(417 ) 



18. Tricholepis ochracea sp. uov. 



(? ?. Body and wings ocbraceous ; occiput, upperside of thorax, antenna, iu 6 

 an ill-defined streak along each side of the abdomen, fuscons or blackish. Fore- 

 wing in 6 with a distinct costal and distal blackish border, hindwing with a 

 broader distal and abdominal border ; in ? these borders vestigial. Antenna (c?) 

 shorter pectinate than in xanthomelas. 



Length of forewiiig : 9 to 10 mm. 



Hah. Humboldt Bay, Dutch N. Guinea, September— October 1892 {W. Doherty), 

 1 Sitype), 1 ?. 



19. Tricholepsis xanthomelas nigrita snbsp. nov. 



? . The yellow area of both wings reduced, hindwing with a black abdominal 

 border, which enters the cell in the type individual. 



Hah. Koer Island, June 23 and 27, IS'.iS (H. Ktihn), 3 ? ?. 



This form is very variable, the individnal with the yellow area most extended 

 agrees well with Key Island specimens of .vanthomelas, which are only a little more 

 extended black than the Teuimber individuals. 



20. Tricholepsis unicolor sp. nov. 



S. Antenna very shortly ])ectinated. First anteunal segment, face, palpus, 

 legs and underside of body jiale clavish yellow. Upperside of body and both sides 

 of wings uniformly olive brown ; wings shaped nearly as in xanthomelas, but 

 hinder angle more strongly rounded. 



Length of forewing : 9 mm. 



Hub. Amboina, February 1892 (Mr. Doherty), 1 tJ. 



The insect bears a close resemblance to Zygaenopais fumom (p. 411). 



Trichocerosia Hampson, l.c. p. 563 (1900). 



The specimens described by Hampson are ? ? , not c? J' as stated. In the 

 ? ? R^ of the forewing comes from the upper angle of the cell, while in the S i \i 

 is stalked with SC^'", this difi'erence iu the sexes being very marked iu all our 

 individuals. 



21. Trichocerosia atrifalva. 



Tr. atrifulca Hampson, l.c. t. 35. f. 11 (1900) (Milne Bay). 



<J ? . In the $ S the irons is pale creamy buff, and the wings are narrower 

 than in the ? ? ; in two of our four c?c? there is a trace of a black subbasal line 

 connecting the black basal streak at inner margin with the black costal border ; 

 there is often a minute orange dot in the apex of the cell. 



In the Tring Museum from Blilne Bay, Brit. N. Guinea, xi. xii. Is98, 

 and i. ii. 1899 (A. S. Meek), a series ; Kiriwini, Trobriand Island, May 1895 

 (A. S. Meek), 1 (J2 ? ? ; Goodenough, December 1896 (A. S. Meek), 1 ? . 

 Clasper very long and very slender, armed with a long, rod-like, pointed, curved 

 hurpe, which projects distad ventrally. 



