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Show 358 MR. H. H. DRUCE ON THE [June 2, PITHECOPS, Horsf. PITHECOPS DIONISIUS. (Plate XXXI. fig. 1.) Lyccena dionisius, Boisd. Voy. Astr., Lep. p. 82. n. 11 (1832). Alu I., near Shortland I. Fauro I. Florida I. Treasury I. (Mat hew). Mr. Woodford's collections contain a large number of specimens agreeing with those from N. Guinea. The first subcostal nervule in this species is not anastomosed with the costal nervure to anything like the extent that it is in the type of the genus (P. hylax, Fabr.). I have figured a specimen from Alu I. PITHECOPS DIONISIUS, var. STEIREMA. (Plate XXXI. fig. 2.) Pithecops steirema, H. H. Druce, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Jan. 1890, p. 25. Savo I. Aola, Guadalcanar I. This form, which is distinguished from the preceding by having scarcely any white on the hind wing, seems to be confined to the two islands as noted above. ZIZERA, Moore. ZlZERA PHffiBE. Zizera phcebe, Murray, Ent. Mo. Mag. x. p. 107 (1873). Alu I., near Shortland I. St. Anna I., near San Christoval I. Ugi I. (Mathew). Several specimens agreeing well with the typical specimens from Australia. ZIZERA GAIKA. Zizera gaika, Trimen, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1862, p. 403. Alu I., near Shortland I. Guadalcanar I. N.W. Bay, Malaita I. Ulaua 1. Treasury 1. (Matthew). It seems to be a generally accepted fact that Z. pygmcea, Snell., is a synonym of Z. gaika, otherwise I should have placed these specimens under the former name. LYCENESTHES, Moore. LYCiENESTHES EMOLUS. Lyccenesthes emolus, Godt. Enc. Meth. ix. p. 656. n. 133 (1823). Alu I., near Shortland I. Guadalcanar I. Uru Bay, Malaita I. Both sexes of this insect, which it is impossible to separate from the Indian and Australian species. TALICADA, Moore. TALICADA CLEOTAS. Polyommatus cleotas, Guer. Voy. Coq. t. 18. f. 4 (1829). Alu I., near Shortland I. Fauro I. Rubiana I. St. Anna I. Several specimens agreeing well with examples from N. Ireland. |