and Descrt'ptiona of Delias. 179 



Millie Bay, Iloliiicote Bay, and Rossell Islatul ; but the ^ (^ 

 iiccoin|)uiiyiii^ them are more or less iii(listiii;;uishahh; from 

 my ennidtm trdticlaj though the respeetive ? ? arc vastly 

 (litFereiit. It is (juite conceivable that in the luture, when 

 more is kni»\vii ot' these Delias, that enniunu ami dice will 

 turn out to be torms of one species. 



23. Delias omissa, sp. n. 



cJ . At first sight this much) resembles a small zarale, 

 (Jr.-Sm., but is smaller. Above diiVers from curate by the 

 much blacker costal area of fore wing and the absolutely 

 straight inner edge of the apical black area, which never has 

 a truce of subapical spots ; the black margin of hind wing is 

 much wider. Below, there are two small yellow dots iu apex 

 of fore wing; the hind wing is uniform canary-yellow, NOT 

 yellow and orange as in zarale; the dark margins of botii 

 wings are much straighter on iinier edges than in curate. 



? . Differs above in wider dark margin to hind wing and 

 the straighter inner edge of margins of both wings. Below 

 it differs in both wings by the straighter inner edges of the 

 dark margins and in the total absence ot" the yellow sub- 

 marginal spots of hind wings. 



Length of fore wing, S '^-^y ? -G mm. ; expanse, ^ 53, 

 ^ 57 mm. 



Hub. Eastern New Guinea (type ? , Upper Aroa River, 

 British New Guinea, Feb. 1903, A. S. Meek). 



24. Delias madetes neohannoverana^ subsp. n. 



(J . Differs from 7/j. madetes above in the much narrower 

 black edging to the hind wing, which is bordered with 

 lemon-yellow, not found in in. madetes. Below the orange is 

 more yellow and paler. 



? . Differs in the spots above and the pale area of hind 

 wing being much whiter. 



Dab. New Hanover, Feb.-March 1897 {F. Cayley 

 }{ ebster). 



25. Delias eudiabolus, sp. n. 



<J . Resembles a minute ladas. Above, fore wing more 

 pointed than in ladas, and termen much straighter ; the 

 black edge of hind wing is narrower. Below, the apical 

 dark area of fore wing is much wider and basicostal yellow 

 streak on hind wing is clearer yellow. 



? . Above, all dark margins are much narrower and apical 

 area is edged inwardly with yellow, NOT found in ladas. 

 Below the abdomen is white, while in ladas it is yellow ; the 



