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17- Danais PLEXAURE. 



Danais plexaure, Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 184. n. 29(1819); Westw., 

 Doubl. & Hewits. Gen. Diurn. Lep. p. 92. n. 12 (1847). 

 Hab. Brazil. 



18. Danais plexippus. 



Papilio plexippus, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. ii. p. 767 (1/67) ; Fabri- 

 cius, Ent. Syst. iii. pt. 1. p. 49. 



Danais plexippus, Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 186; Doubl. List Lep. 

 Brit. Mus. pt. l.p. 51 ; Westw., Doubl. & Hewits. Gen. Diurn. Lep. 

 p. 92. n. 17; F. Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. East Ind. Comp. p. 124. 

 n. 246, pi. 4. f. 6, 6a (metamorph.). 



JEuploea plexippus, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 15. 



Papilio genutia, Cramer, iii. pi. 206. f. C, D (1/80). 



Hab. North India; China. B.M. 



19. Danais philene. 



Papilio philene, Cramer, iv. pi. 375. f. A, B (1782). 



Danais philene, Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 187; Doubl. List Lep. 

 Brit. Mus. pt. 1. p. 50 ; Westw., Doubl. & Hewits. Gen. Diurn. Lep. 

 p. 92. n. 17; F. Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. East Ind. Comp. p. 124. 

 n. 245, pi. 4. f. 5, 5 a (metamorph ). 



Euploe a philene, Hiibner, Voy. bek. Schmett. p. 15. 



Hab. Java ; Amboyna. B.M. 



D. philene, var., intermediate between this species and the next. 

 Hab. Gilolo. B.M. 



20. Danais artenice (philene, var.?). 



Papilio artenice, Cramer, pi. 375. f. C, D (1782). 



Danais artenice, Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 187. n. 36(1816); Westw., 

 Doubl. & Hewits. Gen. Diurn. Lep. p. 92. n. 18 (1847). 



Euplcea artenice, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 15 (1816). 



Hab. Java. B.M. 



Note. — I have compared our specimens of D. philene and D. ar- 

 tenice with Cramer's figures, and 1 find that neither the subapical 

 markings of the front wings nor the white streaks in the hind wings 

 are reliable as distinguishing characters ; the insects also appear to 

 vary considerably in size and outline. 



21. Danais pullata, sp. n. 



Upperside copper-brown, darker towards the base. Front wings 

 with an elbowed subapical series of five white spots, as in the allied 

 species ; a minute spot beyond the middle of the costa ; a short 

 double series of submarginal spots at the centre of the hind margin ; 

 an apical white spot. Hind wings with a double or single series of 

 minute submarginal white dots. Body — thorax black brown, spotted 

 with white ; antennas black ; abdomen brown, orange below. 



Underside dull ferruginous ; nervures brown. Front wings with- 



