18/4.] OF THE SOUTH-SEA ISLANDS. 281 



Genus Junonia, Hiibner. 



42. JuNONIA VILLIDA. 



Papilio villida, Fabricius, Mant. Ins. p. 35. n. 366 (1/87). 



Papilio velleda, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. p. 91. n. 283 (1793); 

 Donovan, Ins. New Holland, pi. 25. fig. 3 (1805). 



Vanua Valava and Ovalau (Herrich-Schaffer) ; Navigators' Is- 

 lands. B.M. 

 Genus Diadema, Boisduval. 



43. Diadema nerina. 



2 • Papilio nerina, Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 509. n. 277 (1775); 

 Donovan, Ins. New Holl. pi. 27. fig. 1 (1805;. 



2 . Papilio iphigenia, Cramer, Pap. Exot. i. pi. 67. figs. D, E 

 (1779). 



c? . Diadema lassinassa, Montrouzier (nee lisianassa, Cramer), 

 Ami. Sc. Pbys. Nat. Lyon, p. 406 (1856). 



Woodlark Island {Montrouzier) ; Australia. B.M. 



We have this insect ( $ ) also in the collection made by Dr. Hors- 

 field in Java ; it scarcely differs at all from the Australasian type. 



44. Diadema otaheit.e. 



Diadema auge, Cram., var. otaheitce, Felder, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. 

 xii. p. 492. n. 185(1862). 

 Taiti {Felder). 

 Evidently allied to the preceding, but considerably smaller. 



45. Diadema pulchra, n. sp. (Plate XLIV. fig. 2.) 



2 . Primaries above black-brown ; the interno-median area to 

 second median branch tawny ; three or four oblique central sub- 

 costal pale blue dashes ; an oblique quadrifid white fasciole beyond 

 the cell ; a trifid subapical spot and four discal internervular dots, all 

 white ; a double submarginal series of geminate whitish dots, not 

 reaching the apex or anal angle ; secondaries with base and outer 

 margin broadly dark brown ; central area tawny orange, crossed by a 

 broad angulated white belt ; a double submarginal series of geminate 

 subochraceous spots ; nervures dusky, lilacine on the white band ; 

 body olivaceous brown ; head and prothorax spotted with whitish ; 

 wings below nearly as in D. nerina, but the white band of seconda- 

 ries broader. Expanse 3 inches 2 lines. 



New Caledonia (Macaillivray). Type, B.M. 



Allied to D. manilia, Cramer, 5 of D. lisianassa, and reminds one 

 oiDanais alcippus ; it is a small species. 



46. Diadema montrouzieri, n. sp. 



d ■ Diadema lassinassa, Montrouzier (nee P. lisianassa, Cramer), 

 Ann. Sc. Phys. Nat. Lyon, p. 408 (1356). 



2 . Similar above to D. proserpina, Cramer *, excepting that it is 

 larger, that the apical area of primaries is tawny ochraceous, that 



* A variety of D. nerina, Fabr. ( J of B. auge, Cramer). 

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