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Sithon chromis, n. s. 



Allied to S. Phocides, Feld., but differs iu the anal area and tail 

 being orange-ockreous, and in possessing a marginal, rather large, 

 and broad triangular-shaped deep purple blotch near apex, instead 

 of a short, narrow, blue band. Exp. 34 mm. 



Hub. Ugi, Solomon Islands. 



Amblypodia sophax, n. s. 



$ . Upper side brilliant metallic azure-blue, shaded to ultra- 

 marine on costa and at apex ; costa narrowly, hind margin more 

 broadly, bordered with black ; fringes blackish-brown ; tail black, 

 finely tipped with white. Under side : — Fore wings greyish-brown ; 

 spots and bands dark madder-brown, and very distinctly margined 

 with greyish-white ; two spots in and one at end of cell, the basal 

 one small and round, the central and external ones large ; a curved 

 band of seven conspicuous spots between end of cell and outer 

 margin; a submarginal lunular band. Hind wings : — Five basal 

 spots, two large kidney-shaped spots in cell, one large spot on 

 costa, followed by a conspicuous double spot, which forms the 

 upper portion of an irregular discal series of six spots ; a sub- 

 marginal lunular band ; a series of three metallic, greenish-blue, 

 linear-shaped lunules at anal angle. 



5 . Upper side not as brilliant as in male ; costa narrowly, 

 apex and outer margin broadly, black ; under side same as in male. 

 Exp. 35 to 40 mm. 



Hah. Ugi, Solomon Islands. 



Obs. General characters similar to others of the 

 group, but a very brilliant and distinct species. 



PAPILIONULE. 



PIEKIN.E. 

 Pieris discolor, n. s. 

 $ . Upper side very pale creamy-white. Fore wings : — Costal 

 area, apex, and hind margin deep blackish-brown ; a series of six 

 white linear-shaped spots in marginal band from costa to first 

 median nervule, the upper very small, the next two the largest, 

 and the other three very small and indistinct ; costal area dusted 

 with minute white atoms from base to end of cell ; base of wing 

 dusted with minute black dots. Hind tuings : — An inwardly clouded 

 black marginal band from costa, narrowing very gradually to anal 



