MIYANA. By H. Fruhstoreer. 
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4. Genus : Miyana gen. nov. 
Cell of the forewing uncommonly long, the posterior discocellular sharply angled distally, the cell-apex, 
therefore, very pointed, projecting distally much more than in the other Acroea-groups. Anterior and middle 
discocellulars like in Acraea andromacha ; the first subcostal vein branching off before the cell-end. 
The chief characteristic is formed by the hindwings with their conspicuously long middle discocellular 
which, in its upper part, is very much bent proximally. Moreover, the first subcostal vein and the two radials 
arise from a common base by which Miyana deviates from all the other Acraeids of three continents. The 
posterior discocellular is normal like in Acraea andromacha, the posterior one, however, absent whereby a rela¬ 
tionship with Pareba is indicated. Range: from Celebes and the North and South Moluccas, New Guinea with 
the eastern satellite islands, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Salomon Islands. Only two species known. 
Type: M. moluccana Fldr. 
M. moluccana, a multiform species of a considerable size. Forewing almost diaphanous except the 
marginal area of the basal sub median region and a spot at the cell-apex, which are densely scaled in black. In 
the $ and in damaged specimens, however, this covering is even reduced, so that the forewings appear almost 
entirely hyaline. Hindwing with a white or yellowish median area, under surface of the forewings with black 
or yellowish-grey intranerval spots parallel to the distal border. Hindwings with pronounced, likewise white 
or cream-coloured, proximally roundish spots being separated by the black veins. Body black with white lateral 
dots. — - dohertyi Holl., an excellent race discovered by Doherty in South Celebes and later on found also by dohertyi. 
myself near Toli-Toli in the north of the island. A with a complete white median band of the hindwing being 
interrupted in the middle at the lower cell-wall; in the $ this band sometimes assumes more of a yellowish 
tinge. Under surface of the forewings black, hindwings with white marginal spots which are occasionally tinged 
yellowish. In the larger $ exhibiting a rounder contour of the forewings, the white median area of the hind¬ 
wing is interrupted by a black cellular streak. The butterfly has an impetuous flight and was observed by me 
as a great rarity in the north of Celebes, where the $$ came sailing across the ocean over from the small Island 
of Lutungan to the chief island, flying not very high above the waves and also on the continent gliding 
along only some feet above the soil. But on being chased up, they rose rapidly with a sudden jerk, in order 
to disappear in a frantic speed about 8 to 10 m above the soil. I cannot remember of having noticed day- 
butterflies moving on at a similarly tearing pace, except Pap. kuhni and P. priapus. — parce Stgr. from Sula- parce. 
Mangoli has already all the characters of the allies of the Papuan region. Upper surface of the AS black, only 
occasionally with some ochre-yellow, small spots of the hindwings. The under surface of the forewings already 
with the yellowish marginal spots being common to all the other vicarious types. Hindwing with a broad cream- 
coloured costal area and a narrow subanal area. Marginal spots ochreous. —- moluccana Fldr. is one of the moluccana. 
rarest butterflies of Amboina from where recently only one A got known from the Coll. Staudinger. Just 
as rare is an insignificant insular race nebulosa Hew. from Ceram of which altogether only the type is ascer- nebulosa. 
tained, collected by Wallace. The yellowish median area of the hindwings darkened blackish in its anterior 
parts. Under surface with pale yellow marginal spots. In Batjan there occur similar specimens. — fumigata fumigata. 
Honr., described first from New Pomerania, was also found in New Lauenburg and Mioko, always at those 
places where the creeper Granadilla, so very much liked by the Europeans for its fruit, has been planted. Ground¬ 
colour faintly smoke-brown, the forewings generally without any marking. The hindwings less diaphanous 
than the forewings, with traces of a broad whitish median band fading away towards the costal margin, grow¬ 
ing distinctly prominent white towards the proximal margin. Under surface with a greenish gloss. Distal 
area with white marginal spots, besides two white, small basal spots. — pollonia Godm. and Salv., described pollonia. 
from Guadalcanar, from Bougainville aird the Shortland Islands in my collection. The A h as above a yellow 
median area consisting of two parts. The anterior part is considerably inferior to the median part. Marginal 
spots of the under surface of the hindwings of a dull straw-colour. — pella Fruhst. (138 a). $: a darker edition pella. 
of fumigata Hour, and a connecting-link from dohertyi Rothsch. and parce Stgr. to pollonia Godm. pella differs 
from pollonia by more roundish wings, the forewing being bordered darker in the apical part, the distal border 
of the hindwings broader black, the yellowish spots in and above the cell being diffuse, the yellowish spot in 
the anal area of a more triangular and more pointed shape. Under surface: the basal black part greatly reduced, 
consisting of single roundish spots. The yellowish spot at the submedian long, pointed (instead of round). 
Distally before the cell-apex a round black dot, which is absent in pollonia. The yellowish submarginal spots 
elongate, their proximal black bordering much more extensive, broader than in pollonia. Island of Woodlark. 
M. meyeri Kirsch (138 a) a very rare species with the name occurring so frequently! Distinguished meyeri. 
by a dark lemon-(sometimes also orange-)yellow median band of the hindwings, being costally somewhat broa¬ 
der in the A than in the $. Under surface distinguished by a magnificent green reflection like in the dragon-fly 
in the basal and submedian area of the forewings. The hindwings with very large intensely sulphurous or orange- 
yellow marginal spots. Type from the Geelvink Bay, Dutch New Guinea, lying before me from the Astrolabe 
Bay, according to Hagen more common near Simbang from where a $ is in my collection. Larva is said to 
live on a Cycadea according to the statements of natives. 
