336 Mr. A. R. W^allace on 



22. Pieris amalia, Vollenhoven, 



Pieris amal'ia, Voll. Mon. Pier. p. 23, pi. 3, f. 6, $ (as the 



male). 



Male. — Above, white, the border and nervures as in P. lea, but 

 more clearly defined and without -the obscure submarginal band ; 

 the patch on the lower wings well defined, and entirely deep 

 orange. Beneath, very like P. lea, hut there are three yellow spots 

 near the apex of the fore wing, and on the hind wings the border 

 and black nervures are narrower, and the anal region is rich 

 orange, shading into the pure yellow of the disc. 



The female has been described and figured by Vollenhoven as 

 the male. 



Hab. — Singapore (Wall.); Sumatra (Voll.). 



23, Pieris naomi, n. sp. 



Male. — Above, as in P. amalia, hut the orange anal patch is not 

 clearly defined. Beneath: the upper wings white, nearly covered 

 by the thickened nervures and broad dusky margin, three yellow 

 spots at the apex and one near the costa ; lower wings entirely 

 rich orange-red, with a rather broad purple-brown border enclos- 

 inc a few reddish spots, the subcostal nervures only dusky. 



Female. — Dusky brown, with whitish patches between the ner- 

 vures, and a few submarginal spots, the anal region dusky orange. 

 Beneath : the uppers nearly as above but darker ; the lower wings 

 purplish-brown, marked with ochre-yellow at the base and between 

 the nervures. 



Hab. — Lombock, Flores (Wall.). 



A very distinct species, intermediate between P. amalia and P. 

 temena. 



24. Pieris temena, Hewitson. 

 Pieris temena, Hew. Ex. Butt. vol. ii. Pieris III. f. 19, $ . 



Female. — Blackish-brown, with stripes and spots between the 

 nervures cream-white ; on the hind wings the disc is reddish- 

 white, with the nervures dusky, and a blackish hind border with 

 irregular creamy spots. Beneath : the uppers are marked as in the 

 male, but the spots are whiter ; the lower wings are less brilliant 

 than in the male, of mixed red and yellow, the subcostal and dis- 

 coidal nervures black-bordered, and the black submarginal band 

 more acutely toothed. 



Hab. — Flores, Lombock (Wall.). 



