77 

 THE GENUS ^THEOPTERA. 



All the species or varieties of this genus appear to be confined to the Solomon Archipelago — an extensive group 

 of islands extending from N.W. to S.E. between 5 and 16° 50' of south latitudes and 154 35' and 162 25' of east 

 longitude, that is nearly 600 miles long, and about 130 miles wide at its greatest breadth. The most northern island of 

 this group is Buka Island, with a mountain 1312 feet high, and a number of small islets on its west side ; the next is 

 Bougainville Isle, about 100 miles long and about 35 or 40 wide. Bougainville possesses two mountain ranges of an 

 extensive character, the Emperor and Crown Prince Range, rising to 7743 feet ; next comes the small Shortland 

 Islet, and the Fauro group in Bougainville Straits, after which the Archipelago consists of two lines of islands running 

 parallel on their way south-east, with a wide sea channel between them. The south-western line consists of 6 fair sized 

 islands, including Lavella, Marovo or New Georgia, Guadalcanar or Gela, 75 long and 60 wide, with mountains 8005 

 and 5151 feet high, and San Cristoval (or Bauro, Aurossi) with a number of islets still further S.E. New Georgia is 

 flanked on its western side with several curiously-shaped islands such as Montgomery, Rendowa, Wana Wana, — and 

 more N.W., — Gizo, Novoro, Bagga and Ronongo Islands. On the N.E. side there are three very important islands — 

 Choiseul, 80 miles long, and about 7J wide, greatest height 1640 feet, followed by an archipelago of low islets ; then 

 Isabel (or Bogotu) Island about 102 miles long and 15 wide, with mountains of 2428 and 2050 feet high ; then Florida 

 group and the Island of Malaita or Malanta, which with its separated tract at the S.E. end measures about 100 miles in 

 length, but not more than 20 miles in width. Its highest mountains rise to 4265 feet. Guadalcanar and Bougainville 

 therefore own the highest points of land in the group. At present these islands are not very safe to penetrate, in 

 consequence of the hostility of the natives, some of whom are alleged to be cannibals. When, however, they have been 

 more fully explored, no doubt many new and splendid things will be discovered. As it is many of the butterflies are 

 of great beauty ; and at the head of these are the forms of Jfctheoptera Victories. 



Victories the type form occurs at Wanderer Bay, Guadalcanar, and on the north side of the island ; Re L 

 inhabits the island of Maleita, N.W. Bay, and Regis is found in Bougainville Island. Victories also inhabits the Short- 

 land Islets, the Rubiana Lagoon islets, and possibly New Georgia. 



Additional information will probably be given in the conclusion of the Geographical Distribution Section, in 

 Vol. II. 



SUMMARY OF THE FOREGOING. 



Localities where the species and varieties treated of in 

 this Vol. have been taken. 



1. Genus Drurya. 

 D. Antimachus 



D. Zalmoxis.... 



2. Genus Schcenbergia. 

 Sch. Paradisea .... 



var. Flavescens.... 



var. Punctata .... 

 Sch. Meridionalis.... 



Sierra Leone. 

 Old Calabar. 

 The Gaboon. 

 Ambas Bay. 

 Sherboro' River. 

 Egowe River 



(French Congo). 

 Yambuya (Aruwimi River). 

 Upoto (Congo). 

 Stanley Falls. 

 [Also for other localities, 



see pp. 72, 73.] 

 Calabar. 

 Angola. 



St. Paulo de Loanda. 

 [Also see page 73 for other 



localities.] 



Sattleberg, (Finisterre 

 Mountains, German New 

 Guinea). 



Etna Bay, (Dutch New 

 Guinea). 



Erima, Astrolabe Bay. 



Mailu, British N. Guinea. 



Sch. Tithonus, type 

 var. Waiguensis 

 Sch. Goliath 



3. Genus Ornithoptera . 

 O. Priamus 



0. Cassandra 



0. Richmondia .... 



0. Pegasus 



Kapaur, Dutch N. Guinea. 

 Island of Waigeu. 

 Kapaur, New Guinea. 



Amboina. 



Ceram. 



Ceram Laut. 



Buru ? or Bouru. 



Saparua. 



Queensland, from Mackay 



to Cooktown. 

 Cairns. 

 Port Denison. 

 Border River. 

 Herbert River. 

 Maroochy River. 

 Bowen (mid-Australia). 

 Rockhampton. 

 Richmond River. 

 From Clarence River to the 



Macpherson Range. 

 On all the Northern Rivers 



to Clarence River. 

 Lismore. 



Southern Queensland. 

 Western Coast of N . Guinea. 

 Northern Coast of N.Guinea 

 Humboldt Bay, Dutch N. 



Guinea. 

 D'Entrecasteaux Islands. 

 Possession Bay. 

 Kei Island. 



