Ne'w Forms of Butterflies from Buru 509 



cellule grey-white. A brick-red unbroken discal band, straighter and 

 thicker than in joiceyi ; this band edged proximally by a black band not 

 exceeding it in thickness, but variable and sometimes half as wide. 

 Basal half between inner margin and vein 7 olive-yellow ; a white flush 

 of variable extent, and mostly tinged with pink, borders the red band 

 in the distal area, which is bright yellow. 



$ . Upperside black with basal half of both wings dusted with olive- 

 yellow, and inner margin of hind wing grey-white. Fore wing with 

 five creamy subapical spots in 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8, divided by the veins. 

 Underside as in the $ , but fore wing with larger yellow patches and 

 darker basal scaling. Hind wing with distal area stone-grey and a 

 narrow marginal border of yellow on the lower half. 



Length of fore wing : $ $ , 32 — 36 mm. 



Habitat. — West Central Buru, Gamoe 'Mrapat, 5,000 feet, April. 

 A series of $ S and a few $ $ . 



This very striking species is allied to joiceyi Talb., from Ceram. 



3. Delias schmassmanni sp. nov. (pi. VI, figs. 5, 6). 



df . Upperside white with the fringes black at the veins. Fore wing 

 with the apical margin narrowly black. Underside of fore wing with 

 the apical area benzo-brown (Ridgway, pi. xlvi), ground-colour black. 

 A postdiscal band of pale yellow, of variable width, much broader 

 posteriorly and joined to the white inner margin. A small yellow costal 

 spot in cellule 8. Hind wing benzo-brown. A yellow postdiscal band, 

 deeper in colour than on the fore wing and variable in width, broaden- 

 ing posteriorly to join the brighter yellow inner margin. Six yellow and 

 rounded marginal spots, those in 2 and 3 much larger than the others. 

 Costal edge narrowly yellow from base to postdiscal band. 



$ . Upperside white, with broad black margins. Fore wing with 

 black apical area narrowing below vein 3, and bearing four white apical 

 spots. Costa narrowly black, and discocellular black. Hind wing with 

 the black outer margin narrowing posteriorly, and bearing five indistinct 

 marginal yellow spots. 



Underside as in the $ , but fore wing with the apical spots repro- 

 duced and some yellow dusting over the cell. 



One specimen has a narrower black margin on the hind wing, not 

 reaching below vein 4. 



Length of fore wing : <? $ , 37 — 39 mm. 



Habitat. — West Central Buru, Gamoe 'Mrapat, 5,000 feet, April. 

 A small series with about an equal number of both sexes. 



