somewhat iubent in mirlJle towards the angle of inner line, which is onl}' distinct 

 towards inner margin ; the black line at liase of fringe swollen towards apex. 



Ilindicirig : with the black line central and continnous ; the abdominal fold 

 blnish white, the pencil of hairs, when expanded, cream-colonred. 



Underside paler slate-colonr, especially in the tS, where the hindwing becomes 

 blnish white towards anal angle. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen all dark slate ; anal tnft in c? white. 



Expanse of wings : 26 mm. 



4 c?c?, 4 ¥ ? from Gnizo Island, Solomons, November 1903 (Meek) ; and 1 c? 

 from Treasur}' Island, Angnst 1001 (Meek). 



Family GEOMETRIDAE. 

 Subfamily OENOCHROMINAE. 



0. Arhodia retractaria ab. carnea nov. 



Differs from the type form of retractaria Wlk. in being withont markings of 

 any kind on the upperside, except a slight dark cell-spot; the hindwing is deep 

 rosy, with the fringe of hind and inner margin white ; the forewiug shows an 

 admixture of Intcons ; fringe of forewing dark ferruginous. 



Underside paler, especially towards base ; forewing with an oblique curved 

 purple blotch from vein 2 to 0, bounded by an indistinct brownish outer line from 

 costa before apex ; discocelhilar and veins 3, 4, 5, all marked with purple ; si)ace 

 between them pale pink, paler than rest of wing; hindwing with indistinct outer 

 line in costal half of wing. 



Head, thorax, and legs ])ale flesh-colour ; abdomen whitish, tinged on dorsnm 

 with flesh-colonr. 



Expanse of wings : 00 mm. 



1 ? , Toowoomba, Brisbane district, Queensland. 



In forewing the hindmargin is slightly concave beneath the apex and bluntly 

 elbowed at vein 5, thence oblique and straight ; hindwing with margin and both 

 angles rounded. 



lo. Sarcinodes subfulvida ab. olivata nev. 



I described suhfulcida from Kiriwini, Trobriand Islands {Noo. Zool. iii. p. 280) 

 (1S90), from 3 cJc?, and since then have met with examples from Ron Island, 

 St. Aiguan, and New Guinea. In nearly all these, both JcJ and ?¥, the 

 prevailing tint, as in the type, has been red ; but m 2 ii from the Upper Aroa 

 River, British New Guinea, the colouring was much darker and the red tinge almost 

 absent. I have lately seen a ? from the same locality, corresponding to these 33, 

 which, as suggesting at least a very distinct local race, I describe as ab. olimfa. 



Forewing : dark olive, suftused with fuscous, and overlaid from base to outer 

 line by dark slaty grey and white scales, these latter prevailing along inner margin 

 and at costa before the outer line ; the inner and median lines are distinct but 

 ditfuse; the outer line is double, both arms being dark olive, marked with clear 

 white spots on the veins and towards inner margin filled in with white ; the waved 

 submarginal line has the lunules marked with whitish and black scales ; and the 

 fringe is dark olive. 



fliii'liriiig : witli the double line filled in with white throughout, closely 



