264 L. dc Niceville — List of the Butterflies of the Ke Isles. [No. 2, 



de Niceville a specimen of this species named by himself from the Aru 

 Isles, which enables de Niceville to say confidently that Plebeius 

 lucifer is a synonym of Neopithecops zalmora. In vol. ii of Dr. O. 

 Staudinger's and Dr. E. Schatz's Exotische Schmetterlinge, p. 273, 

 n. 32, pi. xlviii (1892), reference is made to Herr Rober's genus 

 Papua, the type of which is based on Plebeius lucifer. Consequently 

 Papua falls to Neopithecops. 



47. Megisba malata, Horsfield. 



Mr. de Niceville has seen four specimens only from the Ke Isles 

 of this widely distributed species, none of which have tails. It keeps 

 chiefly to the tops of fruit trees, and is apparently rare, but is probably 

 less often seen than it would be if larger, brighter coloured, or 

 haunting lower stations. It occurs only as far as is known on Little 

 Ke Island of the Ke Archipelago. 



48. Cyaniris kuehni, Rober. 



Plebeius kiihni, Rober, Iris, vol. i, p. 60, pi. iv, fig. 29, male (1886). 



Described by Rober from East Celebes and the Key Islands. It is 

 very close to the widely- spread C puspa, Horsfield. Especially found 

 on Little but also on Great Ke Island. It is partial to the flowers of 



LeguminosdS. 



49. *Cyanikis cagaya, Felder. 



Rober as Plebeius cagaya. We doubt the occurrence of two distinct 

 species of Cyaniris in the Ke Islands. 0. cagaya was described from 

 the Philippine Isles. 



50. Zizeka otis, Fabricius. 



Common on Little and Great Ke Isles on roads and paths flying 

 amongst the grass and low-growing herbs. 



51. Zizera gaika, Trimen. 



Very rare, found only on Little Ke, though probably often over- 

 looked. It is the smallest butterfly found in the islands, some of our 

 specimens expanding only '6 of an inch. 



52. " Plebeius" tualensis, Rober. 



P. tualensis, Rober, Iris, vol. i, p. 61, pi. v, fig. 26 (1886). 

 Originally described from the Key Islands, where it is very rare 

 on Little and Great Ke, and usually caught on flowers of the Legu~ 

 miuoses. The male on the upperside is coloured like a typical species 



