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at the outer angle ; in the middle of the black area is a row 

 of six white spots between the veins, the spot nearest the 

 costa linear, the second (which is the largest of the series) 

 and the third each bordered on the inner side by an elongate 

 streak of white scales ; the three lowest spots are .smaller. 

 The posterior wings are broadly bordered with black, in 

 which, between the lowest subcostal and discoidal nervulea, 

 is a small patch of white scales near the inner edge of the 

 black border. 



Underside. Anterior wings as on the upperside, but the 

 costal area is rather broadly brownish black and the base 

 tinged with yellow ; the row of white spots of the upperside 

 is represented by the same number of spots, but they are 

 more uniform in size, and the three upper spots are yellow. 

 Posterior wings brigiit lemon-yellow, with a brownish-black 

 outer marginal band, broader than on the upperside, in the 

 middle of which is a series of indistinct yellow streaks or 

 spots ; the inner edge of the black band is very irregularly 

 defined. 



Female. — Upperside. Both wings purer white than in the 

 male, with the dark marginal areas broader and browner. 

 Anterior wings with the costa and basal third densely irro- 

 rated with grey scales, and three subapical white spots, of 

 which the middle spot is the largest and the uppermost nearly 

 obsolete. Posterior wings with the white area more or less 

 densely irrorated with grey scales, and a small cluster of 

 white scales above the discoidal nervule in the dark area. 



Underside. Anterior wings with the series of yellow spots 

 beiore the apex larger, and the three lowest spots nearly 

 obsolete. Posterior wings pale yellow, with the veins crossing 

 the pale area white, and two yellow spots situate before the 

 apex in the dark area. 



Expanse of wings 2^ inches. 



JJab. Kiriwini Island, Trobriands {^[eek). 



]n the collections of Mr. Grose Smith and others. 



Nearest to IL scyllara^ Macleay, //. lanassa, Boisd., and 

 H. pallida, Grose kSmith. 



Ilypolimnas pallas. 



Male. — Upperside. Both wings brown. Anterior wings 

 crossed obliquely halfway between the end of the cell and 

 the apex by an obscure terruginous band, commencing on the 

 costa and becoming obsolete between the two upper median 

 nervules some distance before reaching the outer margin ; a 

 subapical oval white sj ot, bordered inwardly by an eiongate 



