Oxylobus lateralis designans (WALKER, 1858)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Six specs, Ceylon, Marawila 50 km N. Colombo P. Kandulawa, 1969 / lateralis Dej. det. G. Frey 1971 (NHMB-Frey) ; one spec., same data but leg. P. Schmitz (NHMB- Frey); two specs, Sri Lanka, Trincomalee area, XI-’85-I’86, coll. B. Alexander / Coll. J. Saltin in Coll. CBB 1997 .

The records confirm previous data.

ANDREWES (1928, 1929, 1930) treats this form as variation, but LORENZ (2005, 2019) as accepted subspecies. The differences between the nominate subspecies and the subspecies designatus are very clear and evident, Therefore, I agree with LORENZ (2005, 2019) and JAYAWEERA (2019).