1866.] MR. A. G. BUTLER ON SPECIES OF LEPIDOPTERA. 455 



Danais pullata, Butler, P. Z. S. 1866, p. 47. 



Hab. Oceania. B.M. 



Danais abigar. 



Idea abiqar, Eschscholtz in Kotzebue's Reise urn die "Welt, pi. 7. 

 f. 12a, 126 (1821). 



Hab. Manilla {Coll. Hewitson 1). 



This species is not mentioned in the ' Genera.' It must be placed 

 after D. fulgurata. In some respects it resembles D. affinis, Fabri- 

 cius, in others D. melanippus, Cramer. 



Danais nesippus (D. hegesippus, var.? B.M.). 



Danais nesippus, Felder, Cat. Nov. Voy., Verhandl. zool.-botan. 

 Vereins in Wien, xii. p. 486. n. 123 (1863). 



Hab. Sambelong. 



This is omitted in my * Monograph ' of the genus. It seems to me 

 to be an intermediate form between D. hegesippus and D. conspicua; 

 but as far as I can judge from the description, it appears not to be 

 identical with the latter insect. Dr. Felder considers it to be " a 

 local variety of D. hegesippus and D. melanippus of Cramer, and a 

 local subspecies of D. lotis." I do not pretend to understand such 

 a term as " local subspecies ;" but perhaps some people may be found 

 to appreciate the meaning of it. 



D. nesippus should be placed after D. conspicua. 



D. similis, var. chinensis, Felder, Cat. Nov. Voy., Verhandl. zool.- 

 botan. Vereins in Wien, xii. p. 486 (1863). 



Hab. Hong Kong. 



Probably the true similis of Linnaeus. 



The following species was inserted in the manuscript of my paper ; 

 but by some accident the page was lost : — 



Danais juventa. 



Papilio juventa, Cramer, Pap. Exot. ii. t. 188. f. B (1779). 



Danais juventa, Godart, Enc. Me'th. ix. p. 193 (1819) ; E. Doubl. 

 List Lep. Brit. Mus. pt. i. p. 60 (1844) ; Westw., Doubl. & Hewits. 

 Gen. Diurn. Lepid. p. 93. n. 34 (1847) ; F. Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. 

 East Ind. Comp. p. 122. n. 240 (1857). 



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



Hab. Java ; Borneo ; Lombok ; Philippines ; Celebes. B.M. 



The position of this species is after D. meganira (Godart). 



Danais ceylanica (D. aglea, var.). 



Danais ceylanica, Felder, Cat. Nov. Voy., Verhandl. zool.-botan. 

 Vereins in Wien, xii. p. 479. n. 90 (1863). 



Hab. Ceylon. B.M. 



Having now seen Mr. Hewitson' s Danaidce, I have become aware 

 of the fact that the phyle of Felder is the insect described and figured 

 in the ' Proceedings ' as D. erebus. It would have been quite im- 

 possible for me to have discovered this without either seeing the insect 



