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(2) I Microchlora bilineella n. sp. 



(J. Head and thorax emerald-green ; pectus, legs and abdomen whitisli. 

 Forewing emerald-green, an erect slightly waved black and whitish antemedial 

 line from subcostal nervure to inner margin, a white point before it in submedian 

 fold ; a slightly waved black and whitish postmedial line from below costa to 

 inner margin, excurved to vein 4 then rather oblique, a white point beyond 

 it below vein 4 ; the costa towards apex, termen and cilia red-brown and whitish 

 with a series of white points defining the green area. Hindwing white. Under- 

 side of forewing and the costal area of hindwing green. 



Solomon Is., Bougainville (Meek), 1 3 type. Exp. 20 mill. 



Gen. Doloessa. 



Type. 

 Doloesaa Zell., Isis. 1848. p. 860 .......... viridis 



Thagora Wlk., xxviii. 205 (1863) figumna 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi of male very short, upturned, thickly 

 scaled, of female porrect and extending about the length of head ; maxillary 

 palpi filiform ; frons with large tuft of hair above ; antennae of male almost 

 simple, the basal joint with tuft of hair below. Forewing rather narrow, the apex 

 rectangular, the termen evenly curved ; veins 3 and 5 from close to angle of 

 cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 from beyond 9 ; 10, 11 from cell. 

 Hindwing with vein 2 from close to angle of cell ; 3 and 5 strongly stalked, 4 

 absent ; the discocellulars angled to near base ; 6, 7 stalked, 7 anastomosing 

 with 8. 



Sect. I. Forewing of male on underside with the cell and the area just below 

 and beyond its extremity clothed with black androeonia ; hindwing on upperside 

 with the costal area clothed with black androeonia to beyond middle. 



(1) Doloessa hilaropis. 



Melissoblaptes hilaropis Meyr., Trans. ErU. Soc. 1897. p. 378. 

 Doloessa plumbolineella HmpsQ., Rom. Mem. viii. p. 488. pi. 54. f. 10 (1901). 

 Queensland. 



(2) Doloessa castanella. 



t Thagora castanella Hmpsn., Moths Ind. iv. p. 4 (1896) ; id., Rom. Mem. viii. p. 488. 

 Garcinoptera ochrociliella Rag., Rom. Mem. viii. pi. 8. £. 24 (1893) non descr. 



Ceylon ; Andamans ; Christmas I. ; Tenimber. 



Sect. II. Wings of male without patches of androeonia. 



(3) Doloessa constellata. 



t Doloessa constellata Hmpsn., J. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xii. p. 94 (1901) ; id., Rom. Mem. viii. p. 489. 

 pi. 54. f. 12. 



Assam, Khasis. 



(4) Doloessa viiidis. 



Doloessa viridis ZeU., Isis. 1848. p. 860 ; Rag., Rom. Mem. viii. p. 489. pi. 46. f. 16. 



t Thagora figurana Wlk., xxvU. 205 (1863) ; Hmpsn., III. Het. D. M. ix. pi. 157. f. 8; id., Moths 



Ind. iv. p. 5. 

 Tyana ornaia Wileman, Entom. xUii. p. 291 (1910). 



Formosa ; Ceylon ; Philippines ; Java ; Kei Is. ; IT. Guinea ; Solomon Is. ; 

 Queensland. 



