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three red s])i)ts cross the wing as faint lines and form a basal patch which is distinct 

 only towards costa ; the second three similarlj' form a truncated triangular blotch 

 beyond cell, its edges produced across wing and ending in a slight l)lotc]i beyond 

 middle of inner margin ; from the eighth blotch a curved brown line runs to outer 

 margin at end of vein 4, throwing oft' at vein o another curved streak to outer 

 margin above anal angle ; two black snbmarginal dots, one on each side of vein 7; 

 fringe chestnut-brown. 



IliiidiriiKj : with faint rnfous strigulations ; fringe and outer margin just before 

 it rnfous, a slight dark mark forming the commencement of a band on inner margin 

 above anal angle, and a faint subapical curved streak. 



Underside satiny whitish, especially the two snbmarginal j)iitches beyond the 

 curve<l lines, of which the ajiical one of forewings is silvery white with the two 

 black dots on it ; all the dark markings and the striguliu of both wings deep bright 

 chestnut ; a line of brilliant metallic scales along upper margin of cell, and another, 

 less consjiicnous, along the lower ; the retinaculum glossy. 



Head, ])alj)i, and forelegs chestnut-brown ; shoulders, patagia, thorax, and anal 

 half of dorsum mouse-grey; basal segments paler; venter glossy white. 



Expanse of wings : 27 mm. 



2 (?(?, 1 ? from the Angabuuija River, British New Guinea, Guod ft., 

 November 10l.)4 to February lyii.") (Meek), type; 2 ? ¥ from Biagi, Mambarii R. 

 (Meek), 1 ? from Little Kei Ishuul (Kiihn). Allied to P/iar. bracti'ata Hmpsn. 

 { = rufareta Hmpsn.). 



58. Plagiosella ochracea spec. nov. 



Forewing : ochraceous, rather brighter than B. aurata Butler, which it much 

 resembles superficially ; costa and lines brown ; two curved lines near base ; a 

 median line broadly forked at costa and inner margin, the forks often filled in with 

 brown ; an outer line curved externally, also forked at costa and before anal angle, 

 to which it is recurved and emits spurs to ends of veins 2, 3, 4 ; on the outer side 

 of median line between veins 2 and 5 a brown triangle is snbtended outwards, 

 meeting two branches emitted inwards from the onter line ; an irregular fine 

 submarginal line from costa to middle of wing ; veins thickened and darkened at 

 their extremities ; the reticulations pale brown ; fringe ochraceous with a dark line 

 at base. 



Hindwinq : with the two outer lines repeated. 



Underside j)ale silky yellow, with only the darker lines faintly represented. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen mixed dark and light ochraceous. 



Expanse of wings : $ 27 mm. ; ¥ 32 mm. 



2 (?c?, 1 ¥ from Biagi, Mambare River, British New Guinea, 5(li)0 ft., April 

 1906 (A. S. Meek). 



Plesiodesma gen. nov. 



S. Forewiny : triangular; costa straight, slightly incurved beyond middle and 

 convex before apex ; outer margin curved. 



llindwing : with outer margin and both angles rounded. 



Antennae strongly serrate, and with fascicles of cilia ; palpi minute, pointed ; 

 tongue absent ; abdomen with the sheaths of anal segment large. 



Nenration : forewing, cell half as long as wing ; vein 2 from one-half, 3 jnst 

 before end of cell, 4 and 5 long-stalkctl, from the depressed end of cell; 7, 8 



