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LEPIDOPTERA. 
causes of its recent wide extension, are discussed by W. L. Distant, Tr. 
E. Soc. 1877, pp. 93-104. Its occurrence in England ; F. Bond, Ent. x. 
p. 73; P. E. Soc. 1877, p. i. D. australis^ Hombron & Jacquemont, 
noticed from Duke of York Island ; Salvin & Godman, P. Z. S. 1877, 
p, 141. D. purpurata fulgurata ; varieties noticed by J. Kirsch, MT. 
Mus. Dresd. i. p. 114. D. melittula, neptunia^ hamata^ and other allied 
South Sea species, discussed ; J. Mus. Godeffr. xii. pp. 161 & 162. 
D, leopai'dus, Butl., = limniace, Cram. ; F. Moore, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 584. 
Amauris egialea^ Cram. P. Mabille regards inferna, Butl., as a variety, 
and describes another variety (Jartarea) from Landana ; Bull. Soc. Zool. 
Fr. 1876, pp. 198 & 199. 
Euplea pierretii^ Feld., var. cJiarox^ from Kordo, morosa, Butl. (p. 115), 
pumila, Butl. (of which trimeni, Feld., is $ ), and treitschkei, Boisd. 
(p. 117), noticed by J. Kirsch, 1. c. 
New species : — 
Hestia malaharica, F. Moore, Ann. N. H. (4) xx. p. 46, Malabar. 
Ideopsis heuntsoni, J. Kirsch, MT. Mus. Dresd. i. p. 114, pi. vi. fig. 1, 
Mysore Island. 
Danais nipalensis, Nepal, and gautama, Burma, p. 43, nilgiriemis, 
p. 44, Nilgiris, F. Moore, 1. c.; D. mclanoUuca^ id. P. Z. S. 1877, p. 584, 
pi. Iviii. fig. 3, S. Andamans. 
Euploia coreoidesj Malabar, lankana, p. 44, asela and sinhala^ all from 
Ceylon, and irawada, Burma, p. 45, id, Ann. N. H. (4) xx. ; E. camorta, 
id. P. Z. S. 1877, p. 582, Nicobar Islands ; E. latreillii (Feld., MS.), 
p. 115, sisamis, New Guinea, salahanda^ Gilolo, Island of Jobi, 
pp. 116 & 117, pi. vi. figs. 9 & 8, J. Kirsch, 1. c. ; E. unihrunnea, p. 141, 
and hrowni, p. 142, pi. xxii. figs. 1 & 2, Salvin & Godman, P. Z. S. 1877, 
Duke of York Island ; E. whitmeei, A. G. Butler, Ann. N. H. (4) xx. 
p. 349, Lifu, Loyalty Group ; E, occulta^ id. P. Z. S. 1877, p. 467, New 
Guinea. 
Salpinx hohsoni, id. 1. c. p. 811, Formosa. 
He LICONIIDiE. 
Meliconius, Euides^ ColcBnis, and Dione. F. Muller discusses the 
resemblances between these genera, and refers them all to the same 
group, distinct from the Nymphalidx ; S. E. Z. xxxviii. pp. 492-496. 
Ilamadryas zoilua, Fabr. Variation noticed by J. Kirsch, MT. Mus. 
Dresd. i. p. 118. 
Sais rosalia, Cram., var. virckowi, from Puerto Caballo ; H. Dewitz, 
MT. Miinch. ent. Ver. i. p. 87, pi. ii. fig. 4. 
Ceratinia excelsa, Feld., var. from Costa Rica and Chiriqui described ; 
id. 1. c. p. 87. 
Heliconius estrella^ Bates. ®A. G. Butler notices a variety (? = aglaope, 
Feld.), from the Ucayali; Ann. N. H. (4) xx. p. 119. 
New species : — 
Hamadryas cequicinctua, Salvin & Godman, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 142, Duke 
of York Island. 
