604 MR. A. G. BUTLKR ON THE GENUS ADOLIAS. [Nov. 26, 



Fabricius, in his ' Species Insectorum' (p. 104. n. 458), compares 

 his P. melissa to Cramer's figures of aconthea ; there can, however, 

 be httle doubt that melissa is a Satyride of the genus CEneis. The 

 species is said to come from Newfoundland, and the description is 

 nearly the same with that of Fabricius'sybr^M^ia^M*. The type is said 

 to be in the Banksian collection ; but, unless it is identical with the 

 polixenes of the same author, it must be lost : there is, however, a 

 specimen oi Adolias kesava, S (labelled hnelitta, Fabr.); the latter, 

 of course, has no connexion with the Fabrician species. 



28. Adolias somadeva. 



2 . Adolias somadeva, Felder, Reise der Novara, p. 432. n. 691 

 (1867). 



North India {Felder). 



Larger than the Javan A. aconthea (Cramer) ; the inner margin 

 of all the wings longer, the outer margin of the front wings less 

 curved. 



2[). Adolias alpheda. 



c? 2 . Adolias alpheda (Godart), Moore, Trans. Ent. Soc. Loudon, 

 p. 66, pi. 3. fig. 4 (1859). 



Java {Moore). Java and North India, <S $ , B.M. 



30. Adolias jama. 



S ?. Adolias jama, Felder, Reise der Novara, p. 431. u. 690 

 (1867). 



North India, Assam, Malacca 'mimor {Cast elnaii) ; Bancn{Felder). 

 A local form of the Javan A. alpheda. 



31. Adolias octogesima. 



( cJ ) 2 • Adolios octogesima, Vollenhoven, Tijdschr. voor Ent. 

 p. 193. n. 14 (pi. 10. fig. 5), pi. 11. fig. 1 (1862). 



cj $ ■ Java and Borneo {Vollenhoven). 



The (?)male of this species does not appear to differ from alpheda 

 S , Java ; and I question its being distinct from that insect ; the 

 female, however, seems rather to belong to the Apiades $ group. 



32. Adolias hesperus. 



2 . Adolias hesjieriis, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii.pt. 1. p. 47. n. 145 

 (1793). 



S ^- A. jihemius (Hewitson), Moore, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, 

 p. 65, pi. 3. fig. 3 (1859). 



Darjeehng {Moore); India and China. c? ?, B.M. 



33. Adolias anosia. 



S 5 . Adolias anosia, Moore, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, p. 65, 

 pi. 5. fig. 1 (1859). 



North India {Moore). North India, <S ?, B.M. 



Allied to (/ariidu, but very different. 



