Delias and Oniithoptera /ro»? Ne^v Guinea. Gl 



variable than otlievs. On the liiad wing the golden colour 

 varies to grej-white, but is always more or less permanent 

 in cellule 7 and at the distal margin. On the abdomen 

 the extent of black hair is also variable. 



The length o£ fore wing ranges from 64 mm. to 92 mm. 

 in the ^ , and from 91 mm. to 110 mm. in the ? . 



Types : a ^ and a ? from Angi Lakes, Arfalc Mountains, 

 6000 ft., Dutch New Guinea, Jan. -Feb., 1914, collected by 

 Me?srs. A. C. and F. Pratt. A series from the same lucality 

 during March 1914. 



Delias Jieroni, var. albo-oculatus, sp. n. (PI. VI. fig. 1.) /^ v 



The (J uj)perside is similar to heroni, Ken., except that t* 

 tlie black margin is slightly wider on the hind wing, the 

 black spot at the end of cell underneath showing quite 

 plainly on the upperside. 



Underside. — Front wings as in heroni. Lower wings : 

 ground-colour white, very narrow black border widening at 

 the al;domen, the yellow costal patch at base larger than in 

 heroni, edged with black, the spot on centre deep black ; 

 anal angle, two round yellow spots and two long ones. 



? (PI. VI. fig. 2).— Markings the same as c? , the black 

 being less deep and slightly more extended and the ground- 

 colour cream. 



Six ? ? and a quantity of c^" (? • 



Delias caroli, ah.Jlava. (PI. VI. fig. 3.) 



(J . Upperside. — Similar to caroli, Ken., exce[)t that there is 

 a yellow patch showing on the margin of hind wing. 



Underside. — Top wing the same as caroli. Lower wing : [O 

 instead of red, as in enroll, there is a bright yellow row of 

 marginal spots, also there are two small yellow spots at the 

 anal angle. 



The following four Delias are ? ? of described (J (J, and 

 the description of the $ ? may be of use to collectors. The 

 collections of Rothschild, Kenrick, and Baker, we believe, all 

 contain the ? ? ; the (^ (^ are figured in the Aim. & Mag. 

 N-at. Hist. ser. 8, vol. iv. no. 21, pis. vi. & vii. (1909) : — ' 



D. heroni, ? (PI. VI. fig. 4). — Almost the san)e as Ken- 

 rick's (J, except that the black of the ? is much duller 

 and more diffused and the ground-colour is cream, 

 instead of white as in the S <S > with three yellow spots 

 in the apex. 



D. dixeyi, ? (PI. VI. fig. 5). — Both upper and under 



