( cxv ) 



Plafypthima eupfychioides is allied to Ho5si, Roths., from the 

 Snow Mountains. These species bear a curious resemblance 

 to S. American forms of the genus Euptychia. 



Mycalesis fulvianelta, Roths., was described from the Snow 

 Mountains, and is curiously similar to mahadeva, Boisd. A 

 new race of the former occurred together with the latter in 

 the collection. 



Dicallaneura alhosignata and D. virgo are new forms only 

 known in the ?. 



Callictiia cyara, B.-Bkr., from British New Guinea, is repre- 

 sented by the race alhiplaga subsp. no v. 



Parelodina aroa, B.-Bkr., from British New Guinea, is 

 represented by mima sp. nov. 



Thysonotis melane sp. nov. is the only species of the genus 

 with an entirely black upperside. 



Waigeum hakeri sp. nov., a distinct form only known in the 

 $, Cyaniris ptdlus sp. nov., and Lampides wandammenensis sp. 

 nov., conclude the Lyca^nidae shown. 



The following are among the new Heterocera : — 



Asura wandammenensis, allied to phryctopa, Meyr., from 

 British New Guinea. 



Eupterote punctata is allied to our crenulata from the Arfak 

 and to Styx, B.-Bkr., from British New Guinea. 



Euhordeta mars represents ruhroplagala, B.-Bkr., from the 

 Arfak. 



Euhordeta discus is a race of fiammens, B.-Bkr., from the 

 Arfak. 



Milionia rubra and Colussa inconstans were described by us 

 from the Arfak. 



The following little-known Sphingidae are also from the 

 Wandammens : — 



Oxyambidyx jordani, B.-Bkr., 0. euphaea, R. and J., and 

 Panacra pulchella, Roths. This latter was only known previ- 

 ously from British New Guinea. 



Aberrant Rhopalocera.- — Mr. Stanley Edwards ex- 

 hibited a small box of aberrant butterflies taken by Mr. Daw- 

 son, viz. an albinistic specimen of Epinephele jurtina (ab. 

 semialha) ; melanic specimens of Brenthis pales, Melitaea dic- 

 tynna, and M. didyma, a striated specimen of Agriades escheri 

 and a specimen of Polyommatus hylas with obsolescent 



