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narrow reddish orijimeat-oraiige baud, which extends from two-thirds of abdomiual 

 margin to a little beyond vein 4, being only 2§ mm. broad in the middle and 

 tapering at both ends. Four last abdominal segments yellow, dorsally ringed with 

 black. 



Expanse : forewing, length 40 mm., breadth 20 mm. 

 „ hindwing, „ 28 „ „ 22 „ 



Hab. Ron Island, Geelviuk Bay, Dutch New Guinea, 1 ? (W. Doherty, 

 July 1897). 



i». Milionia dubiosa sp. nov. 



3. Differs from M. laediofusciata Kothsch., Nov. ZooL. 1890. p. 326. u. IT, in the 

 band of the hindwing being yellow instead of red, and in the abdomen (except the 

 dorsal plate of the first segment and the apex) being also yellow instead of black. 



Hab. Kapaur, Dutch S.W. New Guinea, 1 S (W. Doherty, January 1897). 



I at first considered this insect to be the male of mediofasciata, of which I 

 '^^s^ss females only. But as in all the other species of Milionia. the sexes are more 

 or less similar to each other, it is not very likely that the male of mediofasciata 

 diifers so much in colour from the female as the above-described 6 does. Therefore 

 I think it best to draw attention to this mule by treating it as a distinct species. 



The wings differ in shape from those of elegans Rothsch. and allies. The costal 

 margin of the forewing is not bent in beyond the middle as in those species, and the 

 outer margin of the hindwing is only faintly concave before aual angle. 



Hi. Milionia websteri sp. nov. 



J. Wings above black, with a strong blue gloss in side light. Forewing crossed 

 just before the middle by a saffron-yellow baud expanding between subcostal and 

 snbmedian nervures, slightly curved, 3 mm. wide at the median norvure, with the 

 edges almost entire ; two spots standing half-way between band and apex of wing, 

 the second spot the larger (diameter 3 mm.) and traversed by vein o, saffron- 

 yellow ; a third spot, near hinder angle, before vein 1, linear, at right angles to veins 

 1 and 2, also saffron-yellow. 



Hindwing with a discal red band including a black spot at the apex of the cell : 

 the band reaches from near abdominal margin to vein 0, is widest in front (5 mm.)^ 

 with the inner edge slightly indented, the outer edge entire, somewhat incurved 

 anteriorly. 



Underside black, bluish green at base. Markings as above, but those of the 

 forewing paler yellow, and the band of the hindwing saffron-yellow, with a reddish 

 onter edge. 



Shape of wings as in M. eleqaits Rothsch., Nov. Z(.kil. 1.>95. t. T. t. 1. 



Head, thorax, base of abdomen, and legs greenish lilue. Abdomen black, 

 segments 4, 5, and with a transverse lateral yellow band. 



?. Wings above and below black, with scarcely a trace of metallic gloss. 

 Median band of forewing longer than in 3, and somewhat broader. Five subapical 

 spots, which are merged together to form a deeply indented band expanding between 

 veins 7 and 3, not reaching the latter. The sjiot in hinder angle of wing broader 

 and longer than in i. 



Baud of hindwing twice the size as in cf, nearly reaching vein 8, anteriorly 

 tinged with yellow ; its outer edge almost parallel to onter margin of wing : black 



