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Show 600 MR. A. G. BUTLER ON THE GENUS ADOLIAS. [Nov. 26, Genus ADOLIAS (Boisduval), Westwood. Typical species A. aconthea, Cramer. Sexes differing in form and pattern ; the males resembling Apa-turas or Paphias, the palpi always blunt and cuneiform ; the middle discocellular of front wing acutely recurved; the first branch of the subcostal in hind wing emitted close to the base, the second some distance beyond. LUBENTINA group. 1. ADOLIAS ADONIA. $ . Papilio adonia, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii. p. 109, pl. 255. figs. C, D(1782). cf. Adolias lubentina, Horsfield, Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. t. 5. fig. 5 (1828-29). North-east of Java (Cramer). Java, f $ , B.M. 2. ADOLIAS LUBENTINA. 2 . Papilio lubentina, Cramer, Pap. Exot. ii. p. 92, pl. 155. figs. C, D (1779). 3. P. lubentina, Donovan, Ins. China, tab. 36. fig. E (1798). China (Cramer). North and South India, 6 $, B.M. 3. ADOLIAS AMANDA. S 2 • Adolias amanda, Hewitson, Exot. Butterf. ii. p. 70, pl. 35. figs. 3, 4 (1861). Celebes (Hewitson). Celebes, f $,B.M. 4. ADOLIAS EVELINA. cf. Papilio evelina, Stoll, Pap. Exot. pl. 28. figs. 2, 2 b (1791). cf, Bengal (Stoll). c?, Tranquebar, Coll. Banks. This insect, as represented by Stoll, is of a brilliant bronzy-green colour. Race A. derma, Kollar, Hiigel's Kaschmir, iv. pt. 2. p. 436 (1844). cf 2 • A. eva, Felder, Reise der Novara, iii. p. 432. n. 692 (1867). India, Celebes, 6" 2, B.M. 5. ADOLIAS SOMA. 2 . Adolias soma, Felder, Reise der Novara, p. 432. n. 692 (1867). North India (Felder). Java, cf, B.M. May be only a race of evelina, which also occurs as derma in both the above localities; it scarcely differs except in the differently formed discoidal spots without scarlet centres. 6. ADOLIAS SIKANDI. $. Adolias sikandi, Moore, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, p. 75, pl. 7. fig. 4 (1859). Java (Moore). (Horsfield collection) B.M. This species is allied to Felder's A. soma. |