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anterior wings and five on the posterior ones, of which number two are always connected. 



It is impossible to me to compare thèse spécimens from Central New Guinea with those 

 from Kaiser Wilhelms-Land. I think that the 99 W 'U resemble very much those of the race 

 evarida Fruhst. This species is not yet figured. 



55. M. aethiops Butl. 1 tf Kloofbivak 5 March 1913. On the upperside of the 

 posterior wings except the two distinct ones, the other ocelli are faintly visible and on the 

 underside I count only 6 ocelli instead of seven. The other characteristics are totally iden- 

 tical with those which hâve been described. It is a pity that only one, but very fine, spé- 

 cimen has been collected. 



56. M. lorna copiosa Fruhst. — 1 Ç Bivakeiland 24 Febr. 191 3. The figure printed in 

 ,Seitz" Taf. 92, is quite right for the spécimen named above. The subspecies „copiosa" has 

 been found in the German part of New Guinea. 



57. M. shiva Boisd. — 1 çf Coll. Baggelaar. The number of the ocelli on the under- 

 side of the anterior wings is four and that on the posterior wings six. I mention the number 

 because I think that it is very variable. 



Gen. Melanitis F. 



58. M. leda offaka Fruhst. — 9 çfçf and 7 99 Kloofbivak 26 — 28 Febr.; 1, 3, 5, 11, 

 20 March 1913. 2 çfcf Coll. Baggelaar. Some of the female spécimens are totally dark brown 

 and other ones hâve a yellow subapical part. 



59. M. amabilis valentina Fruhst. — 2 99 Kloofbivak 14 Febr.; 3 March 1913. 1 cf 1 

 and 1 O Coll. Baggelaar. The 99 from Central New Guinea are smaller but there is little to 

 be seen because they are damaged. 



Gen. Elymnias Hùbn. 



60. E. papua Wall. — 1 çf and 2 99 Bivakeiland 24 Febr. ; Kloofbivak 28 Febr. and 

 7 March 19 13. This species seems to be very rare; till now only one maie spécimen and two 

 female ones are known from Waigeu [lactentia Fruhst.) and some other spécimens from 

 Dutch New-Guinea. Ail thèse spécimens are to be distinguished at a glance by the number 

 of the bluish white small spots on the underside of the posterior wings. That number is in 

 the typical papua and in lactentia three, being in the spécimens from Central New-Guinea 

 two. Moreover there are other différences in colour and pattern. The çf is on the upperside 

 greenish black brown with little lighter margins. On the underside the colour is more violet 

 and lighter with a submarginal grayish brown striga, which is nearly white near the costa 

 and apex of the anterior wing. On the posterior wing we observe a bluish white small spot 

 between radius 1 and 2 and a very small one between radius 2 and médius 1. The 9 ' s 

 lighter coloured, brown with a submarginal séries of yellowish spots, which are small near 

 the costa and apex of the anterior wings and broad on the posterior wings. The nervules 

 between thèse spots are dark brown. On the underside the gênerai colour is violet brown 

 and the séries of spots is nearly white. The two circumcellular spots are surrounded with 

 black. It is clear that we hâve to do hère with a new local race, which I will name v bivit- 

 tata" (PI. III, fig. 5 and 5«). The antennae are black on the upperside and yellowish brown 

 on the underside ; the other parts of the body are brown. I am sorry that I could not pré- 

 pare the copulatory apparatus to see the relation to other species. 



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