72 Messrs. J. J. Joicey and G. Talbot on new 



a small round spot of similar colour ; a brick-red costal spofc 

 before the apex and joined to the first of a submarginal row ot 

 vhite spots, the tirst two being farther apart from the others, 

 which are more or less connected to form a line to the anal 

 angle ; traces of white scaling in cellule 7 along vein 6. 



? . Uppera'ide with more extended black on both wings, 

 the hind-wing margin being widest between vein 4 and costa; 

 basal white of fore wing and inner margin of hind wing with 

 a slight yellowish tinge. Apex of fore wing with two brick- 

 red spots. 



UnderAde of fore wing with reduced white at inner 

 margin and larger apical spots continued as faint streak to 

 the tornus. Hind wing as in (J, but with submarginal spots 

 tinged here and there with red. 



Length of fore wing, cJ ? , 25 mm. 



A small series of both sexes, GOOO feet, Wandammen Mtns., 

 Nov. 



6. Elodina definita, sp. n. 



Differs from all other New Guinea species of this genus in 

 the reduced costal and basal black on fore wing above, this 

 only slightly invading cell at extreme base. The black 

 marginal border is regularly incurved and only slightly 

 waved ; it terminates below vein 2 and is rounded at this 

 vein 



Underside of fore wing at base lemon-yellow in cell, costa 

 narrowly margined, a well-marked subapical black band 

 terminating below vein 2. Hind wing lemon-yellow at base 

 in cellule 8. Ground-colour chalky white on both sides. 



Length of fore wing 22 mm. 



1 S , Wandammen Mtns., 3000-4000 feet, Nov. 



1. Danaida meJusine commixta, subsp. n. 



This form, of which we only possess a damaged ? speci- 

 men, partakes of the characters of grosesmithi^ Joicey & 

 Noakes, whilst connecting this with the race ootakwensis, 

 Joicey & Noakes. 



$ . Fore vnng with apical spots and median patches larger 

 than in grostsmithi, but smaller than in oelakicensis. The 

 upper median patch is as long as in the more typical melusine 

 forms, but does not touch the cell ; submarginal spots large, 

 as in grosesmitJd. 



Hind wing with three apical spots smaller than in grosC' 



