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Show 604 MR. A. G. BUTLER ON THE GENUS ADOLIAS. [Nov. 26, Fabricius, in his ** Species Insectorum' (p. 104. n. 458), compares his P. melissa to Cramer's figures of aconthea ; there can, however, be little doubt that melissa is a Satyride of the genus CEneis. The species is said to come from Newfoundland, and the description is nearly the same with that of ¥ahv'ic\\\s's fortunatus. The type is said to be in the Banksian collection ; but, unless it is identical with the polixenes of the same author, it must be lost: there is, however, a specimen of Adolias kesava, cf (labelled Imelitta, Fabr.); the latter, of course, has no connexion with the Fabrician species. 28. ADOLIAS SOMADEVA. 2- Adolias somadeva, Felder, Reise der Novara, p. 432. n. 691 (1867). North India (Felder). Larger than the Javan A. aconthea (Cramer) ; the inner margin of all the wings longer, the outer margin of the front wings less curved. 29. ADOLIAS ALPHEDA. cf 2 • Adolias alpheda (Godart), Moore, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, p. 66, pl. 3. fig. 4 (1859). Java (Moore). Java and North India, cf 2 > B.M. 30. ADOLIAS JAMA. cf 2 • Adolias jama, Felder, Reise der Novara, p. 431. n. 690 (1867). North India, Assam, Malacca interior ( Castelnau) ; Banca ( Felder). A local form of the Javan A. alpheda. 31. ADOLIAS OCTOGESIMA. ( cf ) 2 • Adolias octogesima, Vollenhoven, Tijdschr. voor Ent. p. 193. n. 14 (pl. 10. fig. 5), pl. 11. fig. 1 (1862). cf 2 • Java and Borneo (Vollenhoven). The (?) male of this species does not appear to differ from alpheda cf, Java; and I question its being distinct from that insect; the female, however, seems rather to belong to the Apiades 2 group. 32. ADOLIAS HESPERUS. 5 . Adolias hesperus, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii.pt. 1. p. 47. n. 145 (1793). cf 2 • A. phemius (Hewitson), Moore, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, p. 65, pl. 3. fig. 3 (1859). Darjeeling (Moore); India and China. cf $, B.M. 33. ADOLIAS ANOSIA. cf 2 • Adolias anosia, Moore, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, p. 65, pl. 5. fig. 1 (1859). North India (Moore). North India, cf 2> B.M. Allied to garuda, but very different. |