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Show 1875.] MR. A. G. BUTLER ON BUTTERFLIES FROM FIJI. 619 margin and bounding a large oval orange-red spot on inner margin ; between the red spot and the broad central part of the creamy band a few scattered blue scales ; a discal submarginal series of large spots orange-red with creamy lateral edges; body dull brown, palpi, legs, and venter streaked with pale yellow : expanse of wings 3 inches 9 lines. Mare, Loyalty group, M a y 1875. This is a most puzzling species : above it has somewhat the aspect of P. nephefus with the hind-wing spot of P. helenus; but below it agrees better with P. godeffroyi than with any other Papilio at present known to me. With the preceding collection of butterflies Mr. Perry sent three examples of a small Homopterous insect closely allied to Tarandia australis of Walker, from Vate Island. H e says, " This insect was found numerous under the leaves of shrubs in dark parts of the bush." EXPLANATION OP PLATE LXVII. l^' Q' \ Scotitantides excellens, p. Gin. 3. Diadema perryi, p. 613. ' L Lampides carissima, p. 015. PLATE LXVII. Fig. 6. Danais hebridesia, p. 610. 7. Terias pumilaris, p. 617. 8. hebridina, p. 617. 7. O n a small Collection of Butterflies from Fiji. By A R T H U R G. BUTLER, F.L.S., F.Z.S., &c. [Received October 20, 1875.] Mr. W . W y k e h a m Perry has recently sent us the Lepidoptera obtained during his late visit to the Fiji Islands-thirteen examples, referable to six species, as follows :- Family NYMPHALID*. Subfamily DANAINAE. Genus EUPLCEA, Fabricius. 1. EUPLCEA PROSERPINA, Butler (four examples, nn. 266-269). c$, Ovalau 30th June, 1875 ; cS 2 «* copuld, Vanua Levu, 3rd July. I had not previously seen the female of this species ; it is rather larger than the male, and the secondaries are slightly paler in tint; all the white spots are larger, the inner margin of primaries straighter, and the silky streak is absent. Subfamily SATYRIN^E. Genus Xois, Hewitson. 2. Xois S E S A R A , Hewitson (two examples, nn. 263, 264). 3 2> Ovalau, 30th June, 1875. This is a very common species. |