30 HON. WALTER ROTHSCHILD ON LEPIDOPTERA 



and a marginal row of round dots darker grey. Hindwing has full number of light 

 bands, 2 black white-encircled spots on costa, 2 on abdominal edge, and 3 on tornal 

 half of margin. 



Expanse 30 mm. Length of forewing 13 "5 mm. 



2 <?<? Utakwa River, 4000-6000 ft., Dec. 1912— Jan. 1913. 



138. Candalides neueapacuna B. -Baker. 



Candalides neurapacuna Bethune-Baker, P.Z.S. 1908, vol. i. p. 121, pi. i.x., f. 10 (British New Guinea). 



This species was described from a single <S in the Tring Museum. ■ 



?. Forewing, basal | leaden bluish grey except costal area, where only basal ^ is 

 grey ; above veins 2 and 3 and near apex of cell are whitish patches ; outer ^ of 

 wing and f of costal area black. Hindwing leaden bluish grey, outer half above 

 vein 3 white ; fringe black. Underside as in <j, but reddish brown lines and spots 

 less strongly marked. 



Expanse 40 mm. Length of forewing 18 mm. 



2 ?? Utakwa River and Snow Mts., 4000-6000 ft., Jan.— Feb. 1913. 



139. Candalides argenteus sp. nov. 



<J . Basal half of forewing except costal area silvery metalUc blue, apical half and costal 

 area black-brown. Hindwing, basal f silvery metallic blue, outer y, abdominal area, 

 and nervures black-brown. Underside white, fringe brown. 



Expanse 29 mm. Length of forewing 13 mm. 



1 <? Base Camp, March 1913. 



140. Philiris aurelia (Gr. Smith). 



Holochila aurelia Grose Smith, Bhof. Ex., vol. iii., Or. Lye, pi. xviii., ft'. 1, 2, 3 (1897-1902) (Arii Is.). 



1 ? Canoe Camp, Nov. 1912. 



141. Philiris aurelioides sp. nov. 



cJ. Larger than aurelia, with much more pointed wings, fringe entirely white, violet 

 above more intense. Below uniform mouse- grey, not brown. 



?. Has wings longer and narrower, blue more intense, and fringe whiter. 

 Expanse 38 mm. Length of forewing 17 mm. 

 1 J 2 ?? Base Camp, March 1913. 



142. Philiris dubitata (Gr. Smith). 



Holochila dubitata Grose Smith, Rhop. Ex., vol. iii., Or. Lye, pi. xviii., ft'. 4. 5 (1897-1902) (Milne Bay). 



3 36 3 ?? Base Camp, Jan.— March 1913 : 1 ? Canoe Camp, Dec. 1912 ; 1 ? Utakwa 

 River, 2500-3000 ft., Feb. 1913. 



