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half the distance between it and the cell, and tapering gradually to the outer angle 

 where it is narrowest. In the apical black area are six white streaks, the first, fourth, 

 and sixth being nearly obsolete. On I lie posterior wings the broad dark band on 

 the underside with the light spots in it shows indistinctly on the inner side of the 

 black marginal band. 



Underside : anterior wings as above, but the apical white streaks are enlai-ged 

 into a row of broad spots, the three uppermost of which are bright 3'ellow ; the lower 

 spots are white and almost cover the black marginal band, which is reduced on its 

 inner edge to an irregular black streak, becoming obsolete below the lowest median 

 nervule. Posterior wings bright yellow with a broad brownish black band, the inner 

 edge of which is very irregular, and rather deeply indented between the two upper 

 median nervules ; in the dark band is a row of six indistinct yellow spots, that next 

 but one to the anal angle being almost obsolete. 



Female. — Upperside: lx)th wings browner, the submarginal row of white streaks 

 in the male being developed into a row of seven large yellowish white spots extending 

 from the co^ta to the submedian nervure. On the posterior wings the orange 

 spots in the underside of the band are represented by four yellowish white spots, of 

 which that nearest the anal angle is the smallest. 



The underside resembles the male, lint the yellow colouring is represented by 

 orange, and on the anterior wings the linear inside edge of the outer marginal 

 baud is continued as far as the submedian nervure. 



Expanse of wings of both sexes : 2j inches. 



Hab. Biak. 



Six specimens, of which two are feviales. Nearest to B. nnhis Luc, B. latilhii- 

 b(Ua Butl., and B. agnata Grose Smith. 



30. Belenois dohertyana sp. nov. 



]M.\LE. — Upperside : both wings cream}- white with broad black margins. Anterior 

 wings with the base and costal margin to two-thirds of its length irrorated with grey 

 scales, tlience to the apex and along the outer margin to the outer angle liroadly black, 

 the inner edge of the black area deeply indented between the veins. In the lilack 

 area towards the apex of the anterior wings is an oval white spot with an indication 

 of two other spots, represented by a few white scales above and below it. The black 

 band on the posterior wings is somewhat in-egular on its inner edge, the liroader dark 

 band of the underside showing indistinctly within its inner edge. 



Underside as abo\e. On the anterior wings the basal area is yellow, dusted 

 with Iilaek scales on the costal margin. Towards the apex between the subcostal 

 nervules are two yellow spots, the upper spot the smallest. Posterior wings bright 

 3-ellow with broader black margins than on the upperside, somewhat deeply indented 

 on the inner edge between the lower discoidal and upper median nervules. 



FE-Male. — Resembles the male on both sides, but the black marginal bands are 

 wider, and the white area is tinged with yellow on the upperside, the posterior wings 

 being orange yellow ; the three subapical spots are more distinct and yellow. 



Expanse of wings of both sexes, 2J inch. 



The m,ale is in the collection of Mr. Grose" Smith from New Guinea, the exact 

 locality being unrecorded ; the feiiinle is also in Mr. Grose Smith's collection, and there 

 are seven specimens, ajiparently -M fciiKiles, in Mr. Doherty's collection. It is nearest 

 to B. rachel Boisd. 



