. Butterflies. Vol. Lepidoptera. euripus. 243 by somewhat irregular subterminal and terminal rows of purer white small spots; the spots in the subterminal row are paired, and in both rows are incomplete towards apex of wing. Underside dark hair-brown, deep blue-black along posterior half of termen of both fore and hind wing; markings as on upperside, but larger and more clearly defined, the streak from base in interspace 1 on the fore wing wanting, additional streaks in interspaces 7 and 8 and at apex in hind wing. Antennae black ; head, thorax and abdomen black above ; the abdomen cons
. Butterflies. Vol. Lepidoptera. euripus. 243 by somewhat irregular subterminal and terminal rows of purer white small spots; the spots in the subterminal row are paired, and in both rows are incomplete towards apex of wing. Underside dark hair-brown, deep blue-black along posterior half of termen of both fore and hind wing; markings as on upperside, but larger and more clearly defined, the streak from base in interspace 1 on the fore wing wanting, additional streaks in interspaces 7 and 8 and at apex in hind wing. Antennae black ; head, thorax and abdomen black above ; the abdomen conspicuously barred with white on the sides ; thorax spotted with white beneath. The 2 is polymorphic. First form.— Upperside fuligin- ous bluish black. Eore wing: a transverse white obscure spot at apex of cell, a short very broad oblique white discal band or patch from costa to interspace 2, and a terminal series of obscure white dots. Hind wing: white streaks in cell and interspaces 1 a to 6, and subterminal and terminal rows of obscure white spots. Under- side similar, the markings somewhat larger and more clearly defined. Second form.—Closely resembles the first form, but the white mark- Fig, ^.-^npus^itkef-ses, $. ingg? especially on the hiud wing^ more extensive. Third form.— Upperside. Eore wing deep indigo-blue, the apical half of the wing suffused with purple, traversed by the dark veins and by a terminal series of obscure purplish-white spots. Hind wing dark cinnamon-brown, an obscure terminal series of white specks, more distinct at the tornal angle. Underside dark cinna- mon-brown, the terminal series of spots on both fore and hind wing far more clearly defined, in addition a subterminal row of white spots on the hind wing; the abdomen beneath marked trans- versely with white. Fourth form (alcathoeoides, de N.).—Similar to the above, but on the upperside the fore wing hair-brown, very slightly suffused with purple, the hind wing with subterminal and terminal s
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