90 Messrs. F. D. Godman and O. Salviii on neio 



XIT. — New Species of Butterflies collected hy Mr. G. M. 

 Woodford in the Solomon Islands. By F. D. GODMAN 

 and O. Salvin. 



Danais cometlio, sp. n. 



Alls fuscis, maculis parvis, submarginalibus, in seriebus duabus posi- 

 tis albis ; anticis fascia maculosa transversa ultra cellulam macu- 

 larum septem composita, fascia altera interiore juxta earn, maculis 

 duabus elongatis juxta ramum medianum primum ; posticis 

 macula magna trans cellulam venis septem-partita alba, ultra earn 

 ad marginem externum maculis indistinctis ferrugineis inter 

 venas notatis : subtus ut supra, maculis omnibus multo magis 

 distinctis ; posticis maculis albis ad costam lineisque ad marginem 

 internum a basi radiantibus. Exp. 3'2 in. 

 $ mari similis, Exp. 3*2 in. 



Hah. Solomon Islands, North-west Bay, Saa and Tjoli 

 in Maleita Island (C M. Woodford). 



'Jlh.iQDanais takes the place in Maleita Island oiD.decipiens, 

 the common species in the greater part of the Solomon group 

 with the exception of Ugi Island and San Cristobal Island, 

 where D. insolata occurs. 



D. cometlio differs from D. decipiens in having more clearly 

 defined submarginal white spots, a large discal spot cut by 

 the nervures on the secondaries, and an elongated white spot 

 on either side of the first branch of the median nervure of the 

 primaries. 



Euplcea Woodfordi, sp. n. 



Alia fuliginoso-brunneis ad margines externos vix pallidioribus ; 

 posticis maculis septem submarginalibus ab angulo anali usque ad 

 venam medianam aliisque quatuor minutis ad angulum apicalem 

 margini propioribus : subtus pallidioribus, alis ambabus maculis 

 quinque parvis ultra cellulas et una intra eas lilacino-albis ; posticis 

 fascia lata submarginali venis divisa, ad angulum apicalem atten- 

 uata sordide alba ; anticis linea squamosa infra ramum medianum 

 primum grisea. Exp. 3'7 in. 

 5 alis fuHginosis ; anticis plaga arcuata ad angulum apicalem venis 

 divisa, sordide alba ; posticis fascia lata submarginali ejusdem 

 coloris, maculis quibusdam parvis albidis ad angulum apicalem : 

 subtus mari similis, sed maculis omnibus discalibus multo majori- 

 bus aliter fasciis nt in pagina superiore sed latioribus ; anticis 

 margine interno late albido. Exp. 3* 95 in. 



Hah. Solomon Islands, North-west Bay in i\[aleita Island 

 {C.Al Woodford). 



