1883.] mk. f. moore on limnaina and euplceina. 285 



4. Chirosa morosa. 



Euploea morosa, Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1866, p. 282, fig. 2 ; 

 Journ. Linn, Soc, Zool. xiv. p. 301. 



Euploea dalmannii, Felder, Reise Novara, Lep. ii. p. 332 (1867). 

 ITab. Gilolo ; Halmaheira. 



5. Chirosa pierretii. 



Eu2jloeapierretii,Fe[der, Reise Novara, Lep. ii. p. 331 (1867); 

 Butler, Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xiv. p. 301. 



Euploea melina, Oberthur, Ann. Mus. di Storia Nat. Genova, 

 1877, p. 456. 



Hah. Waigiou, Port Moresby, New Guinea. 



6. Chirosa lapeyrotjsei. 



Euploea lapeyrousei, Boisduval, Voy. Astrolabe, Lep. p. 97, c? 

 (1832). 



Hah. Bouru (Boisd.). In coll. C. Oberthiir. 



The type specimen of this species is much like 0. jnerreti, except- 

 ing that the sericeous streak is narrower and longer. On the under- 

 side the discal spots are slightly larger. 



Mestapra, n. g. 



Differs from typical Chirosa in the fore wing being broader, the 

 exterior margin less oblique and more convex, the posterior margin 

 also more convex, the sericeous brand very large and broad, being 

 nearly four times the size of that in Chirosa : hind wing broader and 

 more convex externally. 



Type M. fraudulenta. 



1. Mestapra eurianassa. 



Euploea eurianassa, Hewitson, Exot. Butt. ii. p. 12, Eupl. pi. 1. 

 fig. 3, d (1858). 

 Hub. New Guinea. 



2. Mestapra torvina. 



Euploea torvina,V>\xthY, Proc Zool. Soc. 1875, p. 611 ; id. Journ. 

 Linn. Soc, Zool. xiv. p. 301. 



Hab. New Hebrides (Aneiteum, Lifu). 



3. Mestapra paykullei. 



Euploea paylcullei, Butler, Ann. Nat, Hist. ser. 4, xviii. p. 241 

 (1876) ; Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xiv. p. 301. 

 Hab. New Hebrides (Vate, Aneiteum, Mota). 



4. Mestapra fraudulenta. 



Euploea fraudulenta, Butler, Ann. Nat. Hist. ser. 5, s. p. 41, 6 

 (1882). > V > ^ 



Hab. Solomon Islands, 

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