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



6. Eu^loea lugens^ n. sp. 



Wings above deep piceous with purple reflections ; external 

 area paler ; costal area of secondaries broadly greyish brown ; 

 primaries with a falciform series of nine chalky-white discal 

 spots ; the fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth larger than the 

 others, the ninth bifid ; secondaries with a subangulated discal 

 series of ten chalky-white spots, the first three increasing in 

 size, rounded, and widely separated, the remainder larger, 

 oval, in pairs : wings below olive-brown ; primaries with the 

 intemo-discal area blackish, a bluish dot in the cell and two 

 on the median interspaces ; white spots as above ; secondaries 

 with a bluish dot in the cell, and an angular series of five dots 

 beyond it ; white spots as above : body black, white-spotted. 

 Expanse of wings 3 inches 2 lines. 



One male. 



Seems to belong to the E.-pelor group ; but it is very dif- 

 ferent. 



Genus Calliplcea, Butler. 



7. Calliploea violetta^ n. sp. 



Wings above piceous, shot with purple, paler towards the 

 outer margins ; primaries with a waved series of eight discal 

 lilac spots with diffused white centres, the first three and the 

 last small, the fourth largest ,• secondaries sometimes with two 

 subapical white dots parallel to the outer margin : wings 

 below bronzy olive, becoming brownish plum-coloured towards 

 the outer margin ; primaries with the discal series of spots 

 white and smaller than above ; a bluish dot in the cell, and 

 three in a nearly straight line beyond it ; eight submarginal 

 white dots in pairs ; a white interno-median streak ; secon- 

 daries with a bluish dot in the cell, and six in an angular 

 series beyond it ; two or three subapical, and two smaller 

 submarginal white dots : body black, white-spotted. Expanse 

 of wings 3 inches 1 line. 



Two females. 



Subfamily Sattrinm, Bates. 

 Genus Melanitis, Fabricius. 



8. Melanitis taitensis. 



Cyllo leda, var. taitensis, Felder, Verli. zool.-bot. Gesellscli. in Wien, xiL 

 (1862). 



A male. 



