78 Mr. A. R. Wallace on 



identical in bofch; so that notwithstanding a slight differ- 

 ence of facies and of marking, and a remarkable contrast 

 in geographical distribution, I feel compelled to place 

 Lends and its allies in the genus ProtJioc. The genus 

 Mynes is thus reduced to the single species M. Gec^'royi, 

 to which, however, I have now to add two new ones. 

 This small group consists of rather active insects, fre- 

 quenting the more sunny parts of the forest, and settling 

 On foliage or on flowers. Their head-quarters are New 

 Guinea, and the adjacent islands of the Papuan group. 



1. Mynes Geopfroyi. 



Kymphalis Geofroyi, Guerin, V07. de la Coqiiille, Ins. 

 pi. 16, f. 1. 



Mynes Geofroyi, Boisd. Voy. de PAstrolabe, Entom. pt. 1, 

 p. 130 ; Westwood, Gen. Diurn. Lep. p. 268. 



Hah. — New Guinea (Dorey) ; Salwatty ; Waigiou 

 (Wallace). 



The female differs in having the ground-colour of the 

 wings paler greenish-white, and the dark margins less 

 intense and less sharply defined. The apical spots on the 

 under surface are less yellow. A beautiful variation 

 occurs, in which the disc of the under surface of the 

 hind-wings is almost covered with a large oval transverse 

 white spot washed with rich yellow towards the anal 

 margin. This specimen (a male) was found at Dorey, 

 along with others having the usual black hind-wings, 

 and I was, at first, disposed to consider it a distinct 

 species; but in a female specimen from Salwatty, I 

 observe the commencement of a similar white spot which 

 is unequal on the opposite wings, showing the tendency 

 of this part to sport or variation. 



2. Mynes Guerini, n. sp. 



Female. Apex of upper wings more rounded, and the 

 short tails of the hind wings rather more divergent 

 thgn in M. Geojroyi. 



tlppefside. Anterior wings with rather more than the 

 Outer half black, with a curved band of three or four 

 yellowish- white spots just within the apex; base green- 

 ish-white, with scattered dusky scales towards the limits 



