160 MR. A. G. BUTLER ON [Feb. 18, 



42. Papilio segonax, Godm. et Salv. P. Z. S. 1878, p. 734. 

 New Ireland. 



43. *Papilio telemachus ?, Salv. et Godm. P. Z. S. 1877, p. 148. 



New Ireland. 



44. *Papilio albinus. Wall. Trans. Linn. Soe. xxv. t. 5. f. 4, 

 New Ireland. 



45. *Papilio euchenor, Gu^r. Voy. Coq. t. 13. f. 3. 

 New Ireland. 



46. *Papilio polydorus?, Salv. et Godm. P, Z. S. 1877, p. 149. 

 New Ireland. 



Hesferid^. 



47. *Tagiades, sp. ?, Salv. et Godm. P. Z. S. 1877, p. 149. 

 New Ireland. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE XV. 



Fig. 1. Upper and underside of Euplcea erinias, ^J, p. 156. 



2. Upper and underside of Cyresfes adaiaon, p. 158. 



3. Upperside of Pieris madeics, cJ § > P- 159. 



4. Underside of Pieris madetes, 5 > P- 159. 



5. Upperside oi Pieris eivrygania, J J, p. 159. 



6. tfnderside of Pieris euri/gania, ^ , p. 159. 



5. On the Heterocera in the Collection of Lepidoptera from 

 New Ireland obtained by the Rev. G. Brown. By A. G. 

 Butler, F.Z.S. 



[Received January 29, 1879.] 



In this series are twenty-two species, most of which are either 

 identical with or allied to forms occurring in New Guinea and the 

 adjacent islands. The specimens are all of them in the collection of 

 the British Museum. 



Agaristid^. 

 Agarista tyrianthina, n. sp. 



Primaries purplish black ; a large and nearly pyriform white spot 

 (its apex pointing towards the costal margin) across the basal portion 

 of the median branches ; apical fringe white : secondaries black, shot 

 with brilliant purplish blue ; a large patch of white occupying the 

 whole central area from abdominal margin to subcostal vein ; apical 

 fringe white : body blackish, with orange anus ; thorax shot with 

 blue ; a white line behind the eyes. Under surface nearly the same 

 as above. Expanse of wings 2 inches. 



Most nearly allied to A. privata of Walker, from Ceram, but dif- 



