118 MR. O. SALVIN ON ORNITHOPTERA VICTORI.E. [Feb. 7, 



submarginal golden-green spots, whereof the two nearest the anal 

 angle have a large central patch of golden yellow. Beneath, the 

 •wings are shining golden green, with the nervures, margins, a large 

 subtriangiilar patch over the end of the cell of the primaries, a 

 series of submarginal spots at the end of each secondary nervure, and 

 two lunate spots on either side of the lower radial of the primaries 

 black. 



The antennae and prothorax are black ; the abdomen ochraceous 

 grey, with a double row of spots on either side and a ventral median 

 line black. 



The primaries are narrow, with hardly any perceptible anal angle, 

 the outer and inner margins meeting in a continuous regular curve. 

 The secondaries are elongated and narrow, and the inner margin 

 deeply incised ; the elongated hairs of the inner margin are pale 

 yellow. 



2 . Like that of 0. victorice, the submarginal spots on both wings, 

 especially those of the secondaries, being apparently rather larger, 

 rounder, and not so lunate. 



Egg : nearly spherical, the surface finely rugose, like that of an 

 orange, diani. 4 millinn. 



Sab. N.W. Bay, Maleita Island (TFoo'fford), Solomon Group. 



Mus. Godman & Salvin ; H. Grose Smith. 



The peculiar neurat'on of the male is described in our former note 

 (P. Z. S. 1887, p. 190). 



2. Ornithoptera victori.e. (Plate IV. c? •) 



Ornithoptera victorce, G. R. Gray, P. Z. S. 1856, p. 7, pi. 39 ( 2 ). 



Similar to O. regincB, but the wings of the male broader, the 

 subapical spot of the primaries smaller and dividerl into three parts 

 by the nervures, and the green of the base of the wings more 

 restricted : the secondaries are almost entirely suffused with green, 

 except the inner and outer margins ; on the distal half are a few 

 black scales, where, in 0. regincB, the wings are chiefly black : 

 beneath, the discal green portion of the primaries is broken up by a 

 series of broad black Inuules, of which there are only two in 

 0, regincB, and there is a black spot between the subcostal and its 

 fourth branch. 



Larva (half-grown) dark brown ; spines carmine ; urticating pro- 

 cess pale yellow. The bead bears four spines (tv^'o long and two 

 short) ; the first and second segments eight each, 3-a six each, 6-1 1 

 four each, 12 two (Mr. Woodford's notes). 



Hab. Wanderer Bay {Macgillivray^, Aola (Woodford), Guadal- 

 canar Island ; Florida Island {Woodford) 1 : Solomon group. 



Mr. Wfiodford's collection contains a (emale example from Florida 

 Island, which, in the absence of the male, I am luiable to determine 

 with certainty. Judging from the other Butterflies from this island, 

 I notice that their affinity to those of Guadalcanar is great, and it 

 is most probable that the Ornithoptera found there is the same as 

 that of Guadalcanar ; but an examination of the male is necessary to 

 determine the point with certainty. The only difference between 



