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1 S from Isabel Island, Solomons, June — July 1901 (A. S. Meek). 



This is, of course, closely related to M. pi-oximata Warr. from Tugela Island ; 

 the marginal markings will distinguish the two forms. 



Subfamily STERRHINAE. 

 10. Perixera impudens spec. nov. 



Forewing : dull ochreous, densely fuscous-speckled ; lines blackish ; first at 

 one-fourth, forming two large acute angulations, one in cell, the other on snbmedian 

 fold ; a blackish annular cell-spot, followed by a thick median shade, outcurved 

 above median vein; outer line at three-fourths, outcurved between veins 7 and 2, the 

 extremities vertical, darker marked on the veins ; submarginal line itself obscure, 

 but preceded by a dark lunular shade, often conspicuous above ; a row of black 

 marginal dashes ; fringe pale, chequered with grey. 



Ilindicing : with similar markings ; the basal line curved, not angled. 



Underside shining, dull grey, with cell-spots and outer lines marked. 



Face and palpi brown ; vertex clear ochreous grey ; thorax and abdomen 

 grey-speckled. 



Expanse of wings : 17 mm. 



2 c?(?, 3 ? ?, from Gardner Island, Galapagos Islands (R. H. Beck). 

 Quite unlike tyjiical Perixera in appearance. 



11. Perixera? longidiscata spec. nov. 



Forewiny : greyish ochreous, with a slight greenish tinge and very faint dark 

 speckling ; the inner line, curved, at one-fourth, the median shade, the outer line, 

 and the two submarginal shades all faintly darker; the dots on the first and outer 

 lines very minute ; space between median shade and outer line slightly paler than 

 rest of wing, forming a pale band ; cell-spot extending along the discocellular, 

 narrow and grey, with darker edges ; marginal dots minute ; fringe concolorous. 



llindwiny : similar. 



Underside paler, unspeckled ; the markings shown faintly in forewing only. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen like wings ; top of face and upper edge of palpi 

 with a few reddish scales. 



Expanse of wings : 20 mm. 



1 ? from Townsville, Queensland. 



It is, of course, impossible to locate this sjjecies exactly without seeing the cJ. 

 The palpi are unusually long and slender. In appearance the insect remind.s 

 one of Emmemra illepidaria Guen. ; the peculiar cell-marks will serve to 

 distinguish it. 



12. Ptychopoda interalbulata spec. nov. 



Forewing : buff, crossed by three sinuous, somewhat silvery, white bands ; the 

 first band at one-third, broad ; the second just beyond middle, narrow ; the third 

 submarginal ; the first is preceded and the second followed by a deeper buff 

 shade ; the second band contains a large buff cell-spot ; the submarginal band is 

 deeply insinuate beyond cell ; the central parts of the bufl' areas are somewhat 

 powdered with white, the marginal area especially so ; fringe worn. 



Ilindicing : white, apparently without markings ; fringe white. 



