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45. Microbelia fasciata spec. nov. 



Like M. intinutlis Moore but much larger, the colouriu.t;' more ochreous. The 

 hindwings contain a dark, often blackish, median fascia from inner margin to 

 vein 6, including the dark cell-mark, which is continned, but less conspicuously, 

 and onl}' ochraceons-tinged, to the dark cell-mark of forewing ; at, the anal 

 angle of hindwiug is seen the blackish commencement of an outer fascia; the 

 triangular patch before middle of outer margin of forewing is connectel above 

 by a band with two small subapical costal spots, and is often itsjlf clouded 

 with grey. On the underside, which as in M. unifofmis VV'arr. is much brighter, 

 the two large costal triangular marks of forewing and the blotch before outer 

 margin are deep brown-black, the other marks being merely brow.i ; in 

 uni/ormis all alike are brown. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen ochraceous like wings ; the face below and fillet 

 whitish. 



E.xpanse of wings : S 1'.' mm. ; ? 22 — 24 mm. 



5 c?c?, 1 ?, Milne Bay, British New Guinea, December 1898 (type); 1 <?, 

 Upper Aroa River, April 1898; 1 ?, Fergusson Island, December 1893; 

 1 ?, Kiriwini, April 1895 ; 1 ?, St. Aignau, November 1897; 1 ?, Goodenough 

 Island, December 1890; 1 S, Woodlark Island, March 18i»(); 3 ? ?, Guizo Island, 

 Solomons, Novemlier 1903; 3 cJc?, 1 ?, Gnadalcanar, April, May 1901 ; 

 1 ?, Rendova, February 1904; 1 ?, Kulambangra, March 1901 ; 4 ? ?, Choiseul 

 Island, north side, December 1903; all taken by A. S. Meek. 



46. Microbelia privata spec nov. 



The same size as M. intitiudis Moore, 10 mm., but without any of the dark 

 markings of that species, except the blackish cell-marks, the costal edging of 

 the fasciae of the forewing, and the fringe iu middle of outer margin of forewing. 

 3 (?c?, 5 ? ? from Amboina, February 1893, and 1 $ from Banda taken in Angnst 

 of the same year (W. Doherty). 



47. Microbelia uniformis spec. nov. 



Forewimj : greyish ochreous, the markings, which are broken up, hardly 

 darker than the ground colour, with faintly paler edging; on the costn two 

 grey triangles, a small one just before miildle and a larger one at three-fourths ; 

 a triangular mark before middle of outer margin, its onter edge black at mar-'in, 

 and running out into the fringe ; a small round black cell-spot at lower end of 

 discocellular ; fringe concolorons. 



HimlwiiHi : with the median and outer fiisciae darkened by grey scales at 

 the inner margin only ; a small black cell-sjio(. 



Underside much gayer; the ground colour ])ale shining ochreous, with all 

 the fasciae chestnut-brown finely edged with black ; cell-spots lustrous, sinnous 

 surrounded by black scaling. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen like wings. 



Expanse of wings : 6 18 mm., ? 22 mm. 



1 dl', 1 ?, Bougainville, Solomons, April 1904 (type); 1 c?, 3 ??, Guizo 

 Island, Solomons, November 1903; 1 ?, Kulambangra, Solomons, March I'.inl; 

 1 (?, 1 ?, Woodlark Island, April 1897 (A. 8. Meek). 



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