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The whole of body blue, except last six segments of abdomen, which are clay- 

 brown. 



Expanse : forewing AM 27 mm. ; EM 17 mm. ; PM 20 mm. 

 „ hindwing ,, 20 ,, ; „ 17 „ ; „ 12 „ 



Woodlark Island (type) ; and Fergusson Island, D'Entrecasteaux group, December 

 1894 (A. S. Meek leg]. 



This species has the general appearance of a true Ckalcosia, liut the neuration 

 agrees best with Herpa. 



The Fergusson single ? , which is in had condition, has the black border of hind- 

 wing somewhat broader than the four Woodlark ? ? . 



13. Oenetus marginatus sp. nov. 



S. Foreiving : bright yellowish grass-green, broadly reticulated with darker 

 green ; just beyond the centre is a transverse band of seven lunulated silver s[iots, and 

 the costa is heavily spotted with brown ; exterior margin with larown spots. 



Hindimng : salmon-red, with green border starting from middle of abdominal 

 margin, widest at anal angle, and running gradually narrower to the costa. 



Underside: forewing salmon-red, with margins spotted green; costa brown, 

 spotted with green. Hindwing nearly shaped as in ramsai/l 6 , liut shorter, broader, 

 and at the apex more acutely produced ; green, slightly washed with red ; abdominal 

 third red ; costa green and brown-spotted. 



Head and front of thorax dark green ; mesothoras green, washed with grey, and 

 with two brown dots ; rest of thorax and anterior half of abdomen salmon-red ; end 

 half of abdomen green. 



? . Foreiving : golden green to greenish gold, with very heavy dark green 

 reticulations, forming often complete transverse lines ; a broad central band extends 

 from inner margin, almost reaching to costa, and is composed of round brown spots 

 varying in number and distinctness. 



Hindwing : darker red than in male ; outer border greenish yellow. 



Underside : forewing red, shaded with yellow towards outer margin. Hindwing 

 yellow, washed with red, more so in cell. Body as in male. 



Expanse: S, forewing: length, 37 mm. ? . 60 mm. 

 breadth, 18 „ „ 22 „ 



„ hindwing: length, 29 „ „ 38 „ 



breadth, 20 „ „ 22 „ 



Hab. Kiriwini, Trobriand Islands, March and April 1895 (A. S. Meek leg.). 



Described from a good series. 



14. Phalaenoides centralis sp. nov. 



?. Forewing: burnt umber-brown, densely powdered with isabelle scales; the 

 usual metallic spots in cell and a broad metallic band along vein \b to inner angle; 

 three creamy white spots ; one 3 mm. from base and triangular ; second almost 

 triangular beyond middle of cell, separated from the first by a long brown patch ; third 

 spot large and ovate, situated outside cell, its size 6 by 3 mm. 



Hindimng : uniform burnt umber, with white fringe ; in centre of wing a round 

 creamy-patch, 3 mm. in diameter. 



Underside: ground-colour burnt umber, shading off into creamy butt" towards 

 margins ; markings as above, but hindwing with a small additional creamy patch 

 near,' base. 



