of the hind wing is much extended, the apex of the cell bearing a large white patch which is obliquely cut off. The portion of the light area outside the diseal black spots is brighter yellow than in Paradiseus, and so is the upperside of the abdomen." Hab. British New Guinea. The male and one female were captured by Mr. A. S. Meek at Milne Bay, and the type female by Mr. Anthony in the Mailu district. In the Collection of the Hon. Walter Rothschild. 1 am indebted to Mr. Rothschild for the privilege of publishing the Figures of this very remarkable aud beautiful species, and also for the above extract from his descriptions of both sexes. Gallery References D'Abrera, B. (1975) Birdwing Butterflies of the World. Country Life Books, London. Deslisle, G. (2004) A taxonomic revision of the “birdwing butterflies of paradise”, genus Ornithoptera based on the adult morphology (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae). Lambillionea, 104 (4): 1 - 151. Haugum, J. & Low, A. M. 1978-1979 "A Monograph of the Birdwing Butterflies". Vol. 1 The genus Ornithoptera. Scandinavian Science Press Ltd. Matsuka, H. (2001) Natural History of the Birdwing Butterflies.Matsuka Shappan, Japan. Parsons, M. J. (1998) The Butterflies of Papua New Guinea: Their Systematics and Biology.Academic Press, London. The World of Birdwing Butterflies Pteron Images of Ornithoptera meridionalis tarunggarensis Australasia ecoregions meridionalis Butterflies of Oceania Lepidoptera of Papua New Guinea Endangered fauna of Oceania Butterflies described in 1897 Taxa named by Walter Rothschild