under surface differs so much that it makes quite a strange impression; the dark (grey) 
markings are so extensive that the white colour is only prominent as fine border-lines of them. $ above quite 
marginalis. nni-coloured grey without light markings. Island of Europa (in the Mozambique Channel). — ab. $ marginalis 
ab. nov. Both wings above with a blackish marginal band of 2 mm width. Ruwenzori. 
rabefaner. C. rabefaner Mab. approximates the typical European C. telicanus (Vol. I, t. 77 h) and only differs 
by the marks stated in the review. The A was also in fact figured as telicanus by Mabille (in Grandidier’s 
work). On an average smaller than C. plinius and beneath much darker. —- $. Forewing above blue at the costal 
margin as far as the discal cell, and at the margin broad blackish; the black discal spot and the discal spots 
2 to 5 are very distinctly prominent on the blue ground. Hind wing above in the discal cell and the areas 1 c 
to 4 as far as the submarginal line light greyish-blue; marginal spots very distinct, in 1 c to 4 towards the base 
bordered with blue. Whether this form is a separate species or a race of C. telicanus, can only be decided by 
breeding and by the examination of the $ genital organ. 
socotranus. C. socotranus Grant is above very similar to C. telicanus v. plinius, but beneath easily recognizable 
by the marks stated in the review. The $ is above blackish-brown without discal spots and without white 
spots of the forewing; the latter are only at the base as far as vein 8 bluish-violet. Hindwing as far as beyond 
the middle hued with violet, with distinct black marginal spots bordered with white. Island of Sokotra. 
Ninth Group. 
(A acaduba- Group.) 
This group, in the marking beneath, forms an evident transition between the preceding and following 
groups by the forewing sometimes exhibiting beneath whitish transverse streaks in area 12. 
