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antico argenteo, frontalibus foeminae atris, palpis nigris, antennis albis 

 basi fulvis, thoracis disco abdominisque fasciis duabus nigris, tibiis 

 tarsisque nigris, alls obscure cinereis. 

 Male and Female. Ochraceous tawny. Head silvery in front ; frontalia 

 of the female deep black. Proboscis and palpi black. Antennae 

 white, tawny at the base. Disk of the thorax black. Abdomen with 

 two black bands on the hind borders of the second and third seg- 

 ments. Tibiae and tarsi black. Wings dark cinereous ; veins black, 

 tawny at the base ; praebrachial vein slightly curved towards the tip ; 

 discal transverse vein slightly undulating, parted by much more than 

 half its length from the border, and by much more than its length 

 from the praebrachial transverse vein. Length of the body 4^ lines ; 

 of the wings 10 lines. 

 This species also inhabits New Guinea ; and Spilogaster xanthoceras is 

 mentioned erroneously as a native of that country, in Vol. V. p. 246. 



70. Aricia significans. Walk. See Vol. III. p. 107. 



71. Aricia contraria, Walk. See Vol. IV. p. 140. 



72. Aricia leucoceros, n. s. Fcem. Fulva, capite antico albo, 

 antennis albido-flavis basi fulvis, thoracis disco piceo vitta fulva, 

 abdomine fasciis tribus piceis, 3a interrupta, tibiis tarsisque piceis, 

 alis cinereis costam versus fulvescentibus. 



Male. Tawny, with black bristles. Head white in front. Proboscis 

 and palpi black. Antennae whitish yellow, tawny at the base. Disk 

 of the thorax piceous, with a tawny stripe. Abdomen rather paler 

 than the thorax, with three piceous bands; 1st bind convex on the 

 fore border ; 2nd angular in the middle of the fore border ; 3rd 

 widely interrupted. Legs rather long; tibiae and tarsi piceous. 

 Wings cinereous, with a tawny tinge in front ; veins black, tawny 

 towards the base ; cubital and praebrachial veins slightly approaching 

 each other towards the border ; discal transverse vein slightly undu- 

 lating, parted by less than its length from the border, and by a little 

 more than its length from the praebrachial transverse vein. Length 

 of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



73. Aricia biplaga, n. s. Fcem. Testacea, capite nigro albo tomen- 

 toso, antennis albido-flavis, thoracis disco nigricante fasciis tribus canis, 

 abdomine nigro apicem versus cano-tessellato, alis fuscescenti-cinereis, 

 alulis albidis. 



Female. Testaceous, with black bristles. Head black, with white to- 

 mentura. Proboscis and palpi piceous. Antennae whitish yellow. 

 Disk of the thorax blackish, with three hoary stripes. Abdomen black, 

 and lightly tessellated with hoary reflexions towards the tip. Tibiae 

 darker than the femora ; tarsi piceous. Wings brownish cinereous ; 

 veins black, tawny towards the base ; cubital vein very slightly curved 

 towards the tip ; discal transverse vein hardly undulating, parted by 



