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Show 652 MESSRS. GODMAN AND SALVIN O N [June 17, and throat are not deep black, but rather brown. Moreover the hidden parts of the body-feathers are greyish brown. Tbe type of m y A. inornatus is larger, is deep black all over, even on the head, has all the feathers of the upper parts, back, upper tail-coverts and wing-coverts, and also the feathers of the neck and breast, distinctly and sharply edged with shining green, turning to blue near the hind neck, so that all these parts appear beautifully scaled: this scale-like appearance is completely wanting in the hen of A. erythrophthalmus. Lastly the hidden part of the feathers does not incline to brown, but is only greyish towards the base. The accompanying figure (Plate XLVIII.) taken from the typical example, will give a good idea of A. inornatus, which is the third known species of the Acomus group. Turin, May 27, 1879. 7. On some hitherto unrecorded Diurnal Lepidoptera, from Duke-of-York Island and New Ireland, wdth Descriptions of some apparently new Species. By F. D U - C A NE G O D M A N and OSBERT SALVIN. [Received June 14, 1879.] A further collection of Butterflies recently received from the Rev. G. Brown, has enabled us to clear up a few doubtful points in our former papers on this subject, and to add several very interesting species to the list hitherto known from these islands. Materials are still wanting to render the determination of the Lycsenidse satisfactory ; but as regards the larger species Mr. Brown sends us better specimens in every collection, so that little is now wanting in their condition. Judging from the fine new species contained in each collection, we have no doubt that many more remain to be discovered. CYLLO AMABILIS, Boisd. Voy. Astr. Lep. p. 140, Atlas, t. 2. f. 1, 2. A single example of this very distinct species from New Ireland agrees with the figure above quoted. ATELLA EGISTA (Cram.). Mr. Brown has sent us two specimens which probably are referable to this species. They differ, however, in a slight degree from our examples from Ceram and Amboyna, and also from Cramer's figure (Pap. Exot. t. 281. f. C, D ) , in having the submarginal row of black spots on the secondaries almost obsolete ; but we are not inclined to consider this of specific value. New Ireland. DIADEMA AUGE (Cram.). A single female example from the Duke-of-York group of islands is identical with specimens in our collection from Moreton Bay and Sula Islands which we refer to this species. |