122 Mr. A. G. Butler on a Collection of 



XII, — On a small Collectio7i of hepidoptera from Gape Yorh 

 and the South-east Coast of New Guinea. By Arthur G. 

 Butler, F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c. 



The following species were recently obtained by the British 

 Museum from the Bev. J. S. MacFarlane. Several of them 

 are new to science ; and others have liitherto been poorly 

 represented in the collection. Excepting where New Guinea 

 is mentioned, the species are from Cape York. 



Rhopalocera. 



Family Nymphalidse. 



Subfamily Danain^^ Bates. 



Genus Danais, Latreille. 



1. Danais archlppus. 

 Papilio archippus, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. 1, p. 49 (1793). 



2, Danais affinis. 

 Papilio affinis, Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 511 (1775). 



Genus Euploea, Fabricius. 



3. Euploea Angasii. 



Enploia Anyasii, Felder, Reise der Nov., Lep. ii. p. 343 (" 1865 "). 



We have a long series of this species ; it only occurs in 

 Australia. 



4. Euploea Sylvester. 



Papilio Sylvester, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. 1, p. 41 (1793), 



Genus Calliplcea, Butler. 



5.' Calliplcea niveafa. 

 Calliplcea niveafa, Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 2 (1875), 



Genus Hamadryas, Boisduval. 



6. Hamadryas zoilus. 

 Papilio zoilus, Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 480 (1775). 



Subfamily 8atysin.t!j Bates. 

 Genus Hypocysta, Westwood. 



7. Hypocysta adiante, 



Neotv/mpha adiante, Hiibner, Zutr. ex. Schmett. figs. 545, 546 (1825). 



