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46. Oenospila(?) floresaria Mlk. 



Six c? c? from Fergusson Island, October and November. 



Though probably referable here, these specimens show traces of a pale bent 

 exterior line (in one case plainly marked by white vein-dots), which Walker does not 

 mention. The ferruginous marginal line is broad, and interrupted at the extremities 

 of the veins by wedge-shaped white spots; and the white costa of the forewings is 

 edged beneath from apex to outer line by a broad ferruginous streak. In one 

 example the veins also below the apex are tinged with ferruginous. This species 

 ditiers from Oenospila strix Butler and Oe. jlavi/itsata Wlk. in two points. The 

 c? antennae are uniformly pectinated for two-thirds; in the other two broadly 

 pectinated only to one-half. Again, the hind tibiae have four spurs instead of two, of 

 nearly equal size ; whereas in the single pair of the others the inner spur is extremely 

 long and slender. Of the six examples received, four are markedly smaller than the 

 remaining two. 



47. Oenospila stellata sp. nov. 



Nearest to Oe. strix Butler, liut somewhat smaller, the spots lighter and brighter 

 red ; discal spot of hindwing bright orange-red ; blotch on inner margin of hindwing 

 always smaller : hindmargin of both wings with brick-red triangular marks between 

 the veins, and liirije white spots at their extremities ; the fringes reddish ; costa of 

 forewings broadly white, becoming red-brown towards apex. 



Expanse of wings : 30 mm. 



Three S 6 , one $, from Fergusson Island, October and December. 



Pyrrhorachis gen. nov. 



Fwewings: triangular; costa straight ; apex blunt ; hindmargin curved. 



Ilindivings : with inner margin lengthened, hindmargin rounded. 



Antennae of S with apical half simple, the basal half pectinated ; palpi slender, 

 extending well beyond forehead ; frenulum absent. 



Keitration: forewings, cell one-third of wing; discocolluiar inangulalcd ; last 

 two medians stalked; upper I'adial stalked with the five subcostals ; liindwings 

 with last two medians and both subco.stals stalked; ground-colour of wings pale blue- 

 green, the wings margined with red ; abdomen with red and iilack dorsal stripes. 



Type : Pyrrlwrachis cwnuta sp. nov. 



48. Pyrrhorachis cornuta sp. nov. 

 Comostola pyn-hogona Meyr., Tr. E. S. (1889), p. 491 (nee Wlk.). 



Differs from )ii/n'ho;/oiia Wlk., from India, in the marginal red border being 

 decidedly broader, with a red projection towards centre of wing from before the anal 

 angle; the blackish crenulate line, which traverses the red border, is in the Indian 

 form mucli broader and touches the liiudmargin. Mr. Meyrick's description of the 

 New (iuinea form is very accurate; his two J $ were from Port Moresby. In a single 

 example in the British Museum, from Mr. Moore's collection, labelled " Andamans," 

 the projection from the anal angle is slightly shown. 



One c? from I'ergusson Island, November. 



