98 DESCRIPTfONS OF AUSTRALASIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTER.^, XIX., 



hardly rounded; deep bronze: four metallic iridescent-green black- 

 edged streaks, first along basal fourth of costa, second from base 

 above submedian fold, abruptly curved to dorsum at i, third sub- 

 dorsal from base to about 1, fourth direct from costa at ^ to 

 submedian fold, attenuated downwards; a purple-black post- 

 median fascia, anterior edge straight, well-defined, rp.nning from 

 m-ddle of costa to middle of dorsum, posterior edge merged in a 

 purple-black suff'usion which extends over most of posterior area 

 of wing; on this fascia near anterior edge are two large brilliant 

 metallic-blue spots above and below middle, upper followed by a 

 longitudinal bright brassv -golden patch; a broad sujBPused bright 

 brassy-golden terminal fascia, preceded by some similar irroratiou: 

 cilia shining whitish-bronze, basal third black. Hindwings 

 blackish; base and dorsal and subdorsal streaks not reaching 

 termen hyaline whitish; an irregular rather broad light ochreous- 

 yellow streak from base to middle of disc, thence curved upwards 

 to beneath costa at J; cilia whitish, basal third blackish. 

 Florida, Solomon Is. (Meek); two specimens. 



160. 7\ paradelpha, n.sp. 



(J9. 19-20 mm. Differs from iridopa only as follows: forewings 

 with brassy-golden irroration on posterior half more developed, 

 forming numerous distinct longitudinal lines: cilia light shining 

 violet-bronze, with black basal line : hindwings dark fuscous, 

 wholly without yellow streak, cilia in ^ suffused with pale 

 fuscous. Forewings in ^ with termen more oblique than in ^; 

 liindwings with tornus broadly expanded. 



Treasury Island, Solomon Is, (Meek); two specimens. 



161. 2\ prasochalca, n.sp. 



(J^. 19-22 mm. Head dark metallic blue-bronze, face metallic 

 blue-green. Palpi metallic greenish-bronze, towards apex blackish. 

 Antennae purple-blackish, with an ochreous-white band at |. 

 Thorax dark fuscous, with three metallic coppery-green stripes. 

 Abdomen fuscous, in rC with expansible genital tuft of pale 

 fuscous and whitish hairs. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa 



