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tive of the Samoan E. schmeltzi, Herr. Schaff.: id. 1. c. pp. 181 & 182. 
E. eleutho, Quoy : varieties are eschscholtzi, Feld., proserpina, Butl., dis- 
tincta, Butl. (= herrichi^ Feld.), and perryi, Butl. ; id. 1. c. pp. 62, 178, 
& 179. E. hatesi, Feld., = lapeyrousii^ Boisd. ; A. G. Butler, Ann. N. 
H. (4) xviii. p. 241. E. yuerini, Feld., new to New Guinea ; id. P. Z. S. 
1876, p. 766. E. midamus, Linn. : transformations noticed ; M. C. 
Piepers, Tijdschr. Ent. xix. pp. 142 & 143. 
Conoploea, g. n. (uncharacterised), mentioned by C. Oberthur, ^Itudes 
Ent. i. p. 36, note xx., appears to be a mere synonym of Amauris^ 
Hiibn. 
New species : — 
Danais ferrugineay A. G. Butler, Ann. N. H. (4) xviii. p. 240, New 
Guinea. 
Euploia resarta and payhulliy p. 241, lugens, p. 242, id. 1. c. ; E. dolosa, 
id. P. Z. S. 1876, p 766, pi. Ixxvii., fig. 1 : all from New Guinea. 
Calliploea jamesi and infantilis, id. 1. c. figs. 2 & 3 ; C. violetta, id. Ann. 
N. H. (4) xviii. p. 242 : all from New Guinea. 
Heliconiida!]. 
Mechanitis nesma, Hiibn., and lysimnia, Fabr., are good species, and 
not varieties of L. ; H. B. Moschler, Verb. z.-b. Wien, xxvi. 
pp. 310 & 311. 
Ithomia sylphis, Gu4r., and galata, $ , Hew., figured and redescribed by 
W. C. Hewitson, Ex. Butt. v. Ith. ,pls. xxxiv. fig. 227, and xxxv. 
fig. 231. 
Heliconius. Various species are discussed by H. B. Moschler, 1. c. 
pp. 312-315. N. vesta, Cram., is the true H. erato, Linn. 
New species : — 
Ituna albescens, W. L. Distant, P. E. Soc. 1876, p. xi., Costa Rica. 
Mechanitis ovata and lahotas, id. 1. c. pp. xi. & xii., Costa Rica. 
Ceratinia alexia, pi. xvii. fig. 4, and haana, Peru, and tigrina, pi. xvii. 
fig. 2, Ucayali, H. Druce, P. Z. S. 1876, p. 207. 
Mechanitis ortygia, pi. xvii. fig. 5, and ocona, id. 1. c. p. 208, Huiro, 
Valley of Santana. 
Napeogenes pyrrho, id. 1. c. p. 209, Yurimaguas. 
Ithomia zurippa, dispcena, catilla, didymma, figs. 223-226, dolahella and 
cantohrica, all from Bolivia, philetcera, locality unknown, figs. 228-230, 
A pi. xxxiv. ; cleohulina, osuna, clausina, arzalia, domiduca, mantura, 
and deronda, Ith., pi. xxxv. figs. 232-238, all from Bolivia ; W. C. Hewit- 
son, Ex. Butt. V. 
Melinoea dora, H. Strecker, Lepidoptera, p. 120, Esmeraldas (figured 
by G. Weymer as M. rihbei, Staud., S. E. Z. 1875, pi. ii. fig. 4) ; M. chincha, 
H. Druce, P. Z. S. 1876, p. 211, Pozzuzo. 
Heliconius bartletti, id. 1. c. p. 219, pi. xviii. fig. 2, Peru ; H. funebris, 
pi. iii. fig. 8, Surinam, and delnia (Plotz, MS.) Arganza; H. B. Moschler, 
Verh. z.-b. Wien, xxvi. pp. 314 & 315. 
