BY J. C. MOULTON. 
25S 
a 1 . A prominent white or blue subapical bar in fore 
wing above. 
b. Males small, with very broad white median 
band across bind wing below, females tawny 
fulvous above ; exact mimic of Danais chry- 
sippus .141. misippus. 
b l . Males larger, usually with only faint trace of 
white median band on hind wing below; 
females fuscous black above, with blue or 
white bar and marginal spots . . 142. bolina .* 
Genus 39. Doleschallia, Feld. 
Shape of wings under side leaf-like; above brown, 
apical half of fore wing blackish barred with 
orange-yellow. 143. borneensis. 
* The male forms in the Sarawak Museum may be separated thus :— 
a. Postdiscal bar on fore wing above, and discal spot on hind 
wing centrally white. 
a 1 . Postdiscal bar and discal spot centrally pale blue. 
b. Submarginal row of whitish spots on hind wing above 
b 1 . No submarginal row of whitish spots on hind wing above 
a 2 . Postdiscal bar centrally pale blue, but discal spot of hind 
wing uniform dark iridescent blue . 
$ form 1. 
$ form 2. 
$ form 3. 
$■ form 4. 
The females may be distinguished by the duller fuscous ground-colour as 
opposed to the velvety blue-black of the males. The different forms in the 
Sarawak Museum (N.B.—all from Borneo) may be distinguished thus:— 
a. Discal portion of hind wing above broadly white; an orange 
patch near anal angle on fore wing above .... 
a 1 . Discal portion of hind wing above slightly washed with 
white ; no trace of orange on upper side of either wing 
a 2 . No white on discal portion of hind wing above. 
b. No sign of orange on either wing above, 
c. A noticeable blue discal patch on hind wing above. 
d. Fore wing postdiscal bar above more blue than white. 
e. Hind wing above: submarginal row of white dots 
scarcely traceable ....... 
e 1 . Hind wing above: submarginal row of white dots 
well-developed and conspicuous .... 
d 1 . Fore wing postdiscal bar above white 
c 1 . No blue discal patch on hind wing above 
6 1 . A small orange patch near anal angle on fore wing above 
2 form 1. 
2 form 2. 
2 form 3. 
2 form 4. 
2 form 5. 
2 form 6. 
2 form 7. 
I do not see that any good is attained by preserving names for all these 
forms, especially as the above eleven forms are represented by a series of 
only fifteen specimens. No doubt many more forms requiring distinction 
could be found, say, in a series of a hundred. 
Fruhstorfer recognizes sixty-two names for the different subspecies and 
forms of Hypolimnas bolina , many of which are no doubt well justified, as 
the species has a very large range, and in many localities no doubt produces 
constant races. 
