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7S. Hemithea quadripimctata ^\>. nov. 



Forewmijii : dull yellowiv^li greeu, .sublransparent ; costa ochreous, dotted with 

 fuscous ; first line at one-third, outcurved in cell and again below it, indicated bv 

 small dark dots on veins, the line itself threadlike and scarcely visible ; second line 

 at two-thirds, incurved in cell and on first median, tlie vein-dots linear ; fringe 

 concolorous. 



Hindirinrjs : the same, without the first line, and with a dark cell-dot. 



Underside of both wings dull gilded yellow. Paljii green, with the tip brown; 

 face jiale ferruginous ; head, thorax, and abdomen concolorous ; second and third 

 segments of abdomen each with a pair of red-brown dots, those on the fourth the 

 larger, surrounded bv a fuscous patch. 



Expanse of wings : 32 mm. 



One c? from Oinainisa, Xovember 1891 (W. Doherty). 



Nearly related to H. suhflavida M'arr. 



The antennae have rather strongly developed fascicles of cilia. 



79. Hemithea subflavida reducta subsp. nov. 



Like the type above, but smaller in size, the ¥ expanding only 20 mm.; on the 

 underside the hindwings are marked with a broad blackish submarginal fascia, which 

 is non-existent in subflavida Warr. ; the black blotch at anal angle of forewings is 

 present in both forms. 



One S, one ? , from Cedar Bay, south of Cooktown, Queensland. 



80. Metallochlora dotata sp. nov. 



Foreudngs : pale apple-green; the costa yellowish, with a few reddish spot.s; 

 a red-brown cell-spot ; two slightly darker dentate shades, one in middle of wing, 

 the other at three-fourths, forming the edges of a central fascia ; the outer edge of 

 the exterior shade is marked on the upper radial by a red-brown linear siiot ; the 

 yellow fringe has a row of minute reddish dots at base at end of the veins, and a 

 small reddish blotch at anal angle. 



Hindivinr/s : similar, but without the red dot at the edge of the fiiscia. 



Underside pale green. Palpi above and face dark brown ; vertex, thorax, and 

 abdomen green ; the abdomen, instead of the metallic drops of HI. flavifimhria 

 Warr., is marked with shining red-brown spots. 



Expanse of wings : cJ, 2r> mm. ; ? , 2S mm. 



A pair from Port ISIackay, (Queensland. 



The darker edges of the central fascia, which are well expressed in the ? , are 

 scarcely perceptible in the 3 . 



81. Metallochlora flavifimbria sp. nov. 



Forewings: bright apple-green; the costa finely yellow, with a few black dots; 

 a minute brown-red cell-spot ; fringe yellow. 



Hindwings: the same, with the cell-spot crimson. 



I'nderside [)ale yellowish green. Face and palpi above ferruginous ; thorax and 

 abdomen bright green; the drops silvery, edged witli white scales. 



