754 ON RHOPALOCERA FROM NEW IRELAND. [DcC. 19, 



6. On some Rhopalocera from New Ireland. 

 By F. D. GoDMAN and O. Salvin. 



[Received November 20, 1882.] 



Some fevy months ago we received another small consignment of 

 Butterflies from the Rev. George Brown, containing a few fine 

 examples of Ornithoptera d'urvilliana and some other good insects 

 from New Ireland and New Britain ; there was, however, but one 

 novelty in the collection. About the same time we received a small 

 set of insects from Mr. E. L. Layard, most of which were from 

 New Ireland ; amongst these was a second specimen of the Prothoe 

 already sent by Mr. Brown and of a Danais which is likewise new. 



EuPLOEA uNiBRUNNEA, Godm. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1877, p. 141. 



In the P. Z. S. for 1879 we mentioned that we had received 

 a female specimen of this species, sent us by Mr. Brown from 

 New Ireland, which differed very slightly from the male. A 

 second example from the same locality has now reached us, 

 forwarded by Mr. E. L. Layard. As this specimen differs con- 

 siderably in its markings from the one first received, it calls for 

 some further notice. The whole of the interior of the cell on the 

 upper surface of the primaries and the discal spaces between the 

 nervules is buff instead of palish brown ; and the white spots of 

 the underside are distinctly seen above. The secondaries are likewise 

 buff towards the anterior angle and inner margin, and a well defined 

 double submargiual row of whitish spots is visible ; also the spots 

 at the end of the cell are indicated. The upper surface in the first 

 specimen is of a nearly uniform pale brovpn, the cell of the primaries 

 alone showing a slight tinge of buff, and the spots of the underside 

 are not visible above. This second example is of considerable 

 interest, as it approaches in its coloration the remarkable JSuploea 

 browni from New Britain, thereby showing its close relationship to 

 it. One of our own male insects also has a dash of buff within the 

 cell of the primaries, which does not exist in any of the others. 



Prothoe layardi, sp. nov. 



Exp. 4 '3 inches. 



Alts nigris, anticis maculis quatuor elongatis subapicalibus, aliis 

 duahus minutis infra eas, posticis subcaudatis macula subrotunda 

 aream discalem occupante ; omnibus sulphureis, suhtus dilutio- 

 ribus, anticis maculis pagince superioris aliisque minutis in cellula, 

 posticis lineis tribus submarginalibus fractis violaceis, punctis ad 

 basin albis, maculis binis angulum analem versus flavis notatis. 



Hab. New Ireland. 



We have received two male examples of this fine insect — one sent 

 us by Mr. Brown, the other by Mr. Layard. It appears to be most 

 nearly related to P. australis of Guerin, described and figured in 



