BY E. MEYRICK, B.A., F.E.S. 899 



forewings ; a very obscure whitish line from I of costa to vein 2 at 

 f , thence angulated and proceeding, twice waved, to inner margin 



atf. 



Queensland; one specimen (Coll. Lucas). Also from New 

 Guinea. 



10. Agathia, Gn. 



Face smooth. Antennae in ^ filiform, minutely ciliated. Palpi 

 moderately long, second joint shortly rough-scaled, terminal joint 

 elongate, cylindrical. Posterior tibiae with all spurs present. 

 Forewings with veins 3 and 4 separate, 6 almost from point with 

 9, 10 out of 9, 11 free. Hind wings with veins 3 and 4 separate, 

 6 and 7 from a point. 



A small Indo-Malayan genus, of which the species are at the 

 same time variable and closely-allied. 



79, Jff. asterias, n. sp. 



(J$. 34-36 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax dark 

 fuscous-reddish mixed with whitish ; back of crown, anterior half 

 of thorax and a posterior spot green. Abdomen reddish-ochreous 

 mixed with whitish. Legs ochreous-white. Forewings with costa 

 modei'ately arched, hindmargin slightly rounded, oblique ; bright 

 yellowish-green ; markings fuscous-reddish, mixed with whitish 

 and margined with darker ; a narrow basal fascia ; a moderate 

 costal streak, irrorated with dark grey, indented beyond basal 

 fascia ; a moderate or rather narrow slightly curved fascia from ? 

 of costa to middle of inner margin, constricted above and below 

 middle ; a hindmarginal band, broad towards costa and containing 

 in upper half a variable irregular-oval green blotch not touching 

 margins, more or less strongly narrowed on lower half, anterior 

 edge sinuate, indented above middle ; sometimes one or two 

 whitish spots indicated on hindmargin below middle ; a blackish 

 irregular hindmarginal line, sometimes nearly obsolete : cilia 

 whitish-ochreous. Hindwings with hindmargin rounded, unevenly 



