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Two c? J' from Milue Bay, British New Guinea, November 1 SI) 8— January 1809 

 (Meek). 



Distinguislied by the angulated second line of hindwings, and the uniform 

 yellow colouring below. In forewings vein 1 1 is free. 



Subfamily GEOMETRINAE. 

 27. Agathia punctata sp. nov. 



Forewings : pea-green, the costa diffusely ochreous-grey with fnscons strigae ; 

 the lines represented by reddish brown spots on the veins ; a spot at base of costa 

 and of median vein ; a costal spot at one-eighth ; first line from one-third of costa 

 to one-third of inner margin, angled at origin of veins 3 and 4, marked by spots on 

 costa, subcostal vein, a double one at the angle, one on vein 2, and on inner margin ; 

 outer line from twn-thirds of costa to two-thirds of inner margin, the spots at origin 

 of vein 7 and those on veins 6 and o, lying in an oblique line outward, those on 

 veins 1 to 4 in an oblique line incurved ; a row of marginal spots at end of veins, 

 that on vein 4 the largest ; a darker red-brown apical blotch ; fringe (worn) 

 yellowish green. 



Ilindwhifjs : with outer and marginal spots as in forewings ; the spot on tail 

 at vein 4 largest ; inner line represented by a spot on vein 2 and one at junction of 

 3 and 4. 



Underside whitish green, the lines of spots showing through ; the apical spot of 

 forewings and tail spot of hindwings both blackish red. Face and palpi red above, 

 pale below ; fillet and antennae red ; vertex, thorax, and abdomen green ; the 

 abdomen with red-brown dorsal spots. 



E.xpanse of wings: 3(i mm. 



One ? from Dammer Island, December 1808 (H. Klihn). 



38. Anisogamia subliturata sp. nov. 



i Fore (rings : greenish white; the markings much the same as in ^1. subvenusta 

 ^Varr. ; the green basal and central areas more strongly rippled with whitish : the 

 pale band beyond central fascia broad and continuous, greenish white, followed by 

 two regular series of greenish white wedge-shaped spots, all edged with darker 

 green and tinged with yellowish ; marginal lunules deej) green ; fringe green tipped 

 with brownish. 



Hindwings : with basal area dark green, freckled with pale ; the rest as in 

 forewings, but the wedge-shaped s2J0ts below costa edged with blackish. 



Underside, basal half dull olive-green, with the veins paler; the costal area pale 

 ochreous ; a dark olive strongly denticulated submarginal fascia, emitting a dark 

 blotch inwards above vein 4 ; blackish green marginal lunules ; fringe whitish, 

 chequered with fnscons beyond veins. Face above, collar, thorax, and abdomen dark 

 green, the abdomen speckled with whitish scales ; vertex, shaft of antennae at base, 

 and lower third of face snow-white ; palpi externally olive-brown ; antennae dark 

 brown. 



? Forewings : ground-colour deep green ; costa, lines, and marginal third pale 

 ochreous ; the costa and margin speckled with blackish and fuscous ; the lines as 

 in <^ ; a short ochreous projection from costal area along upper half of discocellnlar ; 

 upper third of marginal area green, with the veins across it, a curved submarginal 



