1874.] OF THE SOUTH-SEA ISLANDS. 275 



3. DANAIS INSOLATA. 



Danais insolata, Butler, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, vol. v. 

 p. 360. n. 2 (1870) ; Cruise of the Curacoa, p. 468, pi. 48. figs. 1, 2 

 (1873). 



South-Sea Islands (Brenchley). Type, B.M. 



4. Danais obscurata, n. sp. 



Danais melissa, Butler (nee Cramer), Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 

 ser. 4, vol. v. p. 360, n.3 (1870). 



Euploea hamatal, Montrouzier (nee M'Leay), Ann. Sc. Phys. 

 Nat. Lyon, p. 404 (1856). 



c? . Closely allied to D. australis, but larger, the spots more di- 

 stinctly separated, narrower and less green * ; secondaries red-brown, 

 the inner series of submarginal spots terminating before second sub- 

 costal branch, the first series only represented by three dots at anal 

 angle ; basal two thirds of primaries below with ground-colour 

 bright red-brown, instead of black-brown. Expanse of wings 3 inches 

 10 lines. 



Upolu {Brenchley). Type, B.M. 



Two specimens of this species were taken by Mr. Brenchley ; the 

 wings were closed when I originally examined them, which occa- 

 sioned my mistake as to the species. 



5. Danais melittula. 



Danais melittula, Herrich-Schaffer, Stett. ent. Zeit. p. 70. n. 8 

 (1869). 



Upolu ( Herrich-Schaffer) ; Upolu (JF. Wyheham Perry). B.M. 



The description of this species is very poor ; it would be better 

 described as a small representative of D. hamata, M'Leay (D. aus- 

 tralis of Boisduval). 



6. Danais neptunia. 



Danais neptunia, Felder, Reise der Novara, Lep. ii. p. 349. n. 489, 

 pi. 43. fig. 1 (1867). 



Fiji (Felder) ; Fiji. B.M. 



I found one specimen of this well-marked species in the supple- 

 mentary drawers of the Banksian cabinet. 



7. Danais archippus. 



Papilio archippus, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. p. 49, n. 151 (1793). 



<5 , South Seas (Brenchley) ; rf , Tutuila Isl. ; $, Upolu (W. W. 



Perry). B.M. 



Genus Euplcea, Fabricius. 



8. Euplcea orope. 



Euplcea orope, Boisduval, Voy. de l'Astrolabe, Lep. p. 100. n. 12 

 (1832); Sp. Ge'n. i. pi. 11. fig. 9 (1836). 



" Taiti " (Boisd.) ; Timor ( Wallace). B.M. 



* In the figure of D. australis the spots are represented as creamy white ; but 

 in all the examples that I have seen they are as green as in D. honor a. 



