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Yar. 3, near IT. proserpina, 9 November; (J) 9 9 Flying Fish 

 Cove, December, 1897. 



Var. 4, similar, but much smaller, five males and two females, 

 not dated. 



Var. 5, //. lister i. West of Flying Fish Cove, August ; IN'orth- 

 East Point, 23rd December; the remaining specimens were probably 

 all taken at Flying Fish Cove, and are dated October, November, 

 iind December, 1897. 



Var. 6, near H. alcmene. (J, 9 Flying Fish Cove, in December. 

 Unfortunately, most of the specimens of this species are so much 

 broken as to be hardly fit for the cabinet. 



8. Nacaduba aluta. 



■Cupido aluta, Druce, T.Z.S., 1873, p. 349, pi. xxxii, tig. 8. 



Flying Fish Cove, 20th October, 28th, 29th, and 30th December, 

 1897; March, 1898; north coast, March, 1898. 



A good series of this species was obtained ; it varies considerably 

 in size. 



9. Terias amplexa. 



$ Terias amplexa, Butler, P.Z.S., 1887, p. 523, tig. 5. 



$ Terias patruelis, Butler (uot Moore), P.Z.S., 1888, p. 545. 



(J Flving Fish Cove, August ; 9 September ; ^ $ November ; 

 SS^ 99 24th, 25th, 28th,\and 29th December, 1897; $ north 

 coast, December, 1897 ; 9 February; $ l^ocky Point, March, 1898. 



There is no distinctive seasonal characteristic in this species ; all 

 the males show a wet type of coloration, and the females a dry 

 one. It was the dry characteristic of the latter sex which led me 

 to suppose it might be a variety of T. patruelis. There can be 

 little doubt now that T. amplexa is an endemic form, and the only 

 Terias in the island. 



LEPIDOPTERA PHAL^N^. 



By Sir George F. Hampsoit, Bart. 



The number of species of Moths taken (exclusive of Pterophoridae 

 and Tineidoe) was 65, among which are all the five species taken 

 by Mr. Lister, and described in the P.Z.S. for 1888, pp. 542-546, 

 by Mr. Butler. 



The most interesting point in working out the fauna and flora 

 of an oceanic island is the distribution of its species. I have 

 therefore given the full distribution of each species as far as they 



