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NEW FORMS OF THE GENUS DELIAS (PIERIDAE) 

 FROM NEW GUINEA, CERAM AND BURU. 



By J. J. JOICEY and G. TALBOT. 



The forms herein described were collected by Messrs. C, F., and J. 

 Pratt, unless otherwise stated. 



The localities mentioned in connection with the forms described 

 from Dutch New Guinea are as follows : — 



1. Wanggar, South Geelvink Bay, February, 1921. 



2. Nomnagihe, 25 miles south of Wanggar, 2,000 feet, January to 

 February, 1921. 



3. Djalan Kiver, South Geelvink Bay, ca. 28 miles inland, May 

 to June, 1920. 



4. Wai Sai River, Weyland Mountains, 1,000 feet, June to July, 

 1920. 



5. Menoo River, Weyland Mountains, 3,500 to 5,000 feet, November 

 to January, 1921, also 6,000 to 8,000 feet. 



6. Mount Kunupi, Menoo Valley, Weyland Mountains, 6,000 feet, 

 November to January, 1921. 



1. Delias enniana Ob., majoripuncta subsp. nov. 



3 . Upperside with white submarginal spots larger than in other 

 races, and the black margin a little less broad than in the type form. 

 Hind wing with marginal spots as in allied forms. 



Underside of fore wing with extended white area, especially in 

 cellule 4. Submarginal spots large, especially the one in 6. Hind 

 wing much as in the typical form, but with larger and entirely yellow 

 submarginal spots. 



? . Upperside similar to the form kapaura Roths., but the black 

 margin of the fore wing not so produced in cellule 4 and narrow in the 

 apical region. Hind wing with black margin as in kapaura. 



Underside of fore wing with black margin slightly broader than 

 in the $ , and bearing equally large spots. Hind wing with black 

 margin as in the type form, but bearing larger spots. 



Mefor Island, August, one S , two ? 2 . 



