OPHTHALMIS. By Dr. K. Jordan. 
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the submedian vein. Hindwing with a broad yellowish white band which, on the upper side, reaches from 
the anal angle to radial 1, being longer beneath, as is also the spot of the forewing. ■— Bismarck Archi¬ 
pelago: New Britain and New Ireland. 
0. floresiana Roths. (3f). Black, glossy blue; the collar (interrupted in the $), fore coxae and apex of floresiana. 
abdomen deep orange. The extreme edge of both wings and the fringes snowy white. Forewing with a 
transverse line in the basal area, a second short one near the apex of cell and a third on the cross-veins, 
as well as some small longitudinal streaks in the basal area metallic blue. - - Flores, one pair found by 
Everett in November (dry season). In the $ the second subcostal branches off from the areole, in the 
$ beyond it. Is very similar to Scrobigera albomarginata. 
0. cincta. Black; collar, anterior surface of fore coxae, apex of abdomen and distal margin of 
both wings orange. Forewing with metallic blue spots and vein-stripes. Halmaheira to Buru. cincta cincta. 
Bdv. (= zelleri Butl.) (3g). Costal margin of forewing not orange. Halmaheira, Ternate, Batjan and Obi. 
proxanthia Hamps. (3h). Costal margin of forewing orange. Buru, 1 $ in Museum Tring, found at proxanthia. 
about 1000 m.; in coll. Seitz a $ with the (probably erroneous) locality Celebes. 
0. lincea Like cincta, but the distal margin of the forewing not entirely orange. Distributed from 
the Philippines to the Solomons, but is not found on the islands inhabited by cincta with the exception 
of Buru, where lincea is found at the coast. The most abundant species of Agaristidae in these districts. 
bambucina Eschsch. The marginal band of the hindwing orange-yellow, i. e. paler than in the other bambucina. 
local races, narrow, of almost even width, only being slightly narrowed anteriorly and posteriorly, its proximal 
edge almost being parallel with the margin of the wing. Philippines, presumably on all the islands of the 
group. intermedia subsp. nov. The marginal band as narrow as in bambucina, but as deep orange as intermedia. 
in the next subspecies; the blue markings of the forewing strongly developed, the costal edge of the 
as in bambucina without yellow scaling. Palawan (type), island of Cagayan Sulu off the north coast of Borneo, 
abundant; Balabac, 1 <L; Sangir 1 A, 1 — lincea Cr. (= formosa Montr., linceoides Bdv., leucapex Strand), lincea 
Marginal band of hindwing broader than previously and its inner edge much less curved than the wing- 
margin. Costal edge of fore wing in very narrowly pale yellow beneath, there being also above sometimes 
numerous orange scales between apex of cell and costal edge, which recall the costal streak of proxanthia (some 
<$<$ from Amboina). Before me from Buru. Amboina, Saparua, Goramlaut, Watubela, Manovolka, Great and 
Little Key, Aru, Dutch and British New Guinea, Huon Gulf in German New Guinea, Louisiades, Wood¬ 
lark. -— bismarcki subsp. nov. Apical spot of forewing strongly reduced, almost restricted to the fringes, costal bismarcki. 
edge beneath pale yellow in the blue markings, especially discal streaks 5 and 6, strongly developed. Mar¬ 
ginal band of hindwing as in lincea, its proximal edge almost straight. Bismarck Archipelago: New Hanover 
(type), New Lauenburg, and New Pomerania. — aluensis Butl. Forewing as in bismarcki, but the apical aluensis. 
spot in $ often as large as in lincea, in usually reduced, border of hindwing narrower, similar in shape to 
that of bambucina and intermedia, mostly as narrow as in those forms, but often as broad as in bismarcki and 
lincea, its proximal margin, however, being curved also in this case. Costal edge of forewing beneath pale 
yellow. On all the islands of the Solomon Archipelago southward to Guadalcanar, abundant. — dimidiata dimidiata. 
subsp. nov. $'■ Forewing more strongly streaked with blue than in the other races; the apical spot absent above, 
only being indicated by some pale fringe-scales beneath; costal edge slightly yellow beneath. Outer half of 
hindwing deep orange, this area extending on the underside close to the cell and being widened basad 
below the cell. Biak, Geelvink Bay, Dutch New Guinea, 2 found by Doherty. — hemixantha subsp. hemixantha. 
nov. Forewing with a large apical patch, the blue streaks moderately developed; marginal band of hind¬ 
wing broad, reaching to the the lower angle of cell, paler orange than in lincea, but not quite so pale as 
in bambucina. Tenimber Islands, 2 pairs in the Tring Museum. 
0. milete. Black, collar, coxae, apex of abdomen and in $ also the legs as well as the costal edge 
of the forewing beneath orange; abdomen ringed with white, beneath extended orange in $. Both wings 
above and beneath with metallic blue markings and white, sometimes yellowish, spots, whose arrangement 
is best seen from the figure (3 h). In the $ the abdominal sternite 7 is naked and grooved in the centre. 
Larva an Cissus; dark slate-colour, with light slate-coloured spots and black dots; head and abdominal legs 
yellow. Distributed from Sumatra to East Celebes. The geographical forms are not sharply defined. — milete Cr. milete. 
(= conferta Walk.) (3h). The blue spots strongly developed; abdomen beneath orange, only in $ proximally with 
black belts, last segment above in $ almost entirely orange, the light bands of its upperside rather broad in and $ 
and the posterior ones more or less yellow. Sumatra; also the examples from Engano may be referred to this form, 
although their blue markings are less well developed. — leucisca subsp. nov. (= milete auct.). Body as previously, but leacisca. 
the last abdominal segment of $ rather more extended black at its base. The white spots of the forewing larger and 
the blue markings reduced, especially the discal streaks. West and East Java, abundant; Bali and Bawean. In one 
of our numerous specimens from East Java, a $ from Malang, the white discal spots of both wings are much enlarged, 
the fifth spot extended to the cell on the forewing and the interspace between the two white spots placed in front 
of the submedian vein is circular; the two spots situated below the cell of the hind wing are confluent: = ab. 
niveata ab. nov. — torva subsp. nov. Either all or only the proximal white spots of both wings reduced in niveata. 
size; the discal spots of the forewing purer white than in leucisca, the blue spots rather better developed, the ,orra - 
