■J'20 LTTTTO>TAT>/E. 



black sjx)t on each joint: abdomen with the basal segment 

 brownish white, the 2nd to 5th segments pale red-brown, the two 

 terminal segments crimson: legs crimson, the fore tibiae with black 

 streak -. vertical surface of abdomen brownish white, the extremity 

 crimson at sides, lateral series of black spots. Fore wing brownish 

 white, the eosta and veins pale reddish brown ; a large fuscous 

 brown discoidal lunule : the apical area pale fuscous brown to 

 vein 3. its inner edge rather irregularly waved. Hind wing white. 

 the costa. apex, veins, and inner area faintly tinged with brown. 



2- Abdomen crimson with a black and whitish band at base; 

 fore wins? with the discoidal lunule rather diffused, especially at 

 lower extremity, the inner area more strongly tinged with red- 

 brown : hind wing with the area below the cell and vein 2 tinged 

 with red-brown, especially towards inner margin, a brown discoidal 

 bar. the apex dark brown, narrowing to a point at vein 4. 



Hab. Bismarck Arch.. Rook I. (Meek), type f d", 2 i" Coll. 

 Rothschild. Exp. c 60, I 64millim. 



2113. Rhodogastria roseibarba, insert: — 



Liihosia arthv.s-bertrand, Gner. Toy. ' Cocquille, 7 Lep. Atlas. pL 1'.'. f. 5 

 L830), 



which has precedence ; 

 and Chelonia sa><ci". Boisd. Toy. ' Astrolabe.' Lep. p. 214 (lfi - 



*2113/. Rhodogastria curta. (Plate LXVIII. tig. 25.) 



Rhodogastria t - Xov. Zool. xxiv. p. 4S5 (1917 . 



S- Head and thorax whitish tinged with red-brown, the neck 

 with crimson ring, the frons above and vertex of head with black 

 • . - teg "g Uy and at shoulders, the patagia near base 



and at shoulders, and the prothorax above base of patagia with 

 paired black spots, the dorsum of thorax without sj«>t>. the meta- 

 thorax with pair of faint brown spots, the antennae black with the 

 shaft tov - - and basal joint above crimson, the palpi crimson 

 with black fcs on each joint: abdomen chalky white, the basal 

 and two terminal segments pale crimson : pectus and legs crimson, 

 the fore coxae with black spits, the fore and mid tibia? and 1he 

 1st joint of fore tarsi striped with black above; ventral snrfa 

 abdomen faintly tinged with crimson, strongly on terminal >a r - 

 meiits. lateral >erie> of black spots. I" re wing with the apex not 

 produced and roun . aid inner areas and the 



veins pale red-brown, the interspaces of discal area whitish: a 

 strong black-brown discoidal bar. somewhat dilated above and 

 below; the apical area to vein 3 deeper red-brown, its inner 

 rather irregularly waved. Hind wing white, the hair on inner 

 margin c - the apex pale reddish brown, nan-owing to a point 



at ve'n 3. 



// I Met i '. type + c in ColL 



Roths ihild. "Exp. 70 millim. 



