( 440 ) 



Lengtli of fore wing : meehi, S Ki lura. ; ? 15 ram. 



„ „ woodj'ordi, i 15 mm.; ? 17 mm. 



Hab. Gnadalcaiiar, Solomon Islands, April I'.iOl (A. S. Meek). 

 2<?(?, 4??;2?? (?). 



4'.). Hyalaethea dohertyi .s]i. uov. 



(?. Frons white ; antennae black ; thorax black, base of patagia white ; 



abdomen black, base and two snbdorsal rows of sjwts white. Forewing purple, 



central two-thirds of cell hyaline yellow ; a hyaline yellow patch between vein 1 

 and cell from base to origin of vein 2, a liyaline spot beyiHi<l apex of cell, and 



a hyaline dot on each side of vein 4. Ilindwing purple, a liyaline sjwt on 



inner area. 



Length of forewing : 15 mm. 



Uah. Humboldt Bay, Dutch New Guinea, September— October I81t3 (W. 

 Doherty). 



2 $S. 



5Uf/. Hyalaethea metaphaea georgieasis snbsp. nov. 

 $. Dithers from mftaphaea mfitaphiiea by the wider dark markings in the 

 wings and the almost absent lateral yellow bands on abdomen. 



?. Similar, but orange base of abdomen broader than in in. metaphaea. 

 Hab. New Georgia, Solomon Islands, March 1'.MI4 (A. S. Meek). 



1 c?, 2 ? ?. 



51. Hyalaethea decipiens sp. nov. 



c?. Near metaphaea Druce, but difters in the narrower hyaline ])atches, the 

 almost entirely black tornal lappet on liindwing, the brownish buff, not black, front 

 of legs, and tlie almost entirely black abdomen. 



Length of forewing : 15 mm. 



Uah. New Georgia, Solomon Islands, Marcli 1904 (A. S. Meek). 



2 Si. 



52. Hyalaethea alberti sp. nov. 



$. Differs from metaphara Druce in having the hyalin.' patches on forewing 

 shorter, in having base of liindwing orange, and in having live complete orange 

 rings on abdomen and liiiulpart of thorax black. 



?. Similar. 



Length of forewing : i lH mm. : ? is mm. 



Ilah. Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, February lUUS (A. S. Meek). 



5 is, 2 ? ?. 



Pseudoceryx gen. nov. 



Differs from Ilijalaethi-a in liaving in forewing vein 2 from end of cell, 

 veins :J, 4, and 5 on a long stalk and vein 6 from end of cell, veins 7 and 8 on a long 

 stalk, and !) absent. 



5:5. Pseudoceryx dohertyi sp. nov. 



9. Antennae black ; head and thorax deep blue, a dot on frons, a spot on each 

 shoulder, and a patch on hinder jiart of tliorax white ; abdomen brilliant deeji lilue, 



two lateral rows of tiny white dots. Forewing deep blue, excised deeply at outer 



margin between vein.s' 2 and 5, a large hyaline patrh in cell, a large curved long 



