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is reversed, being sliglitly oliliqne in the reverse direction, whilst the secondaries 

 are uniformly brown. 



Expanse : c? 4S mm., ? 43 ram. 



Hab. The type is in my collection from Ekeikei, where the species flies in 

 March and April. 



105. Careades ekeikei spec. nov. 



3 . Head, collar and i)rothoras dark bronzy greenish grey, rest of thorax pale 

 ashy grey ; abdomen ashy grey, darker for the anal portion, with a buff anal tnft. 

 Primary, a pocnliar shade of pale olive grey, with a fine lunulate antemedial line, 

 and a very broad dark bronzy greenish obliqne line, edged outwardly by a double 

 line, the first blackish, the second very pale ashy grey ; beyond this the ground 

 colour is rather darker and greener, with a trace of an erect line of dark shading 

 in front of the lermen, which is tinged with greenish grey ; the oblique line is 

 shorter and less oblique than in the previous species. Secondarj' uniform very dark 

 grey ; beneath, lying in the fold, is a long tuft of long jiinkish hairs. 



?. Like the male, except that the oblique line is nearly erect, and in front of 

 it is a large area of dark bronzy greenish colour. 



Expanse : c? and ? , 44 mm. 



Hab. The type is in my collection from Ekeikei, where the species flies in 

 March and April. 



100. Careades falcataria spec nov. 



c?. Head and thorax deep crimson, abdomen dark grey. Primary very dark 

 blackish crimson ; the antemedial line double, distinct on the costa, obscure below ; 

 the double oblique line, with a paler centre, is almost angled near the costa, below 

 which it is slightly waved into the tovnus ; beyond this the ground colour is 

 decidedly paler, except in the costal angle made by the oblique line ; the apex 

 is strongly hooked, and the termeu much produced near veins 3 and 4. Secondary 

 palish bright orange-red ; beneath, lying in the fold, a long tuft of carmine hairs. 

 Underside rufous in both the wings ; in the secondaries there is a long tuft of 

 red silky hair. 



Expanse : 48 mm. 



Hab. The type is in my collection from Ekeikei, where the insect occurs in 

 January and February. 



107. Careades fulva spec. nov. 



c?. Head and tliordx reddish fawn-colour, the latter with a pale central stripe ; 

 abdomen dark greyisli. Primary reddisli fawii-colnur with two dark dots in the 

 cell ; no antemedial line ; the postmedial lino dark, palely edged, externally angled 

 on vein to the costa ; beyond this line there is a broadish stripe of silvery lilac 

 shading. Secondary dull pinkish red with the fold dark greyish, in which beneath 

 lies a long tuft of ochreous hairs. 



?. Similar in colour to the male, but pinker, with a fine slightly darker 

 antemedial line ; the posterior double line is evenly curved to below vein 2, where 

 it is angled inwards, and proceeds somewhat obliquely to the inner margin ; the 

 lilac shading is whiter and is freckled rather than simple shading. The secondaries 

 are paler than in the male. 



