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of them ; between the 2nd subcostal and the ist median 

 nervules are 2 discal rudimentary black spots ; the median 

 and subcostal nervures are black, and all the veins are 

 very conspicuous ; the marginal fringe is black. 



Thorax, head, and antennas as in Victories ; legs also ; the 

 abdomen a very rich delicate pinky buff colour ; with a 

 delicate dorsal pink series of markings on 4 of the 

 segments ; and lateral black spots ; the texture of the 

 abdominal is almost velvety. The base of the abdomen is 

 black ; abdomen fringe of hairs short, and burnt sienna in 

 tint. 



Length of costa 79, width of wing 34 mms. ; greatest 

 length of the hind wing 60, greatest width 32 mms. ; 

 length of abdomen 38, of antennae 36, and of thorax with 

 the head 23 mms. 



Hab. Bongainville, Solomon Islands. (Ribbe.) Drawn 

 and described from the type. In the Tring Museum. 



$. In same collection. On the underside of wings in 

 a proper light are suffused with russet pink, especially the 

 posterior wing with submarginal large black square spots. 



Hab. Aru Island and Shortland Island, Solomon 

 Archipelago. 



$ . Anterior wing : apical golden patch large and shot 

 with green, with a fairly large black rudimentary black spot 

 between the 4th and 5th subcostal branches ; green area 

 from the base not very extensive, and shades into bluish 

 from golden with change of light. Underside of all wings 

 golden green. 



$ . Anterior wing : apical golden patch longer than in 



the type. Posterior wings, the black dustings or scaling 

 is extensive in the internervular spaces. 



Hab. Bougainville. In Tring Museum. 



Mr. Rothschild's diagnosis of the type is : " Sub-apical 

 patch of f. w. very long, consisting of 2 large spots and a 

 narrow streak or small spot behind the 5th subcostal 

 nervule. The green area of h. w. as in Victoria: or Regince ; 

 anterior submarginal yellow spot is obliterated in the 

 type specimen." 



? . " Submarginal spots of either wing much smaller 

 than in Victories, partly obliterated [one white spot on 

 each wing is obliterated on both surfaces] ; discal spots 

 and those at the base of fore and hind wings also smaller 

 than in the sub-species : in one 2 a small black spot 

 within the first (costal) marking of the discal row of black 

 spots of the hind wings." 



The basal spots above and below of both wings, the 

 subcostal mark, (with central black spot) and divided 

 rudimentary sub-anal mark, are all yellow on all the 

 wings ; the anterior cell mark is divided, and not large — 

 most divided on the under surface, more or less suffused 

 with yellow. Length of costa 91 mms. 



Hab. Bougainville Island. (C. Ribbe, 1894) 3 cf , 1 2 ; 

 Alu, 1 $ , "Webster. In Tring Museum. 



The apparently constant facies of the ? ? of this form 

 render it deserving of a name. The 2 seems to be a 

 lighter brown than in the other forms. 



In the Vienna Museum 1 $ , 1 2 . In the Staudinger 

 Coll. 1 $ , 1 ? . Bougainville. 



