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abdomen greenish-oehreous, marked on dorsum with patches of red and lirown 

 scales ; antennae with the shai't pale and the pectinations ferruginons. 



Expanse of wings : 58 mm. 



One ? from Bougainville, Solomon Islands (Hibbe). 



A fine species, which by tlic contrast between tlie coloration of its upper and 

 under surfaces suggests an affinity with Ta iifiorhi nns Butler. 



41. Metallochlora rubripuncta sp. nov. 



Forewings : pale dull green, the costa freckled with rufous, most thickly and 

 broadly near base ; crossed by two very indistinct pale olive bands ; the first curved 

 at two-fifths, marked at costa by a blood-red spot ; the outer at two-thirds, parallel 

 to hindmargin, but inflected towards costa, marked on veins (i, 7, and 8 by three 

 blood-red spots ; a blood-red sjwt at apex ; two dots on discocellular in a line with 

 the first red costal spot, one small, red, at origin of the lower radial, the other below 

 it, blackish, mixed witii dark red scales ; fringe green. 



Hindiciiigs: with single black cell-spot and curved band just beyond the middle. 

 Underside whitish-green ; a small red blotch at anal angle of forewings, and a 

 larger one at apex of hindwings. 



Face, vertex, and palpi jiale green below, reddish above ; thorax and abdomen 

 green ; the latter with five large golden drops followed by a small deep red spot on 

 anal segment. 



Expanse of wings : 38 mm. 



One ? from Florida, Solomon Islands, January 1901 (Meek). 



The hindwings are bluntly angled at vein 4. 



Subfamily STERRHINAE. 

 42. Brachycola fimbripedata sp. nov. 



Forewings : pale yellow, thickly dusted with bright crimson speckles ; the 

 lines olive-grey, distinct, strongly waved or dentate ; the first, from one-fifth of 

 costa to one-sixth of inner margin, forms two deep outward curves above and below 

 the median vein ; median from beyond middle of costa to before middle of inner 

 margin forms long flattened cnrves inwards between the veins ; outer line lunulate- 

 dentate, from two-thirds of costa to two-thirds of inner margin, connected with 

 median line by a grey streak above vein 4 ; submargiaal line preceded by an 

 interrupted row of grey spots between the veins, those immediately above and below 

 the cell being obsolete ; followed by a less distinct series on the veins ; marginal 

 spot large and round ; fringe yellow ; cell-spot Idack. 



Hindiriiigs : the same; the cell-spot annular, grey edged, with yellow centre. 

 Underside paler, the markings dull rosy. 



Thorax, patagia, and abdomen yellow speckled with red ; shoulders and vertex 

 clear yellow ; face white below, becoming brown above ; paljii bright red above, 

 pale beneath. Hind-tiliiae with the usual red tuft of hairs ; mid-tibiae and tarsi 

 covered throughout with yellow hairs hiding all the parts except the long 

 terminal spurs. 



Expanse of wings : 30 mm. 



Five ? ?, three J J from Florida, Solomon Islands, January 1901 (Meek). 



A bright-looking insect, near B. jocosa Warr., remarkable for the stiff 

 appearance and hairy clothing of the middle legs. 



