182 Messrs. J. J. Joicey and A. Noakes on 



Apical and submarginal spots large and better defined. Hind- 

 wing with outer half black, including apex of cell ; basal half 

 greenish -yellow, its outer edge tinged with orange at abdominal 

 margin and a patch of orange on costa, Submarginal spots as 

 above, bright orange, larger and more rounded than on upperside, a 

 double spot in Ic. 



Length of forewing: cj 30 mm., $ 26 '5 mm. 



A small series of both sexes. A figure of the $ will be 

 given in a succeeding paper. 



We may here note that five of the seven Delias now 

 known from Biak have $ $ with dark upperside and 

 prominent submarginal spots. 



8. Delias dohertyi knowlei, subsp. nov. 

 (Plate XXII, figs. 5, <^, fi, $.) 



cj. Upperside white with very narrow black costal and outer 

 margin to forewing. Underside of forewing white. Apex lightly 

 scaled with black, filling interspace 8 and extending outwardly to 

 below vein 6; costa black, whitish towards base. A dark yellow 

 spot at apex, traversed by the black veins and reaching below 6. 

 Hindwing black. A red costal streak edged with black at margin. 

 The margin from apex to base is sjDrinkled with grey-white scales 

 forming a band 3-4 mm. broad. 



$. Upperside grey-black. Forewing with basal half scaled with 

 grey-white. Hindwing with basal part including cell and inner 

 marginal area, and extending to vein 6 between cell and margin, 

 grey-white. Underside similar to (^. Forewing with increased 

 apical black, hindwing with a somewhat wider grey-M'hite margin. 



Length of forewing : (J $ 32 mm. 



A series. D. dohertyi, Ob., is wrongly placed by Fruhs- 

 torfer in Seitz's " Macrol." in the genus Hwphina. 



9. Delias talboti, sp. nov. 



(Plate XXII, figs. 1, (^, 2, ?.) 



(J. Upperside white. Forewing with narrow black apex and 

 outer margin ending in a point at vein 2. Underside black. Fore- 

 wing with basal half to near end of cell, base of 3, part of 2, most 

 of lower median area, and inner margin white. Basal two-thirds 

 of cell tinged with yellow. Four apical white spots and a faint 

 spot in 3 near margin. Hindwing with costa yellow at base. A 



