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black small oval spot in tbe cell, followed by another closing the cell ; two strongly- 

 serrate very irregular black lines from the costa to inner margin near the tornns, 

 an interrnpted irregular black subterminal line. Termen spotted with black. 

 Secondary white tinged with yellow on the inner-marginal area, termen with two 

 black spots at the apex, and a trace of an obscure dark spot closing the cell, which 

 is more prominent on the underside. 



Expanse : 68 mm. 



Hab. Owen Stanley Range, August, and March and April. 



The type is in my collection. A series was taken at various places. 



104. Lymantria ekeikei spec, no v. (PI. VI. f. 18). 



S. Head and palpi greyish yellow ; collar yellow fringed with grey ; thorax 

 greyish yellow ; abdomen yellowish brown. 



Primary greyish white tinged with yellow, crossed by a series of six strongly 

 serrated dark grey lines, the outer five being close together ; between the first line 

 and the second the wing is clear of marks except a dark grey dot in the cell ; 

 the basal area is crossed by a series of two or three rows of dark grey spots, 

 termen spotted with blackish, costa with four blackish spots to beyond the cell ; 

 between the fourth and the apex are three fine short black dashes. Secondary 

 spotless dull yellow. 



Underside : both wings yellow, the primaries tinged with greyish and showing 

 some of the upperside pattern through to a slight extent. 



? . Head and thorax whitish grey, spotted with darker grey, with interspersed 

 red hairs ; abdomen rose-red. Primary greyisli white, with all the pattern as in 

 the male, only, being a much larger insect, it is more scattered. Secondary spotless 

 rose-red. Underside of both wings rose-red, with the terminal spots showing 

 through, and some of the other markings showing through to a less extent. 



Expanse : S 41—42, ? 60 mm. 



Hab. Ekeikei, January and February. 



The type is in my collection. A series was taken. 



105. Lymantria kebeae spec. nov. (PI. IV. f 22). 



S ■ Head black, collar white, or white tinged with yellow ; thorax white or 

 tinged with yellow, with three black frontal stripes, and two black central spots 

 close together; abdomen black with yellow anus ; legs blackish, with long tufts of 

 whitish hair ; femora bright crimson on the upperside. 



Primary greyish (a sort of neutral tint) with the veins distinctly marked out 

 in orange yellow, basal area white, with two or three small black points and a 

 black basal line, a broad interrupted black antemedial band edged externally 

 with white, which is again edged externally with black, thus forming the first 

 medial black line ; a black sjjot in the cell, followed by a reniform black stigma 

 closing the cell, below which on the inner margin is a white patch intersected by 

 a double black lunule, and edged externally by a black patch divided by the veins ; 

 beyond the cell are two or three series of strongly serrated black lines to vein 2, 

 the outer series being broad and prominent ; termen spotted with black. Secondary 

 orange yellow, with a small black spot in the cell ; a very broad black inner 

 marginal area and a black termen, broadest at the apex. 



