NOVITATBB ZOOLOQICAK XXII. 1915. 119 



89. Hestia idea (Clerck). 



Papilio idea Clerck, Icones Insect. Ear. sect, seounda, t. 38. f. 1 (1764). 



Hestia idea novella Fruhstorfer, Seitz Grossschm. Erde, vol. ix. p. 224. pi. 75b. No. 1 (1910) 

 (Banda, Goram, and Ceram). 



Fruhstorfer has separated the Banda, Goram, and Ceram specimens as a 

 subspecies, chiefly on the greater amount of black in the cell of Amboina specimens, 

 but the distinction breaks down in a series. 



6 (?(?, 6 ??, Mannsela, Central Ceram, 650 metres, 1912; 10 c?(?,8 ? ?, 

 Wahai, North Ceram; 1 ?, Kanike, North Ceram, 600 metres, 1912. 



Solitary in tall virgin forest having scanty undergrowth. Native Molnccan 

 name " Kupu Kupu Swangi " (Malayan name, " Kupu Knpn Hantn ") = Ghost 

 butterfly.— E. S. 



Euploeinae 



90. Euploea -climena climena (Cram.). 



Papilio climena Cramer, Pap. Exot. vol. iv. pt. xxxiii. p. 207. t. 389. ff. E. F. (1782) (Amboina). 



6(?c?, 7 ??, Manusela, Central Ceram, 650 metres, 1912; 5c?c?, 5??, 

 Wahai, North Ceram. 



91. Euploea climena elwesiana (Nic^v.). 



Euploea (Vadebra) elwesiana Niceville, Journ. As. Soc. Bengal, vol. 66. pt. ii. No. iii. p. 543. No. 1 

 (1897) (Bali Lombok, Sambawa). 



1 c?, Kintamani, Bali, 4000 ft., February— March 1911. 

 92. Euploea confiisa confusa Bntl. 



Euploea confusa Butler, Proc. Znol. Soc. Lund. 18G6, p. 285. No. 52. p. 283. f. 3 (Waigiou). 

 3cJ(?, 1 ?,Misol. 



93. Euploea alecto Butl. 



Euploea alecto Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1866, p. 275. No. 21 (Ceram). 



3 c? (J, Mannsela, Central Ceram, 650 metres, 1912; 2??, Wahai, North 

 Ceram. 



94. Euploea duponcheli duponcheli Boisd. 



Euploea duponcheli Boisduval, Voi/. Astrolabe Lep. p. 97. No. 6 (1832) (Burn). 

 1 ? , Bara, North-west Burn. 



95. Euploea duponcheli anthracina Butl. 



Euploea anthracina Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1860, pp. 280. 281. Nos; 39. 39a. f. 1 (Ceram). 



15 c?c?, 5 ? ?, Manusela, Central Ceram, 650 metres, 1912 ; 1 c?, 1 ?, Wahai, 

 North Ceram. 



96. Euploea melanopa cissia Fmhst. 



Euploea melanopa cissia Fruhstorfer, Seitz Grossschm. Erdr, vol. ix. p. 243 (1910) (Misol). 



7 cJ<J, 1 ¥, Misol. 



