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3, Sch. Paradise*, var. Punctata, Hagen. 



5 . Anterior wing reddish brown ; discoidal cell with 

 the usual white mark, separated into too small elemen- 

 tary spots — the upper one being the largest, though only 

 i-6th the length of the cell, and slightly divided above, the 

 lowest spot much smaller, at some little distance below the 

 other, and little more than an aggregation of atoms ; of the 

 usual submarginal band of white marks the 4 uppermost 

 are not as large and long as usual, the fourth being quite 

 cuneiform, and all subdued somewhat by brown scales : 

 the 5th is a mere nebulous speck : the 6th entirely absent: 

 the 7th a smfcll grey triangulate spot, and the 8th absent ; 

 there are also 2 discal nebulous spots between the 1st 

 and 3rd median nervules, the lowest elongate and most 

 distinct. Posterior wings reddish brown ; the light area 

 nearly the same in outline and extent as in the type form, 

 creamy-white nearly entirely subdued by grey scales, 

 which are denser and redder below the 5 suborbicular 

 brown-black spots, so as to constitute a slightly warm 

 grey band ; the marginal brown border is rather broader 

 than in the type form. Under surface of the anterior 

 wings similar to above except that all the white marks are 

 cream coloured, and more distinct, the two discal marks are 

 much larger than above, and in addition to the first four 

 marks of the submarginal band the lower four are present 

 as small irregular cuneiform spots ; the outer marginal 

 fringe-lunules meet so as to constitute a creamy-white 

 fringe, and the brown of the wing is of a lighter and warmer 

 tint than above — the veins standing greatly in relief. The 

 posterior wing has the dark area as dark or darker than 



above, and the light area is pure reddish-white above, 

 and light creamy-yellow below the orbicular spots. 



The costa of the anterior wing at the apical angle is 

 so rounded as to almost unite with the very abnormally 

 rounded outline of the outer margin, presenting quite a 

 distinct appearance from that of the type form. 



The abdomen is a warm reddish-ochraceous white 

 above — the dorsum being ochraceous-yellow ; the legs 

 with the femur the colour of the abdominal dorsum. 



Length of costa 82 mms. ; width of the anterior wing 

 about 57 mms. ; of posterior wing 36 mms. ; and length 

 61 mms. Length of abdomen 34; of thorax with head 

 21 ; and of antennas 31 mms. 



This variety is a very remarkable one, both in its 

 colour and outline ; and may possibly ultimately prove 

 to belong to a different, though closely allied species. 



Hab. Erima. Taken by Dr. Hagen. 



Erima, a little port of the Astrolabe plain, is situated 

 on the N.E. of German New Guinea in Astrolabe Bay, in 

 about 5 10' or 12' S. lat., and about 145° 45' E. longitude. 



The type is in the Tring Museum. 



ADDENDUM TO PAGE xvi. 



Schoenbergia Tithonns, De Haan type form (?), Rothschild. 



$ . There is very little difference between the example 

 figured on PI. VI, and that on PI. V, except in size. Of 

 course the golden-yellow colour on the primary wings, if 

 viewed in a very sunny light, is of astounding brilliance, 

 heightened by the emerald green that shades into it from 

 the base, and the intense velvety black, while the purely 

 ochraceous golden marks of the secondary wings becomes 

 intensely rich when viewed obliquely opposite the light ; 

 between the 1st and 2nd median nervules is a small 

 elongate patch of black scales, and in the cell of the 

 secondary wings at the distal end, is a similar nearly 

 obsolete spot of black scales, which are not found in the 

 figure on PI. V. The under surface is almost absolutely 

 like that on PI. V, except that a slightly larger area of the 

 cell of the front wings is occupied by the yellow and 

 green. 



Length of the Costa 72 mms. ; width of primary wing 

 56 ; width of secondary wing 34 ; length 59 mms. ; length 

 of abdomen 41 ; of thorax with head 25 ; and of antennae 

 36 mms. 



Habitat. Kapaur, Low Country, New Guinea. 



2 . Primary wings. The white mark in the cell is 

 smaller in proportion and more dentate on the distal side 

 than in the example on PI. V. ; the other white marks of the 

 wing differ little from those of PL V. On the secondaries 

 the light area is creamy white, and the yellow spaces 

 below the orbicular black spots are a purer ochre subdued 



by brown scales than in the fig. on PI. V. : and the 4th 

 spot from the apical angle is absent, or only faintly 

 indicated on the right wing by two or three black scales ; 

 the light area also occupies i-3rd of the cell instead of 

 1 -7th as in the fig. on PI. V. The under surface does not 

 differ except in the increased brilliancy of the yellow on 

 the posterior wing, and its freedom from scales. The 

 dark part of the wings on both surfaces are brown-black 

 with a greyish sheen. 



The abdomen brownish yellow on the dorsum, and 

 brownish orange beneath, instead of white and yellow as 

 on PI. V. 



Length of costa 93 mms. ; width of anterior wing 60 ; 

 width of posterior wing 37 ; and length of wing 65 mms. 

 Length of abdomen 35 mms. ; of thorax with head 20 ; 

 and of antennas 33 mms. 



Hab. The low country of Kapaur in Dutch New 

 Guinea. Collected by Doherty. See figs. 1, 2 $ , 3, 4 ? , 

 PI. VI. 



In the Museum of the Hon. W. Rothschild at Tring. 



The fact that examples from Waigeu and New Guinea 

 do not materially differ in pattern would seem to indicate 

 that this species is pretty constant in its facies — perhaps 

 perhaps more so than is Sch. Paradisea. 



