( 412 ) 



c. Z. fumosa inferna subsp. uov. 



¥ . Frons, first autennal segment, legs aud tiuderside of body ochre yellow, tibia 

 jiartly blackish above. 



Length of forewiiig : 13 mm. 



Hab. Laiwui, Obi, September 1S97 (W. Doherty), 1 ?. 



8. Zygaenopsis salomonis sp. nov. 



r? ?. First segment of anteuua, jialpns, the body, either with the exception of 

 one or several abdominal tergites, or totally, yellow ; antenna black, tibiae with 

 or without a distinct black apical patch. 



Forewing : semi-hyaline, scaling rather denser at edges, extreme base above 

 and below, and costal margin proximally yellow. 



Hindwing : smoky black, scaling much denser than on forewing, sparse 

 towards costa. 



Clasper ventri-apically broadly and shallowly cmarginate, apical sinus small, 

 narrow, but distinct. 



Length of forewing : 10 to 12 mm. 



a. Z. salomonis salomouis. 



S ? . All the abdominal tergites with black scales ; this scaling vestigial in 

 the ¥ on the middle tergites. 



JIab. Guadalcauar, Solomon Islands, April 1901 (A. S. Meek), 2 cJcJ, I ? ; 

 f>/pe : S. 



b. Z. salomonis Isabella snbsp. nov. 



Machaerophora spec, Pagenstecher, in Chnn, Zoologica xii. 29 p. 03 (1900) 

 (Shortland Islands). 



(J ¥ . Abdomen without black scaling. 



Hab. Isabel, Solomon Islands, 4. vi. to 9. vii. I'.iol (A. S. Meek), a series nf 

 both sexes, type : S ; Shortland Islands (Ribbe), 1 ¥ . 



9. Zygaenopsis fumigata. 



Machaerophora fumigata Pagenstecher, in Chun, Zoologica xii. 29 p. 03 t. 1 

 f. 18 (1900) (N. Pommern). 



We have one of the two specimens from which the species was described. It 

 is a 6 , and shows a distinct, though small, yellow subbasal spot on the forewing, 

 of which no mention is made in the description ; the spot is indicated in the figure. 



10. Zyg^aenopsis basalis sj). nov. 



S. Black. Head, except a large patch on occiput, underside of first autennal 

 segment, abdomen and the whole underside, paljjus and legs, deep chrome yellow, 

 first abdominal tergite with a black spot on each side, seventh tergite for the 



