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Show 172 MR. A. G. BUTLER O N THE GENUS DANATS. [Mar. 27, My species D. ismareola turns out to be the female of (Cramer). I rather hesitated to describe this species as new, on account of its similarity in pattern and coloration to D. ismare; but the great differences in form and expanse of wing, and also in neu-ration, combined with the fact that our specimens were from different localities, decided me. I have now, however, seen a most interesting hermaphrodite (see fig. 1, p. 173), having the wings of ismare on one side, and of ismareola on the other, but with the male sexual spot on both of the hind wings; in the hind wing of the female there is a curious malformation of the nervures, two of them originating from a single foot-stalk ; the two sides of this insect vary in size as follows :-Front wings, costa If and 1-j-f inch ; hind wings, length l^r and If inch. Section 3. 4. DANAIS SALVINI, sp. n. (Fig. 2, p. 173.) D. chloris, Felder? d. Alar apice elongato: anticar supra fulvar, margine antico, cella venisque fuscis; margine postico fusco, inter venas hastato, punctisque septem albis submarginato: posticar macula magna subapicali irregulari venisque fuscis; margine postico fusco, inter venas hastato : corpus fuscum, fulvo prarmaculatum. Alar subtus pallidiores, nitentes, margine postico serie macula-rum albarum integra : anticar punctis nonnullis marginalibus: corpus fuscum, thorace albo maculato. Alar. exp. unc. 3-j^. 2 . Alar apice rotundato : anticar supra serie macularum trium fulvarum sub costa ad cellar finem ; margine postico macula infima submarginali geminata serieque punctorum alborum marginali : posticar serie macularum albarum integra : corpus fuscum, albo prarmaculatum. Alar subtus velut supra: corpus thorace nigro, albo maculato; abdomine pallido. Alar. exp. unc. 4. Hab. Gilolo and Batchian. Allied to D. inuncta (Butler), from which it differs in being yellow instead of white ; the wings of a slightly different form, the inner edge of hind margin forming long hastate projections between the nervures ; front wings with cell entirely brown, and apical submarginal spots very small. 5. DANAIS LUTESCENS, sp. n. (Fig. 3, p. 173.) Alar supra albar viridescentes, fascia subapicali magna nee in ma-culas distincta, anticar breves, posticar rotundatar: aliter D. cleona (Cramer). <3 . Alar. exp. unc. 3. $ . Alar. exp. unc. 3j^. Hab. Ceram ; Bouru. This species is closely allied to D. cleona of Cramer, from which it differs chiefly in its pale colouring, more rounded and shorter wings, and larger spots. |
