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Show 1866.] MR. A. G. B U T L E R O N T H E G E N U S DANAIS. 171 the other. The one with the ovate outline has only small oblong dark spots on the interambulacral spaces. The more oblong one has the dark spots on the back of the interambulacral spaces large, triangular, and confluent with the dark ambulacra on the sides of which they are placed ; there are also two narrow dark bands on the middle of the upper part of the side margin. 4. Supplement to a Monograph of the Genus Danais, founded on Specimens in the Collection of M r . Osbert Salvin. B y A R T H U R G. B U T L E R , F.Z.S., Assistant, Zoological Department, British Museum. I have been enabled, through the kindness of Mr. Salvin, to make the following additions and corrections to m y Monograph, read at the Meeting of this Society held the 23rd of January in the present year (see P. Z. S. 1866, p. 43). Section 2. 1. D A N A I S C H I O N I P P E. Euplcea chionippe, Hiibner, Samml. exot. Schmett. (1806-27^ ii. pi.? f. 1-4. Hab. ? This species has been considered a synonym of D. affinis, but it is evidently very distinct; it is much smaller, the submarginal spots larger and more regular, the white patch in the front wings bordered with reddish, the central band of hind wings occupying nearly the entire wing. 2. DANAIS HERMIPPUS, sp. n. D. hermippus, Felder, M S . Simillima D. cleotherse, qua pallidior est. Hab. Bogota. I do not feel at liberty to describe this insect in full, as the specimens were presented by Dr. Felder. 3. DANAIS NUBILA, sp. n. D. philene, var., Butler, P. Z. S. 1866, p. 47. Alar supra ferruginear: anticar venis fuscis ; area apicali fusca, maculis albis fasciata et submarginato, velut in D. conspicua; costa convexa : posticar, excipe ad cellar finem venis fuscis; margine latofusco, punctis albis marginato : corpusfuscum albo prarpunctatum, abdomine lutescente. Alar anticar subtus velut supra : posticar fuscescentes, lineis punctorum duabus : corpus nigrum, albo maculatum, abdomine pallido. Alar. exp. unc. 3. Hab. Gilolo. In coll. Salvini et Brit. Mus. Intermediate between D. artenice and D. philene. |
