Butterflies from the Solomon Islands. 97 



Messaras JVoodfordi, sp. n. 



Alls murino-brunneis ; auticis triente apicali nigricante, fascia 

 transversa ultra cellulam costam hand attingente ad angulnm 

 analem attenuata alba ; posticis macnlis septem nigris ferrngineo 

 circumcinctis in serie fere recta positis a costa angulum apicalem 

 juxta ad angulum analem, fascia lunulata interiore nigra extror- 

 sum lilacino limbata, altera exteriore albida extrorsum fusco 

 marginata lineolaque indistincta fusca submarginali ; subtus 

 gilvis anticis fascia alba sicut in pagiua superiore, macula nigri- 

 cante ad marginem internum, ultra earn saturate ferrugineis linea 

 lunulata submarginali albida ; posticis raaculis sicut in pagina 

 superiore utrinque lineis albidis lunulatis limbatis, linea altera 

 submarginali quoque alidda, margine ipso pallide cinnamomeo. 

 Exp. 3-15 in, 



2 mari similis, sed paullo major alis pallidioribus magis distincte 

 notatis. Exp. 'd'2 in. 



Ilah. Solomon Islands, Fauro Island {G. M. Woodford). 



A beautiful and distinct species, of which Mr. Woodford 

 captured a good series of specimens^ all on Fauro Island. 

 Though evidently a member of this genus, the coloration of 

 the wings renders it at once easy of recognition. 



Messaras pallescens J sp. n, 



M. melicliryso similis, sed alis omnino pallidioribus posticis ocellis 

 submarginalibus et lineis juxta eos multo magis distinctis nt 

 videtur distinguenda. Exp. 2'6 in. 



Hah. Solomon Islands, Tyoh in Maleita Island (0. jlf. 

 Woodfurd). 



Specimens of both sexes of this form are in Mr. Wood- 

 ford's collection. They conform to the general tendency of 

 many of the E,hopal<;cera of Maleita Island to be paler than 

 their representatives elsewhere. The difference from M. melt- 

 chrystis is slight, but enough to require recognition. 



Atella ephyra, sp. n, 



A. alcippce similis, sed anticis magis acutis, lineis omnibus submar- 

 ginalibus nigris latioribus maculis quoque discalibus magis dis- 

 tinctis, subtus maculis anticarum discalibus multo magis obviis. 

 Exp. 2-0 in. 



Bab. Solomon Islands, North-west Bay and Cape Astro- 

 labe in Maleita Island {C. M. Woodford). 



We have compared this with Ceram specimens of A. 



