Pierine Butterflies of the Genus Delias. 151 



Fourteen examples, of which twelve are from the Godman 

 and Salvin collection. 



The three following species stand out distinct from all the 

 other forms of the genus, but combine characters of those 

 which precede and those which follow them in this arrange- 

 ment of the genus. 



26. Delias aganippe. 



Papilio aganippe, Donovan, Ins. New Holland, pi. xxix. (1805). 



Adelaide, Sydney, Moreton Bay, &c. B. M. 



Thirteen examples, of which seven are from the Godman 

 and Salvin collection. Four other specimens in the Hewitson 

 series. 



27. Delias harpalyce. 



Papilio harpalyce, Donovan, Ins. New Holland, pi. xviii. fig. 1 (1805). 

 Papilio Lewini, Thon, Entom. Arch. i. p. 38, pi. iii. fig. 10 (1828). 



Australia, Sydney. B. M. 



Nine examples, three of which are from the Godman and 

 Salvin collection. Also three specimens in the Hewitson 

 cries. 



28. Delias nigrina. 



Papilio nigrina, Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 475 (1775); Donovan, Ins. 

 New Holl. pi. xix. fig. 1 (1805). 



Sydney, Moreton Bay, Richmond River. B. M. 



Ten specimens, four of which are from the Godman and 

 Salvin collection. Four other specimens in Hewitson's 

 collection. 



29. Delias funerea. 



Delias funerea, Rothschild, Novit. Zool. i. p. 662 (1894). 

 Delias Plateni, Staudinger, Iris, vii. p. 355 (1894). 



Gilolo. 



In some respects this species resembles D. timorensiSj but 

 it is more nearly related to D. duris, from which it differs in 

 the white under surface of primaries, with whitish subapical 

 spots on a black area ; the secondaries below are also quite 

 black, with the scarlet markings more vivid than in D. duris. 



30. Delias duris. 

 Pieris duris, Hewitson, Exot. Butt, ii., Pier. pi. v. fig. 34 (1861). 



Ceram. Type coll. Hewitson. 



Intermediate between the preceding species and D. cceneus. 



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