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AMONC 



THE BUTTERFLIES OP THURSDAY ISLAND. 



Amhlypodia \tnicale. Blanch, Two or three. 



Ismene exclajiationis. Fabr. Several. 



Ismene. Spl Several. 



Famphila auj lades. (1) Feld. Several. 



Pamphila. Sp. One or two. 



Famphila. Sp. Several. 



Apaustus agraulia. Hew. Common. 



The above lorty-eight species were the result of an afternoons 

 collecting at l! believe a not very favoi-able time of the year. If 

 so much was djone in such a short time it is reasonable to suppose 

 that the list would have been very much increased if I could have 

 had a few more days collecting and if it had been at a more 

 favorable time! of the year. From what I saw of Thursday Island 

 I should judge that the larger islands, which are all well wooded, 

 particularly Prince of Wales Island, would produce a greater 

 variety of Rhopalocera, and all the species that have been taken at 

 Cape York and other parts of the North Coast of Australia would 

 be found upon them as well as many New Guinea species which 

 up to the present time have not been recorded as Australian. I 

 can imagine ijio better place than Thursday Island for a collector 

 to make his hd^ad quarters for a couple of months for there could 

 be no difficulty in working the other islands as they are all easily 

 accessible by boat, and there are houses upon all of them so that 

 comfortable acjcommodation could most likely be obtained. I am 

 confident that' many new species would reward a diligent collector. 



In the above list it will be observed that many common species 

 that ought to occur on this island were not observed upon this 

 occasion, such as Pieris teutonia, Danais chrysippus, Danais eri2)pus, 

 and others. 



