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Length of forewing : (J 18 mm., ? 20 mm. Expanse : <? 40 mm., 9 46 mm. 



Habitat. Ninay Valley, Central Arfak Mountains, Dutch New Guinea, 

 3,500 ft., November 1908— January 1909 (A. E. Pratt), 1 3 type ; Biagi, Mam- 

 bare, 5,000 ft., April 1906 (A. S. Meek), 1 (J, 1 ?. 



45. Stauiopus sikkimensis khasianus subsp. nov. 



cj. Differs from s. sikkimensis in the thorax and base of the forewing being 

 apple-green not grey, and rest of the wing deep spinach-green, as is also the large 

 square apical patch on the hmdwing. 



Habitat. Khasia Hills, Assam, 8 SS (compared with 7 ijej, 2 ?$ from 

 Darjeeling in Tring Museum). 



46. Stauropus affinis spec. nov. 



?. Similar to sikkimensis and s. kJiusiana, but distinguished by the absence 

 of definite cross bands on the forewing, by a pale subcostal patch one-third from 

 apex, and by three black patches in and near apex of cell. Base of forewing and 

 thorax mixed lavender-grey and apple-green ; large apical patch on hindwiiig 

 black. 



Length of forewing : 26 mm. Expanse : 57 mm. 



Habitat. Mount Goliath, Central Dutch New Guiaea, 6,000-7,000 ft., February 

 1911 (A. S. Meek), 2 ?$. 



47. Stauropus mediolinea spec. nov. 



<J. Antennae dark brown ; head and thorax mouse-grey ; abdomen slightly 

 browner. 



Eoiewing pale mouse-grey, a double median irregular rufous band, the outer 

 part only reaching median vein, basad from this some traces of zigzag lines 

 and spots also rufous ; a terminal line of black and white dots. — — Hindwinge 

 darker mouse-grey with a terminal line of cuneate dark brown spots. 



Length of forewing : 26 mm. Expanse : 58 mm. 



Habitat. Chung-Kiang, West China, August 1911, 1 o. 



48. Stauropus incisus spec. nov. 



?. Antennae dark brown ; head, thorax, and abdomen yellowish grey mixed 

 with white hairs. 



Forewing white ; base and basal four-fifths of wing below median and vein 2 

 olive-green into which runs a pure white wedge-shaped patch from median on 

 which are some scarlet scales ; rest of wing clouded and speckled with scarlet, 



green, and dark grey scales and spots. Hindwing greyish brown-cinnamon, 



a black subapical streak. 



Length of forewing : 20 mm. Expanse : 45 ram. 



Habitat. Ogrugu, Niger. 



49. Stauropus apiculatus spec. nov. 



(J 9- Antennae deep brown ; head and thorax pale maroon-cinnamon ; 

 abdomen cinnamon-broA^n, last segment and anal tuft ash-grey. 



Forewing claret -cumamon ; base, inner margin below vein 1, a large lunate 



