Butterflies from the Solomon Islands. 91 



Ohs. E. Batesi ex Nov. Guinea forsan affinis, sed in ^ 

 maculis posticarum suLmarginalibus, in 5 plaga anticarum 

 subapicali et fascia posticarum subraarginali albidis primo 

 visu distinguenda. 



This species lias no brand on the primaries and the inner 

 margin is nearly straight ; these characters are shared bj 

 E. Batesi. E. resarta belongs to the same group, but has 

 submarginal spots on the primaries, an obvious difference. 



Ewploea pyrgion^ sp. n. 



E. fraudulent^ similis, sed posticis ad angulum analem lactescenti- 

 albis : subtus stigmata anticarum infra ramum medianum primum 

 griseseentiore ; posticis lactescenti-albo margiaatis. Exp. 3*8 

 in. 



5 anticis macula magna apicali altera ad angulum analem lactes- 

 ceuti-albis et posticis margins externo late ejusdem coloris. 

 Exp. 3-95 in. 



Hah. Solomon Islands, Cape Astrolabe and North-west 

 Bay in Maleita Island (C M. Woodford). 



This species bears to E. fraudulentuy so far as regards its 

 coloration, the same relationship that E. pronax does to E. 

 honesta. 



Euplcea pronax^ sp. n. 



E. honestce affinis, sed posticis ad marginem internum dilutioribus, 

 maculis tribus lactesceuti-albis fere confluentibus, submarginalibus 

 ab angulo anali ad medium margiuis externi extendentibus : sub- 

 tus stigmate anticarum nigricantiore et posticis area submarginali 

 ab angulo auali ad venam medianam extendente alba distinguenda. 

 Exp. 3-9 in. 



5 anticis plaga magna apicali venis divisa altera minore ad angu- 

 lum analem et margine posticarum externo late lactescenti-albis. 

 Exp. 4-0 in. 



Hah. Solomon Islands, Cape Astrolabe, North-west Bay, 

 and Saa in Maleita Island (C M. Woodford). 



This is evidently the form of E. honesta inhabiting Maleita 

 Island and has a large dark brand beneath the first median 

 branch of the primaries, as in that species. The female 

 differs more than the male from that sex of E. honesta^ and 

 has no spots on the inner area of the primaries above ; more- 

 over, the whitish spots on the apex and anal angle of those 

 wings and on the outer margin of the secondaries are con- 

 spicuous differences. 



