and Descriptions of Delias. 177 



tlian ill en. mtjsolenais ; basal area of liiiiJ wing ami sub- 

 niar^fiiial row of patclu-.s Icinoti-ycllow, NOT oraiigo ; the 

 natflu'S niucb amaUcr than in en. enuia anil en. mi/so/ensis. 



ILih. S.W. Ni'w CTiiiju'u (type ,$ near Oetakwa Kiver, 

 Snow Mts., Dutch New Ciuinia, up to 3500 feet, (Jot. -Dec, 

 1910, A. .S". Meek). 



10. Delias ennia limbala, subsp. n. 



(J. Above (lark, apix of fore win;^ more extended and 

 blacker than in en. nigidius ; dark margin to hind wing 

 purer l)lack and reaching to vein 7; the two white submar- 

 ginal spots found in n'ujidins are entirely absent. Below 

 yellow, area of hind wing much extended ; dark margin of 

 hind wing half the width and extending to vein 7 ; the sub- 

 marginal ornnge patches are much smaller. 



? . Above, the outer dark area of both wings darker and 

 blacker ; there are TWO instead of FIVE subapical spots in 

 fore wing, ami the submurginal white dots in hind wing are 

 absent. Below the basal yellow area of both wings is more 

 extended, the black distal area of hind wing narrower and 

 blacker, and the submarginal row of spots is narrower and 

 deeper orange. 



Hub. Sud-Est Island, April 1898 {A. S. Meek) (type <J). 



17. Delias enriia saturata, subsp. n. 



(J. Above the marginal band on hind wing narrower than 

 in en. nigidius and en, limhnta. Below almost the whole of 

 the hind wing saturated with bright yellow ; dark marginal 

 border wider than in en. limbata, but less wide tlian in 

 en. nigidius ; submarginal band of spots much wider and 

 brighter orange. 



$ . Above dark, distal part of both wings much narrower 

 than in en. limbata and en. nigidius, and brown. Below, 

 basal half of hind wing entirely bright yellow, outer half 

 black-brown ; the submarginal band of spots between veins 4 

 and 7 much reduced. 



Hub. Goodenough Island, Dec. 1896 {A. S. Meek). 



18. Delias ennia xelianthe, Grose-Smith. 



Delias xeliauthe, Grose-Smith, Nov. Zool. vol. vii. p. 86 (1900) 

 (Hritisli New Uuinen). 



I have a cJ of this form from the Sattelberg, German 

 New (iuinca. 



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