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Show 366 MR. A. G. BUTLER ON [Jlllie 5, The following Table will give an idea of the geographical relations of the named species in this collection :- Species of Timor Laut. Chanapa sacerdos. Calliplcea visenda. Salatura laratensis. Hypolimnas forbesii. Precis expansa. Catochrysops patala. Lampides selianus. Delias timorensis. Terias maroensis. Terias laratensis. Appias albina. Appias Clementina. Belenois consanguis. Papilio aberrans. Papilio inopinatus. Diludia casuarinse ? Ercheia dubia. Lagoptera honesta. Lyssidia goldiei. Pinacia molybdsenalis. Hymenia fascialis. Nearest allied species. Chanapa lewinii. Calliploea hyems. Salatura artenice. Hypolimnas polymena. Precis timorensis. Catochrysops patala. Lampides selianus. Delias timorensis. Terias excavata. Terias lifuana. Appias albina. Appias Clementina. Belenois pitys. Papilio liris. Papilio adrastus. Diludia casuarinae. Ercheia dubia. Lagoptera honesta. Lyssidia goldiei. Pinacia molybdsenalis. Hymenia fascialis. Typical locality of the latter. North Australia. Timor. Java. Aru. Timor. Massuri. East India Timor. Kangra. Lifu. Amboina. Amboina. Timor. Timor. Banda, New Guinea. Sydney. Rockhampton. East Indies. New Guinea. Batavia. Japan. From the above, however, we may deduct the wide-ranging species Catochrysops patala, Lampides alianus, Lagoptera honesta, and Hymenia fascialis, which leaves us 5 Timor types, 3 Australian, 2 Amboina, 2 N e w Guinea, 1 Aru, 1 Lifu, 2 Javan, 1 Indian. The last of these, however, is equally characteristic of the Malayan fauna, as also is that from Polynesia ; these two forms therefore may be regarded as doubtful, which will leave the relative proportions of the species as follows:-Indo-Malayan 2, Austro-Malayau 10, Australian 3. The only surprising thing in this distribution is the preponderance of Timor over Aru or New-Guinea forms, the species characteristic of that island being only equalled by those from Aru, New Guinea, and Amboina combined. RHOPALOCERA. NYMPHALIDHE. EUPLCEINAE. 1. C H A N A P A S A C E R D O S , sp.n. (Plate XXXVIII. fig. 7.) Nearly allied to C. lewinii of Australia; the wings much blacker, the primaries of the male velvet-black, the white spots on the primaries decidedly larger, the sericeous brand on the male of twice the length : secondaries with the discal series of white spots more regular, nearer to outer margin, and not notched as in O. lewinii; the submarginal spots clearer and arranged more regularly. Expanse of wings, 8 78 mm., $ 71 m m . Larat. |