Butterflies from the Solomon Islands. 99 



Hah. Solomon Islands, Alu Island, Fauro Island {G. M. 

 Woodford). 



This species is very closely allied to N. fissizonata ; the 

 differences are pointed out above. We have several speci- 

 mens of both sexes. 



Mynes Woodfordi, sp. n. 



S . M. Geoffroyi siinilis, sed anticis plaga lacteseenti-alba multo 

 ininore, ad basin et marginem internum versus nigro atomata ; 

 posticis costa anguste, et margins externo late, nigris : subtus 

 anticis costa, apice et margine externo late nigris, linea lata sub- 

 marginali, macuLa triplici interiore, altera duplici costali albis, 

 plaga coccinea submarginali inter venam medianam et ramum 

 suum secundum ; posticis plaga ovali undique nigro circumcincta ; 

 aliter M. Geoffroyi persimilis, Exp. 2-55 in. 



$ adbuc ignota. 



Hah. Solomon Islands, Alu Island (C. M. Woodford). 



Mr. Woodford's collection contains a single male example 

 of this species which seems sufficiently distinct from the very 

 variable M. Geoffroyi. It also differs more widely from the 

 species we described from New Ireland as M. eucosmetos, in 

 which the whole of the central portion of the secondaries is 

 intensely yellow and the spots of the apex of the primaries 

 are blended into one continuous patch divided only by the 

 black nervules. 



Papilto ptolychuSj sp. n. 



J . Alls nigris, macula quadripartita ultra cellulam aliisque quatuor 

 submarginalibus lunulatis, maxima ad angulum analem, minima 

 supra venam medianam, maculis sex in margine ipso lactescenti- 

 albis ; posticis fascia continua a costa fere ad marginem internum 

 lactescenti-alba introrsum fere recta, extrorsum a vena mediana 

 ad costam profunda serrata, lobulo auali macula fulva oruato, 

 margine externo inter venas lactescenti-albo : subtus purpureo- 

 nigris ; anticis plaga ultra cellulam et maculis marginalibus sicut 

 in pagina superiore, sed lunulis submarginalibus nulhs ; posticis 

 macuHs sex submarginalibus fulvis et fascia obsoleta discali 

 squamis sparsis caeruleo-albis composita uotata, margine externo 

 inter venas albido. Exp. 5'5 in. 



5 adbuc ignota. 



Hah. Solomon Islands, Aola in Guadalcanar Island ( C. M. 

 Woodford) . 



Mr. AVoodford's collection contains four male specimens of 

 this species, all from Guadalcanar. It is allied to P. Erskineiy 

 recently described by Mr. jMathew from a specimen captured 



