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NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE. 



Vol. XXII. DECEMBER 1915. Wo. 3. 



ON THE LEPIDOPTERA IN THE TRING MUSEUM SENT 

 BY MR. A. S. MEEK FROM THE ADMIRALTY ISLANDS, 

 DAMPIER, AND VULCAN ISLANDS. 



By lord ROTHSCHILD, F.R.S., Ph.D. 



(Continiied from p. 208.) 



LEMONIIDAE 



Ijibythaeinae 

 104. Libythea geofiroyi geofiroyi God. 



Libythea geeffrnyi Godart, Enc. MHh, ix. Suppl. p. 813 (182.3) (Java). 



I have been unable from the material in the Tring Masenm to decide which 

 forms are local races aud which are iadividnal aberrations, so I treat here the 

 specimens from Vulcan Island under the head of the typical form. 



4 c?c?, 1 ¥ brown form, 4 ? ¥ bine form, Vulcan Island. 



LYCAEiriDAE 



105. Malais meeki sp. nov. 



(J. Abode. Entirely sooty brown-black. 



Below. Forewing deep umber brown, irrorated with mouse-grey, inner margin 

 broadly mouse-grey, terminal area broadly chocolate-brown. Hindwing similar, 

 but with three discal transverse bands of somewhat indistinct brown-black spots. 



¥ . Abote. Paler sooty brown-black ; basal two-thirds of forewing between 

 subcostal nervnre and vein 1 white dusted with brown-black at base. 



Below. Similar to S but much paler. 



Length of forewing : S 14 mm., ¥ 12 mm. 



Expanse : 6 31 mm., ¥ 26-5 mm. 



1 c?, 4 ¥ ¥, Dampier Island. 



loo. Lycaena boetica (Linu.) 



Papilio boeticus Linnaius, Syst. Nat. Ed. xii. I. '2. p. 789. No. 226 (1767) (Barbaria). 



This widespread species varies much in size. 1 ¥ from Vulcan is almost 

 entirely silvery blue above. 



3 c? c?, 6 ¥ ¥ , Vulcan Island ; 3 ¥ ¥ , Dampier Island, 

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