NOVITATEa ZOOLOOICAE XXI. 1914, 279 



Both sexes from New Georgia, Solomon Islands. 



This and the preceding species, olivata, seem to be allied to ochrobasls Hmps. 

 from Qaeensland. 



Anigraea fulviceps spec. nov. 



Resembles A. obsciira Moore, but the forewing shorter and broader, the termen 

 less oblique, the costa distinctl}' insinuate at middle ; both wings suffused with 

 deep purplish fuscous ; the costa, the spaces above each fold, and that below 

 vein 1, also the subterminal line and base of fringe in costal half ferruginous 

 violet ; the lines darker, more conspicuous ; the inner line obliquely bent inwards 

 to costa and inner margin, a small dot of black and ferrnginous scales touching it 

 at base of eel! ; median and outer lines more or less parallel, the outer more bent 

 outwards in middle and double ; a spot of black and ferruginous scales at upper 

 end of cell, touching median line ; subterminal line preceded by a blackish shade, 

 above middle almost rosy ; a black terminal line interrupted at the ends of veins 

 by rosy dots ; hindwing uniform purplish fuscous. 



Underside purplish fuscous ; the subterminal line and base of fringe in the 

 forewing rosy ferruginous ; hindwing pale between the lines. 



Palpi deep ferruginous ; face, and tegulae bright ferruginous ; thorax and 

 patagia purplish brown ; two basal segments of dorsum rufous ochreous ; the rest 

 purplish, with segmental ferruginous rings and the crests ferrnginous ; legs deep 

 ferruginous brown ; the venter grey. 



Expanse of wings : 34 mm. 



Solomon Islands : Vella Lavella, Bougainville. 



Also from New Guinea. 



Distinguished at once from obscnra bv the insinuate costa. 



Genus ANIGRAEOPSIS gen. nov. 



Allied to Anigraea, with which it agrees in the character of the markings ; 

 frons with large tuft of scales at top ; palpi with second segment long, reaching 

 quite to vertex, the third almost as long but more slender; tongue slight; thorax 

 clothed with broadly spatnlate scales ; prothoras with a large erect ridgelike 

 crest, curved forwards ; metathorax with a smaller crest ; patagia large, ending 

 in haivlike scales ; the tibiae tufted much as in Tibiocillaria Beth. -Baker. Type 

 Aiiiyraeopsis subalbiplaga spec. nov. 



Anigraeopsis subalbiplaga spec. nov. 



Forewing : ochreous ; the lines and markings brown ; the basal area, costal 

 streak, and narrow terminal area and fringe tinged with purple ; a tuft of 

 ferruginous scales near base of cell on inner line and a larger tuft at upper end 

 of cell ; lines brown ; the inner double, tinged with purplish, bent inwards at each 

 end ; median line angled beyond cell, then oblique inwards, slightly waved, 

 strongly oblique below lower fold ; outer line double, parallel to median, the outer 

 arm formed of long dashes on the veins ; space between veins 2 and 4 and below 

 vein 1 darkened ; the subterminal line pale ochreous, indented on each fold, 

 with brown clouding on each side ; terminal line dark brown inwardly lined 



