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below it, and also at the tornns ; the latter, with the medial strijie, is slightly bluish 

 in parts. 



Underside : Primary with a broad whitish, slightly interrupted, oblique 

 band; secondary strongly irrorated with grey, and with a blackish patch at the 

 tornns. 



Expanse : 65 mm. 



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

 March and April. 



This .species is probably a local race ot O. melicerte Drury, but the colour differs 

 considerably, whilst the composite postmedial baud is also diverse. 



204. Ophiusa serratilinea spec. nov. 



(?. Head and tiiorax reddish brown, with a plum-colonred bloom over all ; 

 abdomen slate-grey. Primary pale reddish brown, with a jinrplish suflfusion, more 

 or less over all the wing, but specially over the basal half; a short waved pale 

 chestnut stripe with a dark centre ; antemedial line irregular, broad, waved and 

 indented, nearly erect ; postmedial lino serrate, angled about vein 9, followed by 

 a similar fine dark reddish line, with a pale external edging with whitish points at 

 each crennlation on the veins ; apical patch as in 0. iUibata Fab. ; termen broadly 

 bright lavender, barely reaching the toruus. Secondary dark blackish grey, with a 

 steely blue reflection ; a pale medial stripe angled at vein 2 ; termen bright lavender, 

 not extending quite to the apex. 



? . Like the male, but altogether darker. 



Expanse : S 75, ? 80 mm. 



Ilab. The type is in my collection from Ekeikei, where the species occurs from 

 January to April. We have specimens from all the localities, but it is by no means 

 common. 



205. Ophiusa dentilinea spec. nov. 



? . Head and thorax dark purplish brown, finely irrorated with greyish ; 

 abdomen greyish brown. Primary dark reddish brown ; basal line short, whitish 

 from the costa ; antemedial and medial lines whitish, waved, parallel, enclosing 

 a white dot in the cell ; postmedial line whitish, dentate, strongly produced 

 outwards on vein 7, receding rapidly below, and produced forwards again to a less 

 extent to vein 2, below which it again recedes to the costa ; area between medial 

 and postmedial lines very dark, area beyond the latter paler and purplish brown ; 

 a dark oblique dash from the apex ; a dark spot on veins 3 and 4, below one another, 

 and a dark spot near the tornus on vein 1 ; termen finely edged by a dark scalloped 

 line. Secondary uniform dark brown. 



Expanse : 52 mm. 



Ilab. The type is in my collection from the Keliea Range, where the species 

 occurs in March and April. 



20G. Ophiusa acutissima spec. nov. 



? . Head, thorax and abdomen greyish brown. Primary with base dark umber- 

 brown, edged by a whitish strongly waved line ; median area, basal part pale pinkish 

 grey, gradually shading into darkish olive-brown, and edged externally ; the dark 



