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Show 372 ON T H E LYCiENID^E OF T H E SOLOMON ISLANDS. [Julie 2, BINDAHARA, Moore. BlNDAHARA ISABELLA. Myrina isabella, Feld. Sitz. Ak. Wiss. Wien, math.-nat. Cl. xl. p. 451. n. 10(1860). 2 . Myrina jolcus, Feld. 1. c. n. 11 (1860); Hew. 111. D. L. t. 13. figs. 16, 17(1863). Sithon chromis, Mathew, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1887, p. 47. Alu I., near Shortland I. Fauro I. Aola, Guadalcanar I. N.W. Bay, Malaita I. Ugi I. (Matheiv). I can find no points whereby to distinguish Mr. Mathew's species from B. isabella, which has been lately figured by Dr. Staudinger (Exot. Schmett. pi. 95). Mr. Mathew states (trans. Ent. Soc.) that S. chromis is " allied to S. phocides (Feld. !), but differs .... in possessing .... a deep purple blotch near apex, instead of a short, narrow, blue band." The H. phocides, Fabr., is now known to be a species without any blue whatever on the upperside. Mr. Woodford obtained a large number of males of this species varying very much in size, also several females which agree well with Hewitson's figure. There is a specimen in the British Museum from the Aru Islands. THECLA (?) ALCEST1S. Thecla alcestis, Smith, Ent. M o . Mag. xxv. p. 300 (1889). Gela I. I have not seen specimens of this species and am unable to determine to which genus it is rightly referable. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. PLATE XXXI. Fig. 1. Pithecops dionisius, p. 358. 2. , var. steirema, p. 358. 3. Nacaduba plumbata, 6, P- 359. 4. , $, p. 359. 5. ugiensis, 2 > P- 360. 6. euretes, 6 > P- 360. 7. , 2 , P-360. 8. korene, 6, p. 361. 9. maniana, 6, P- 361. 10. amaura, 6 > p. 361. 11. liyamenta, $, p. 361. 12. , 2, p. 361. 13. keiria, 6, p. 362. 14. , 2, P- 362. 15. Prosotas caliginosa, 6, p. 366. 16. Thysonotis kruera, 6, P- 364. 17. , $,p.364. 18. Nacaduba vincula, 6, p- 363. 19. Jamides cephion, <$, p. 367. 20. amarauge, 6, P- 366. 21. , $,p. 366. |