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None of the iirt'u-ac larvfie had been attacked. The first of the levana 

 larvfe had already pupated when I left Samoassy on June 17th. I 

 saw but little in the wa}' of Heterocera, but the abundance of 

 Abraxas sylrata {nliiiata) was too noticeable to be passed over, I could 

 have taken many scores of them had I been so disposed, and they 

 were in the pink of condition. A single Anthraceia {Zi/iiaciui} fili- 

 pcmhilae represented the "burnets," and I did not see a single Xoctiia,. 

 except the Euclidias, /','. mi having an unusually grey appearance. A 

 Pyralid, too rubbed for recognition, I took as it was borne rapidly 

 past by an Asilid, Xcnitainus ri/anunis, and a few Geometers of common 

 sorts, together with a J Sin'ldsouia inent/iastri, were all that came 

 under my observation. 



(To he continued.) 



New Hemithelnae (Geometrinae) from British and Dutch 

 New Guinea. 



By LOUIS B. PEOUT, F.E.S. 



The following new species and subspecies were described by me 

 in the Spring, for publication in " Ocvcra hisectoruiii, Stibfani. 

 fl('i)n't/u'i)we," now in the press; but as it seems likely that there will 

 be still some delay before that b'afiriciih' can appear, it is desirable to- 

 give brief diagnoses to avoid the risk of multiplication of synonymy in 

 the meanwhile. 



A;/at/iia (lirersiUnca, s.sp. aiiijila, nov. subsp. — Larger than typical 

 ilircrsilinea (Warren, Xarit. ZouL, iii., p. 284) from Fergusson Island, 

 etc., all the dark markings ampler, the yellow-green subterminal spot 

 below W more separated from the subapical green patch. Fak-Fak, 

 British New Guinea. 



Anisozi/iia jjohdi'iicott's, nov. sp. — 3j B8mm. Group of fasriuaus 

 (Lucas, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.SJV. (2), viii., p. 138), the white on upper- 

 surface very much extended, forming a very broad postmedian band 

 on forewing (with a projection basewards between tl' and SM') and 

 covering nearly the whole of hindwing excepting a half band from 

 mid-costa, a narrow, interrupted distal band, and some dots on veins. 

 Fak-Fak, Dutch New Guinea. 



Aniaotifi/a (lia:.eiLris, nov. sp. — Extremely like callistida (Turner, 

 Trans. Rorj. Soc. S. Austral., xxviii., p. 222), but with the white 

 spots somewhat extended and more definitely connected so as to form 

 the principal lines. Abnormal in the genus in having R"' and M^ of 

 hindwing well separated at their origin. Fak-Fak, Dutch New 

 Guinea. 



(relasina atraiinjihancs, nov. sp. — Closely similar to I'liini.ris (Prout, 

 Phitoin., xliv., p. 27, as Thalassndes), but with ternien of hindwing 

 more weakly angled at R', postmedian green band of forewing almost 

 straight, traversed near its distal edge by a very fine, nearly straight 

 whitish line, hindwing with a similar line on postmedian band,, 

 forming teeth from R'' to inner margin, nearl}' as in Ihalassodcs. 

 Mount Kebea, British New Guinea. 



Dioscorc hoinoeotes, nov. sp. — Superficially almost indistinguishable 

 from weeki (Warren, Xocit. Zool., x., p. 359), but with termen of both 

 wings more rounded, J antennal pectinations much shorter and not 

 reaching so far (about 24 as against about 3G in iiieelci). Ninay Valley,. 

 Dutch New Guinea. 



