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NEW DBEEANUEIDAE, THYRIEIDAE, VEANIIDAE AND 

 GEOMETBIDAE FROM DRITISH NEW GUINEA. 



By W. WARREN, M.A., F.E.S. 



THE insects here described were collected by A. S. Meek at Biagi (= Biaghi), 

 on the Upper Mambare, River, at an altitude of 5000 ft., from the end 

 of January to April 1906. The Mauibare River flows from the Owen Stanley 

 Range north-eastwards. 



Family DBEPANULIDAE. 

 1. Callidrepana discipunctata Warr. 



The S of this species is dark fulvous brown, thickly sprinkled with lustrous 

 scales, especially before outer line, which is deep olive-brown edged by a lustrous 

 line; a marginal lustrous line; a row of small snbmarginal brown dots on veins; 

 the inner line is sometimes fairly plain, slender and dark brown. 



Hindimng: with the costal half always yellowish. 



One specimen has a large cloudy black-brown blotch towards the end of 

 cell of forewing, while two others have the ground-colour paler brown. 



Expanse of wings : 40 mm. 



8 (?<J along with 2 ? ? as large and pale as the type. 



2. Holoreta cervina spec. nov. 



Forewing : fawn-colour with a decided olive tinge, with short transverse 

 dark strigae ; no inner line, but a brown costal spot at two-fifths ; a red-brown 

 oblique line, faintly curved from apex to middle of inner margin, preceded on 

 costa by a short dark streak ; the apex in one example filled with black scales ; 

 fringe black-brown ; a white dot at middle and lower end of discocellular. 



Ilindwing : costal area pinkish ; the brown line crossing at one-third ; 

 discal dots and fringe as in forewing. 



Underside bright red, yellowish towards costa of forewing, with some dark 

 scales between the veins ; the line thick and black, externally grey-edged in 

 upper half of forewing ; hindwiug with the line nearly central, and the spots 

 between veins stronger. 



Face, pectus, and forelegs bright scarlet ; vertex brownish ; thorax olive 

 fawn-colour, the shoulders pale grey ; abdomen olive fawn with a reddish tinge ; 

 underside and legs scarlet. 



In the smaller & the underside of forewing is suffused with black ; in the 

 ¥ the red tints of the underside show through and almost obliterate the olive 

 tinge of the upperside. 



Expanse of wings : S 40 — 48 mm. ; ¥ 48 mm. 



2 <?<?, 1 ?. 



Nearest to //. unilinea Warr. from Ron Island. 



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