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Expanse of wings : 22 mm. 



One cj from Geraldton, near Cairns, (Jueensland (A. S. Meek). 

 In this species the hindmargin of forewings is straight and oblique, of tlie 

 liindwings obtusely angled. 



82. Metallochlora tenuilinea >\<. nov. 



Forewings: olive-green; the eosta broadly grey-green, with tine black dots 

 at its edge ; before the hindmargin is a fine cur\ed silvery line, preceded by a very 

 obscure dark green shade; a marginal line of black dashes between the veins ; fringe 

 metallic grey. 



Himliviwjs: the same ; discal spot dark green. 



Underside hoary green, tinged with pinkish ; a curved subniarginal fascia on 

 both wings, and an apical blotch on hindwings, l)lack. Head, thora.x, and abdomen 

 green ; the dorsal drops deep red. 



Expanse of wings : 32 mm. 



One c? from Humboldt Bay, New (fuinea. October 1892, taken l)y Doherty. 



83. Microloxia(?j coerulea sj). nov. 



Forewings: blue-green, the fringe coucolorous ; the lines white and broad; 

 first at one-third, oblique inwards, slightly curved ; second from costa at five-sixths 

 to inner margin at two-thirds, straight and obli(iue ; cell-.spot indistinctly whitish. 



Hindwings: with the outer line of forewings produced as a iiostmedian line, 

 slightly curved inwards ; cell-spot white. 



Thorax and abdomen green ; face, pidpi, forelegs, and antennae bright 

 ferruginous. Underside pale blue-green. 



Expanse of wings : 24 mm. 



( )ue cJ from Songive ^'alley, Lake Xyassa. 



The position of tlie radials shows this species to belong to the Geometrinae; but 

 in the hindwings the costal anastomoses for half the length of cell with the subcostal. 

 In the forewings the first subcostal rises free, but soon becomes coincident with the 

 costal ; the other four subcostals are stalked from just before the end of tlie subcostal 

 nervure, which is then depressed, the ujiper radial rising from the end. 



Probolosceles gen. nov. 



Forewings: with costa nearly .-traight, conve.\ before apex: hindmargin 

 obliquely curved. 



Hindwings: with hindmargin rounded; apex rounded; inner margin iiroduccd; 

 anal angle well marked. 



Antennae of S pectinated; i«lpi longer in ¥ than cJ ; frenulum present, 

 hind tibiae of 6 with four apitroximated spurs, and a long process from the end. 



Xeumtion: forewings, cell hardly half as long as wing; last two medians from 

 lower angle of cell ; upper radial from ujiper angle ; last four subcostals stalked, the 

 fifth starting liefore the second. liindwings with both subcostals and last two 

 medians stalked. 



Type : Probolosceles hiplagu Wlk. 



To this genus must be referred the Ki>ecies placed by llampson under .\t'//iomi, 

 Sect. I. B. b., viz. Geometra (lek-nta and dimessa Wlk., ComibaeiKi. qwidrinoluta 

 Kmler, and Coniibaena integranoUt lliiijisn. 



