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Show 1866.] MR. A. G. BUTLER ON SPECIES OF LEPIDOPTERA. 453 EUPLCEA ESPERI (E. crameri, Lucas, local var.). Euplcea esperi, Felder, Cat. Nov. Voy., Verhandl. zool.-botan. Vereins in Wien, xii. p. 482. n. 109 (1863). Hab. Nicobar Islands. The former of these may be identical with some species in the National Collection ; but I cannot find anything to suit the description to my satisfaction. E. crassa may be a local form of E. klugii, Moore. EUPLCEA SCHERZERI. Euplcea scherzeri, Felder, Cat. Nov. Voy., Verhandl. zool.-botan. Vereins in Wien, xii. p. 479. n. 88 (1863). Hab. Ceylon. Dr. Felder describes this insect as being, at first sight, like E. climena of Cramer, but larger ; underneath like E. melina of Godart, but with two discal streaks. It may be my E. picina ; but the localities are different; and as no figure is given, it is impossible to be sure of the identity of the two insects. EUPLCEA FRAUENFELDI (E. crameri, Lucas, local form). Euplcea frauenfeldi, Felder, Cat. Nov. Voy., Verhandl. zool.-botan. Vereins in Wien, xii. p. 479. n. 87 (1863). Hab. Ceylon. Very near E. bremeri, Felder. E.felderi may be a local form of E. kinbergi, Wallengren. EUPLCEA ADYTE. Euplara adyte, Boisduval, Bull. Ent. p. clvi. n. 8 (1859). Hab. New Caledonia. Must be placed next to E. eleusine, Cramer. Dr. Boisduval seems to consider the locality of E. eleusine to be Amboyna; we have several specimens of it from Java, but none from that locality. Cramer's figure is certainly meant to represent the insect subsequently figured by Hiibner, and not the S mniszechii of Felder. Judging by the description, I should think E. adyte must more nearly approach E. eleusine than E. saundersii (tulliolus, var.). E. lartiflca is probably only the E. dufresnii of Godart. E. corinna, M'Leay (King's Survey of Australia, ii. App. p. 462 (1827), is most likely only a local variety of E. core. EUPLCEA HELCITA (E. eleutho, var.?). Euplara helcita, Boisduval, Bull. Ent. p. clvi. n. 7 (1859). Hab. New Caledonia. I do not think this can be more than a local variety of E. eleutho ; I have regarded it as such in my 'Monograph.' E. eleutho varies very much in form, and in the shape and position of the spots upon the wings, in specimens from the same locality; and therefore it is but natural to suppose that some more definite alteration in the size and position of the spots would occur in a different habitat. |