242 Mr. A. G. Butler on a Collection of 



6. Eujploea lugens, n. sp. 



Wings above deep piceous with pui-ple reflections ; external 

 area paler ; costal area of secondaries broadly greyish broAvn ; 

 primaries with a falciform series of nine chalky-white discal 

 spots ; the fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth larger than the 

 others, the ninth bifid ; secondaries with a subangulated discal 

 series of ten chalky-white spots, the first three increasing in 

 size, rounded, and widely separated, the remainder larger, 

 oval, in pairs : wings below olive-brown ; primaries with the 

 intemo-discal area blackish, a bluish dot in the cell and two 

 on the median interspaces ; white spots as above ; secondaries 

 with a bluish dot in the cell, and an angular series of five dots 

 beyond it ; white spots as above : body black, white-spotted. 

 Expanse of wings 3 inches 2 lines. 



One male. 



Seems to belong to the E.-pelor group j but it is very dif- 

 ferent. 



Genus Calliplcea, Butler. 

 7. Calliploea violetta^ n. sp. 



Wings above piceous, shot with purple, paler towards the 

 outer margins ; primaries with a waved series of eight discal 

 lilac spots with diffused white centres, the first three and the 

 last small, the fourth largest ; secondaries sometimes with two 

 subapical white dots parallel to the outer margin : wings 

 below bronzy olive, becoming brownish plum-coloured towards 

 the outer margin ; primaries with the discal series of spots 

 white and smaller than above ; a bluish dot in the cell, and 

 three in a nearly straight line beyond it ; eight submarginal 

 white dots in pairs ; a white interno-median streak j secon- 

 daries with a bluish dot in the cell, and six in an angular 

 series beyond it ; two or three subapical, and two smaller 

 submarginal white dots : body black, white-spotted. Expanse 

 of wings 3 inches 1 line. 



Two females. 



Subfamily Sattein^, Bates. 

 Genus Melanitis, Fabricius. 



8. Melanitis taitensis. 



CyUo leda, var. taitensis, Felder, Verb, zool.-bot. Gesellsch. in Wien, xii. 

 (1862). 



A male. 



