1893.] THE BUTTEHFLIES Or THE GENUS THYSOXOTIS, 543 



Thtsonotis BIBBEI. 



Pleheius rlhbei, Eober, Iris, i. p. 52, pi. iv. f. 2, J (1886) ^ 



Ifah. N.W. New Guinea, Selvar. 



This species seeins to diii^er from all otliers by having a narrow 

 metallic line between the usual broad fascia and tbe margin on the 

 hind \\ing below. It is known to us only from the figure. 



The female is undescribed. 



Thtsonotis philostratps. (Plates XLV. fig. 8, XL VII. figs. 3, 

 3 a.) 



Lyccena pliilostratus, Feld. Eeise Nov., Lep. ii. p. 264, t. 33. 

 ff. 1, 2 (1865). 



Cupido iihilostratus, Kirby, Syst. Cat. p. 346 (1871) ; Oberthiir, 

 Ann. Mus. Genova, xv. p. 522 (1880). 



(S • Upperside much like T. (q^oUonius S , but of a more vio- 

 laceous shade of blue. 



Underside as $ , but white central band, as is usual, rather \\ider. 



Hah. Gilolo (i^c?(?<')-) (Platen in. 3Ins. iStcntd.) {Wallace in Mus. 

 G. 4' S.) ; Batchian (Platen) ; Waigiou (Mus. G. i|- /S'.) ; Batchiau 

 (Dohcrty) (Mus. D.) ; Teruate (Oberthiir). 



This is an easily distinguished species and does not appear to 

 vary except in size — a small female from Batchian in Messrs. 

 Godman and Salvin's collection measuring only If inches, a large 

 one from Waigiou 2 inches. 



Genitalia. Clasps somewhat bottle-shaped, but rounded at the 

 base, and the neck (continuing the simile) thick, the apices being 

 bluntly toothed. Tegumen Avith sides fully developed ; hooks of 

 moderate length and rather slender. 



Penis decidedly short, very stout, similar in shape to T. apol- 

 lonius. (Plate XL VII. figs. 3, 3 a.) 



B. The WALLACEi group. 



This is a small group which contains insects of somewhat less 

 robust appearance than the preceding and which have the cilia of 

 both sexes pure white, not alternately black and white as in danis 

 and allies. 



Unfortunately very little is known of them, as very few are con- 

 tained in collections. They are certainly some of the most beauliful 

 of the genus. 



TlIYSONOTIS "WALLACEI. 



Lyarna loallacei, Teld. Eeise Nov., Lep. ii. p. 265, £f. 8-10 

 (1865) '. 



Cujndo wallacci, Kirscli, Beitr. Lep. -Faun, von Neu-Guinea, 

 p. 126(1 877) ^ 



Hah. Waigiou ' ; Mysol ( Wallace) (Mus. G. cj- S.) ; N. Guinea, 

 Ansus, Kordo, Eubi '^. 



The specimens from Mysol an; rather smaller than Dr. Felder's 

 figures, and the male has rather less white on the disks. 



