510 New Forms of Butterflies from Burn 



This species appears to be related to manuselensis Talk, from 

 Ceram. 



4. Delias apatela sp. nov. (pi. VI, figs. 7, 8). 



$ . Upperside of fore wing with white basal half and black distal 

 half. Two or three small white apical strigae. Hind wing white with 

 a black outer margin. Underside of fore wing black, inner margin 

 white, base dusted with yellow, succeeded by a white powdering. Five 

 white apical spots, the middle one the larger. Hind wing yellow, 

 darker than in rothschildi, but paler at the base. A submarginal black 

 line, somewhat crenulate at its distal edge, and bordered by a white line 

 on its inner edge. The veins between the submarginal line and margin 

 are narrowly black. Traces of white scaling in the cell. 



$ . Upperside with white area reduced. Underside as in the $ , 

 but with the marginal line more heavy. 



Length of fore wing : $ $ , 30 mm. 



Habitat. — Central Buru : Kako Tagalago, 2,700 feet, May; Koen- 

 toeroen, 3,500 feet, April ; River Pohatiga, 3,000 feet, April. A small 

 series with four $ $ . 



This interesting form closely resembles D. rothschildi Holl., and 

 flies with it. It is confined to the interior, but rothschildi has a wider 

 range and occurs at the coast. Easily distinguished by the uniform 

 yellow colouring of the hind wing below and especially by the black 

 submarginal line being narrowly edged with white on the inside. 



5. Delias eschatia sp. nov. (pi. VI, figs. 4, 5). 



$ . Upperside white. Fore wing with costa narrowly black, but 

 broadening towards the black apex. Four small white subapical spots 

 contingent upon the white area. Hind wing white but with dark 

 underside showing through. Outer margin with a thin black line 

 and black fringe. A narrow marginal border of black dusting. Under- 

 side of fore wing white, with broader costal and apical fuscous than 

 above. Four yellowish-white subapical spots. Base dusted with 

 yellow. Hind wing fuscous. Cellule 8 dusted with yellow, also the 

 inner margin. A submarginal row of six dark yellow spots. 



% . Upperside of fore wing white. A broad costal and apical black 

 area with five white subapical spots. Hind wing grey- white with a 

 broad black outer margin, narrowing posteriorly. Underside as in $ , 

 but fore wing with broader apical black and larger spots. 



