1866.] MR. A. G. BUTLER ON THE GENUS DANAIS. 49 



of submarginal white spots ; central band more irregular than above, 

 extended down the abdominal margin to the anal angle. Body — 

 abdomen rather paler ; otherwise as above. 



Expanse of wings 2-| inches. 



Hab. Celebes. B.M. 



24. Danais conspicua, sp. n. (PI. IV. fig. 2.) 

 D. silena, Bdv. MS. 



Upperside — front wings as in D. philene. Hind wings ferruginous, 

 not so dark as the front wings ; nervures and outer margin dark 

 brown ; cell, a submarginal series of dots, double at the anal angle, 

 and two subapical spots between the nervures white. Body — head 

 and prothorax black, spotted with white ; meso- and metathorax dark 

 grey ; abdomen pale ferruginous. 



Underside — front wings, apex copper-brown ; several additional 

 submarginal dots ; otherwise as above. Hind wings dull orange ; 

 cell white, irrorated with orange scales ; a complete double submar- 

 ginal series of white spots ; five white spots near the apical hind 

 margin between the nervures ; otherwise as above. 



Expanse of wings 3-| inches. 



Hab. Celebes. B.M. 



25. Danais melanippus. 



Papilio melanippus, Cramer, ii. t. 127. f- A, B (1777). 



Danais melanippus, Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 189 ; Doubleday, List 

 Lep. Brit. Mus. pt. 1. p. 50 ; F. Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. East Iud. 

 Comp. p. 125. n/247. 



Euplcea hegesippus, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 15. 



Danais hegesippus, Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 189 ; G. R. Gray, Lep. 

 Ins. of Nepal, p. 10, t. 9. f. 1 ; Doubleday, List Lep. Brit. Mus. 

 pt. 1. p. 50; Westw., Doubl. & Hewits. Gen. Diurn. Lepid. p. 92. 

 n. 19 ; F. Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. East Ind. Comp. p. 125. n. 247 

 (melanippus, var.). 



Hab. India; Sumatra; Java. B.M. 



Var. Papilio hegesippus, Cramer, ii. 1. 180. f. A ( 1 779) ; Fabricius, 

 Ent. Syst. iii. pt. 1. p. 52. 



Hab. Java (B.M. and Horsf. Coll.). 



26. Danais lotis. 



Papilio lotis, Cramer, iii. pi. 230. f. D, E (1780). 



Danais lotis, Godart, Enc. M. ix. p. 189; Westw., Doubl. & 

 Hewits. Gen. Diurn. Lep. p. 92. 11. 21 ; Doubl. List Lep. Brit. Mus. 

 App. (1848) p. 13; F. Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. East India Comp. 

 p. 125. n. 248. 



Hestia thoe, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 15 (1816). 



Danais edmondi, Bougainville, Voy. de la Corvette Thetis, t. 44. 

 f. 3, 3 bis (1837). 



Hab. Amboyna ; Borneo. B.M. 



Proc. Zool. Soc— 1866, No. IV. 



