( 3oO ) 



Nearest to JK rliscalis Wlk., from which it is distinguished liy the ditferently 

 coloured abdomen and the separated yellow s]iots. These, as in all sjieoies of the 

 genus, are larger both above and below in the ? than in the J. The forewings are 

 very long and narrow. 



■^'i. Dysphania contraria melleata snl>sp. nov. 



Like the tyjie in markings, but diireriiig in being slightly larger, the colour a 

 very deep purple and all the jiale sjiaces honey yellow. 



2 iS, -^ ? ?, from Towaya, north of I'alos i'.ay, Celebes, Aug., Sept. 18'.t(i 

 (Doherty). 



~;7. Dysphania cyane ali. fiavimargo nov. 



? Forewings : pale bluish hyaline ; a broad pnrj)lish band, oblique from one-fourth 

 of costa, very broad in submedian interspace, where it externally reaches midwing, 

 then ob!i(iue to inner margin near base ; an o.blong quadrate purplish cell-spot ; an 

 outer sinuate purplish fascia of irregular shape, projecting outward between veins 

 2 and 5, and there broader and connected along veins 3, 4, 5, with the marginal 

 dark fascia ; below vein ;! narrower and bent outwards in middle ; the marginal 

 fascia broad at apex and narrowly interrnj)ted in submedian interval. 



Hiiidtrings : with basal two-thirds pale bluish hyaline, outer third bright yellow ; 

 the narrow cell-mark, a ditfuse blotcb below it towards inner margin, and a broad 

 strongly dentate sinuate band sei)arating the two colours, purjilish ; this band is 

 dentate externally at the veins, which are marked with black scales, the teeth at 

 veins 3 and 4 enliirged and almost reaching hindmargiu ; a smoky cloud at apex : 

 fringe yellow, blackish at apex. 



Underside similar ; the markings clearer. Head, thorax, and ululonien yi'llnw ; 

 alidominal segments with grey rings ; legs, antennae, and terminal joint of palpi 

 externally fuscous. 



Expanse of wings : S2 mm. 



1 ? from Larat (H. Kiihn). 



This appears to be a ? develojiment of ri/a/h' t'rara., occurring in several 

 islands. The different forms of ci/n/ie, in both sexes, may, I believe, be identified 

 by the white base of the costa of hindwings beneath. 



28. Dysphania fulvilauta sp. nov. 



Distinguished from O. tijviaiitldua Butler, of which it is a development, by the 

 whole of the basal white area of hindwings being suffused with pale fulvous, the end 

 of cell showing somewhat hyaline. In one examjjle, besides the elongated dark 

 streak along inner margin, there is a duller and broader smoky streak from basal 

 bar to marginal border along the submedian fold. 



Three cJtJ from New Hanover, Febnuiry and March, IS'.IT (Webster). 



In his description of ti/riaittliiii'i from Duke of York Island, Mr. Butler refers 

 to a pair from New Ireland as somewhat different from that species. The ? of 

 these must be referred to Julvilanta. In the Tring Museum is a ? from New 

 Ireland exactly answering to Mr. Butler's New Ireland J, these being apparently 

 examples of tyrianthina in which the fulvous marginal band is more developed 

 than is usually the case in the Dnke of York Island specimens. 



