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veins ; the iViuge rosy ; the costa is pale throughout, without striati.ms except 

 towards base, where they are pale purplish. 



Hindwing : the same; the basal area more sutFused witli rnsty ; the hands 

 narrower towards inner margin : the pale band with rusty striae, a iew of which 

 are visible also in the forewing : apex whitish yellow. 



Underside similar, but the basal area yellow with led striations and no 

 suffusion. 



Face, palpi, and shoulders rosy; verte.x whitish, with a few red scales ; jiiitagia, 

 thorax, and abdomen suffused with rusty ; underside of abdomeu blotched with rosv. 



Expanse of wings : 5i mm. 



1 ? from the south side of Choiseul Island, .Solomons, January 19ii4 (Meek). 



A very distinct and striking form, rej)resented unfortunately by this single 

 female. 



ly. Eumelea phoenissa sjiec. nov. 



Forewing : wholly deep rosy, the striae being deeper than the ground-colour ; 

 the lines deep rosy, but obscure ; inner line curved and marked only by a blotch 

 above and another obliquely below the median vein ; cell-spot ocelloid, deep rosy ; 

 outer line slender, oblique from inuer margin just beyond middle, not curved iu to 

 costa at cell Imt becoming obsolete before reaching it ; costa itself dull yellow with 

 rosy and plum-coloured striae ; fringe and marginal spots all deep rosy. 



Hindwing : deep rosy, the basal half of costa only yellowish white ; an 

 obscure central rosy line. 



Underside deep rosy, the ground-colour slightly paler. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen all red; the lower part of face and jial pi below 

 marked with yellow. 



Expanse of wings : 52 mm. 



1 (? from Obi Major (Waterstradt). 



This form from Ubi seems to be consistently deeper and intenser red than 

 any other. 



Lissomma gen. nov. 



This genus agrees with Uyi>ographa Guen. in nenration of wings, notably in 

 the anastomosis of costal and subcostal of hindwing, as well as in the promment 

 forehead and the uuiseriate antennae of both sexes. But the eyes are not ciliated, 

 the hiudmargins of the wings arc not even crennlate, while the coldriitimi and 

 style of markings are totally different. 



Type : Lissomma kimerata spec. nov. 



The species I described as IIi//iograpka pallida {Nor. Zool. ix. p. 347), 

 identical, I believe, with Monoctcina miniita ? and M. ozora c? {Swink., A. <)• M. 

 \'MrZ. i. J). I(i7), will stand as Lissomma mimita Swinh. 



20. Lissomma himerata sj.ec. nov. 



Forewing: deep pink, crossed by two faint lines inwardly oblique; the Hrst, 

 from three-fifths of costa to middle of inner margin, straight ; the second slightly 

 curved, from just before apex to three-fourths of inner margin ; the lines themselves 

 are slightly deeper pink, edged, the first inwardly, the second outwardly, faintly 

 with jialer; fringe jiink. 



