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? liaa not got costal area of forewing folded back ; the costa is strongly 

 convex and the forewing before tlie apex is abruptly trnncated. Head, thorax, and 

 antennae chocolate-brown, vertex and tegnlae snow-white ; abdomen orange-bnflf, 



greyish on first two segments. Forewing snow-white; a large antemedian patch, 



a postmedian and a snbterminal band cbocohite-brown ; the two bands are 

 coalescent and the antemedian patch is joined to the postmedian band by a narrow 

 bar. Hindwing yellowish wood-bfown. 



Length of forewing : S 12 mm., ? lOo mm. 



Hab. Monnt Goliath, Central Dutch New Guinea, 5000—7000 ft., January 1011 

 (A. S. Meek) (type) ; near Oetakwa River, Snow Mountains, Dutch New Guinea, 

 up to 3500 ft., October— December 1010 (A. S. Meek). 



5. Lambula bimaculata sp. tiov. 



d. Also .'similar to ser/cea sp. nov. Head, antennae, and thorax brown ; 



abdomen jiale wood-brown, first two segments grey-buff. Forewing cream-buff; 



costal area folded back ; base of wing, a large jiatch on vein 1, an irregular jiatch 

 beyond this and above vein 1, a broad snbterminal band, and a terminal line bronzy 

 brown. Hindwing very pale creamy Iniff. 



?. Lacks folded-back costal area and has normally shaped wings. Head, 



thorax, and antennae olive-bronze-brown ; abdomen brownish mouse-grey. 



Forewing white ; base of wing, antemedian broad l>and, a large median patch, a 



curved postmedian band, and a narrow terminal line greenish bronze-browu. • 



Hindwings mouse-grey. 



Length of forewing : c? 11 mm.; ? 13 mm. 



Bab. Biagi, Mambare River, British New Guinea, 5000 ft., January 1906 

 (A. S. Meek). 



6. Lambula albofasciata sp. nov. 



?. Head snow-white ; antennae, basal fourth white, rest dark brown ; thorax 



and abdomen blackish chocolate-brown. Forewing blackish chocolate-brown ; a 



snbbasal patch, a median and a postmedian oblique transverse band, and a spot at 



apex snow-white. Hindwing basal two-thirds semihyaline white, outer third 



sooty brown. 



Length of forewing : 12 mm. 



Nab. Biagi, Mambare River, Britisli New Guinea, 5000 ft., January 1006 

 (A. S. Meek). 



7. Lambula albiceps sp. nov. 



c?. Head snow-white; antennae, thorax, abdomen, and forewings chocolate- 

 brown. Hindwings, basal two-thirds semiliyaliue white, outer third sooty 



brown. 



There is a scent-organ containing a tuft of long hair on forewiugs, and also 

 one in the shape of a large costal lappet with a patch of androconia on it oa 

 hindwings. 



? similar, but without scent-organs on wings. 



This may be an extreme form of the preceding species, but this could only be 

 determined with the aid of much longer series than I possess. 



Length of forewing: <S 10 mm., ? 12 mm. 



Ifab. Biagi, Mambare River, British New Guinea, 5000 ft., January 1906 

 (A. S. Meek). 



