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red ; the underside of the wing.s alone retaiuiug traces of the latter colour along the 

 inner and hindmargins, the face, palpi, and forelegs, as usual, remaining bright 

 crimson. Whether this difference of colour holds regular!}' between tlie sexes must 

 be left for further observation. 



3. Holoreta rubicunda sp. nov. 



Forewiiigs : rufous fawn-colour, slightlj' dark-speckled; the lines reddish 

 brown, situated as in erminea Warr., starting from one-third and three-fifths of 

 costa, acutely angled in cell and on vein (5 respectively, then oblique and parallel to 

 inner margin at oue-tlurd and two-thirds, the costal margin between the two lines 

 darkened with red-brown ; apex dotted with brown ; fringe concolorons ; a small 

 white dot at each end of discocellular. 



IIiii(hcinys : uniform reddish fawn, without any distinct markings, but with 

 a series of dark spots between the veins. 



Underside brilliant red ; the obliipie line of forewings dark with lustrous edge ; 

 the hindmargin of both wings with a few black striae. Thorax and abdomen 

 concolorons with wings ; shoulders jiale grey ; face, palpi, and forelegs bright red ; 

 the tibiae with a fine velvety black line along their edge, fringed on each side 

 with red hairs. 



Expanse of wings : 35 mm. 



Two SS from Kulanibangra, and Gnadalcanar, Solomon Islands, 1901 (Meek). 

 A S from Tngela, Solomon Islands, and a specimen, much wasted, from Kci Island, 

 are also referable here. //. crmincii Warr. from St. Aignan dift'ers in having the 

 basal area of forewings and costa between the lines whitish, and a dark blotch 

 beyond the cell of the hindwings. 



4. Teldenia moniliata sp. nov. 



Forewings and Inndicinys pure white : a postmedian and a submarginal series 

 of transverse greyish ochreous Innulate spots between the veins, outcurved between 

 veins 3 and 5 ; fringe white; no marginal spots; underside white. Face, vertex, 

 pal])i externally, and fore-tibiae bronzy fuscous ; thorax and abdomen white. 



Expanse of wings : 26 mm. 



1 ? from Guadalcanar, Solomon Islands, April and May 1901 (Meek). 



5. Teldenia nivea Butler, Ami. Mag. ]\\I/. XIX ji. 224 (1887). 



Wings, as well as the fringes, jiure white ; the only marking being a slightly 

 sinuate line of grey transverse dashes between the veins at three-fourths, on the 

 forewings becoming evanescent towards costa. 



T. uni.strigata Warr., to which it is nearest, has a fine continuous ochreous line 

 at the same place. 



Underside and all the parts of the body white, except upper part of face and 

 the fore-tibiae, which are fuscous tinged. 



Expanse of wings : 2C mm. 



One ? fiom Guadalcanar, Solomon Islands, April, May 1901 (Meek). 



