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VI. Descriptions of some new species of Rhopalocera from 

 the Solomon Islands. By Gervase F. Mathew, 

 Staff Paymaster, Royal Navy, F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c. 



[Read March 2nd, 1886.] 



Plate IV. 



The following are descriptions of new species of 

 Rhopalocera taken in the Solomon Islands during the 

 short visits of H.M.S. * Espiegle ' in 1882 -3 :- 



NYMPHALID.E. 

 DANAIN^. 

 Euplcea nechos, n. s. 

 3 . Upper side unspotted, deep velvety sepia-brown, slightly 

 paler towards margins, especially near anal angles ; a very large 

 scent-brand on fore wings between submedian nervure and first 

 median nervule, oblong-oval, and occupying two-thirds of the 

 interspace. Under side warm sepia-brown, apex, anal angles of 

 fore wings, and costa and inner margins of hind wings paler. 

 Fore ivings : — A conspicuous pale blue spot in cell near the end ; a 

 transverse series of four linear-shaped pale blue spots just beyond 

 the cell, the upper one between submedian nervure and upper 

 discoidal nervule ; the spot between the discoidal nervules almost 

 obsolete ; a conspicuous elongated white spot between first and 

 second median nervules ; scent-gland pitchy-brown, and dotted 

 with minute white atoms, its outer margin white. Hind wings : — 

 At base a bluish-white spot on precostal and costal nervures, one 

 between median and submedian nervure, and one between internal 

 nervure and abdominal margin ; a conspicuous pale blue spot in 

 cell near the end, and a curved series of five pale blue spots just 

 beyond the cell, between upper subcostal and lower median 

 nervule. A minute white spot at base of each antenna, one on 

 each side of collar, and one on each scapula. Abdomen spotted 

 with white at sides and beneath. Exp. 94 mm. 



Ilab. Treasury Island, Solomon Islands. 



Obs. This species is remarkable for the large size of 



TRANS. ENT. SOC. LOND. 1887. — PART I. (APRIL.) 



