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MR. H. H. DRUCE ON 



[May 17, 



5. A List of the Lyctenida of the South Pacific Islands east 

 of the Solomon Group, with Descriptions of several 

 new Species. By Hamilton H. Druce, F.E.S. 



[Eeceiyed May 3, 1892.] 

 (Plate XXVII.) 



In 1891 I published a list of the Lycaenidse of the Solomon 

 Islands in the ' Proceedings ' of the Society. The present paper is an 

 attempt to bring together the species of this family which have 

 been described as inhabiting the South Sea Islands to the east of the 

 Solomon Group. Our knowledge of the whole is, at present, very 

 small, as large numbers of important islands remain to be explored. 

 Mr. Butler published lists in the ' Proceedings ' of this Society for 

 1874 and 187.'), and has since described a number of species, priuci- 

 pally from the New Hebrides Islands. Out of 31 species here 

 enumerated, I have described 7 as new. 



Several important genera, such as Catochrysops, Arhopala, and 

 Deudorix, seem to end their range quite on the western extremity of 

 the group. 



Thanks to the kindness of Messrs. Godman and Salvin, I have 

 been able to examine their collection, which contains good series of 

 most of the species, wliich were obtained principally by Messrs. C. 

 M. Woodford and G. F. Mathew, 



The types of the species described as new are in their collection. 



The following table is intended to show at a glance the several 

 localities from which each species has been recorded : — 



