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     M/S      98    288
   unclass.   64    164
   $\Sigma$   213   513
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  : LPVs identified in the two target galaxies grouped according to their chemical types as derived from the narrow-band photometry of PaperI.[]{data-label="table:LPVsubsamples"}

Using the narrow-band photometry from PaperI, we can assign a probable atmospheric chemistry to most of the LPVs in our sample, and study the variability characteristics in relation to these defined subgroups. Of special interest are carbon stars, which we assume to be intrinsic post-third-dredge-up objects. Table\[table:LPVsubsamples\] groups the identified variable stars according to the designated chemistry type. To search for possible correlations between the location of LPVs within the galaxy and their chemistry, we chose one of the CCD images from the time series and indicated the detected variables as red circles and LPVs as blue circles (see Fig.\[GalLPV\]). The radial distribution for identified AGB stars in and has been discussed in PaperI. The authors find similar distributions for all AGB stars and for only AGB stars. If the sample is reduced to detected LPVs in those galaxies, the trend in radial distribution for LPVs is similar as that for the full sample of LPVs. The number ratio of carbon-rich over oxygen-rich LPVs amounts 