56 THE RHOPALOCERA COLLECTED BY THE THIRD NEW-GUINEA EXPEDITION. 



mens with two faintly defined discal black spots on the posterior wings; the females are 

 typical. This species seems to live only on or near the coasts. 



2. P. chimaera Rothsch. — i 9- Captured by Mr. G. VERSTEEG in the explored territory 

 on 25 Nov. 19 12. It is a pity that the locality is not distinctly indicated, because, as far as 

 I know, it is new to science that this species, which is easily recognizable by its hairy, black 

 encircled abdomen and by the small head, inhabits also the Dutch (Central) part of New 

 Guinea. Till now this beautiful Ornithopteron is only found in British New Guinea near 

 the Owen Stanley Range. 



We hâve probably to do hère with a female représentative of a new race but, waiting 

 for other spécimens to reach Europe, I propose to give to this female form the name v C/ia- 

 rybdis'\ (PI. II, fig. 1). 



The différences of the pattern are the following : the gray spot in the cell of the 

 anterïor wing is much larger than painted on plate 4(^2) in Seitz, „Grossschmetterlinge der 

 Erde", IX: one circumcellular spot, between analis and cubitus, lias disappeared ; the sub- 

 marginal ones are smaller. The cellular spot of the posterior wing is reduced to a dot; the 

 black submarginal spot between subcosta and radius 1 is not joined with the black margin 

 but it certainly is, like the spot between radius 1 and 2, with the black colour, which extends 

 to the base of the wing. The shape of the wings is also différent, because they are long 

 and tall. 



3. P. helena papueusis Wall. - - 3 cTd* ar >d 2 99 Coll. Baggelaar. Two female forms 

 are represented : papueusis Wall, and papuana Oberth. 



4. P. polydorus. — 1 ç? and 4 99- Kloofbivak, 3, 6, 8 and 10 Mardi 1913. 1 cf 

 Coll. Baggelaar. The maie spécimen collected by Mr. BAGGELAAR is a représentative of the 

 typical form, godartianiis, but the spécimens, captured at Kloofbivak resemble those described 

 by Mr. FRUHSTORFER from the island of Waigeu as a race, asinius. The white spots on the 

 anterior wings are présent in the female spécimens on the upper- and undersides; in the maie 

 spécimen on the underside and faintly visible on the upperside. Yet the shape of the white 

 spots is différent and the cellular spot of the posterior wing in the maie is covered with a 

 grayish dust. 



I propose to give the name of v ausU'r" to this race of Central New Guinea and to add 

 a new one to the following séries of races from New Guinea. (PI. II, fig. 2 and 2a). 

 P. polydorus L. 



godartianus Luc Arfak- and Onin-Peninsulae, Salawati. 



asinius Fruhst Waigeu. 



leodamas Wall Misol. 



meforanus Rothsch. . . . Nufor. 



humboldti Rothsch Humboldt Bay. 



plagiatus Rothsch Astrolabe Bay, Huon Gulf. 



orinomus Rothsch Brit. New Guinea (hills). 



naissus Fruhst Brit. New Guinea (lowland). 



auster v. E Central New Guinea. 



5. P. Euchenor Guér. — 10 (ftf and 4 99- Beaufort River, 11, 12 and 13 Nov. 1912. 

 Kloofbivak, 1, 3, to, 17 and 26 Mardi. 1913. 3 (f ç? Coll. Baggelaar. 



