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Hindwirtys : with a narrow marginal bonier of slaty black, uniform from apex 

 to anal angle, with waved inner edge. 



Underside similar : the costal streak and cross-liar thicker and blacker ; the 

 margins also blacker. Head, thorax, and abdomen all yellow: third joint of palpi 

 dark. 



E.Kpanse of wings : 52 mm. 



One ? from Sadest Island, Lonisiade Archipelago, April 1898 (Meek). 



Nearest to C. pallid icolor Warr., from Waigiaou 'Waigeu. 



35. Eumelea aureliata ah. attenuata nov. 



? Differs from typical oiirrlintfi in being paler yellow, dusted with finer 

 speckles, with all the markings ])aler ferruginous and much thinner and less 

 continuous. 



i With ground-colour, where visible, olive-ochreons, instead of yellow, 

 uniformly covered throughout with deep rosy confluent striae. 



Expanse of wings : ? 50 mm. ; S 52 mm. 



Two 6S, one ?, from Milne Ba)', British New Guinea, November 1898 — 

 January 1899 (Meek). 



Subfamily PSEUDOTERPNINAE. 

 36. Hypochroma perfulvata sp. nov. 



Forewhigs : pale green densely speckled with dark green ; the costa pinkish 

 ochreous, with black striae and spots : the lines dark green varied with lilack and 

 reddish scales ; a dark spot at base, and an oblli|ne line from near base of inner 

 margin not reaching costa ; inner line from a black costal spot at about one-fourth, 

 ontcnrved in cell and on submedian fold to inner margin before middle, its lower 

 part strongly marked with black and red scales ; outer line from a black costal spot 

 at two-thirds, outcnrved beyond cell and there forming throe sharp teeth on veins 

 4, 5, (5, then incurved to inner margin just beyond inner line ; the teeth all marked 

 with black, and filled in with reddish ; a large dark green cell-spot, with a black 

 dash in it on the median and another above it on the subcostal ; a red line from it 

 along vein 4 to outer line; submarginal line pale green, inwardly edged by dark 

 green blotches varied with red scales ; a row of black spots between veins before 

 margin ; fringe green, darker beyond veins and tipped with reddish. 



Hindwings : similar, but without first line : the outer line distinct and strongly 

 angled on vein 4 ; a patch of pinkish scales on inner margin near base ; fringe of 

 inner margin yellow. 



F.ace and vertex pale green ; collar pink-tinged ; shoulders green, the tips with 

 black and red scales ; thorax and abdomen green, varied with black and red scales. 



Underside : wholly dull deep yellow : with a broad blackish marginal border, 

 leaving a small pale sjiot below vein 4 and the apex of forewings pale yellowish 

 ochreous ; fringe ochreous, with dark patches ; forewing with a round cell-spot, 

 some costal marks, and a row of transverse striae from base along submedian fold, 

 black ; abdomen beneath and legs yellow-ochreous ; forelegs dark fuscous-green 

 above. 



Expanse of wings : 60 mm. 



