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273. EUPLEXIA INTERNIMARGINATA Sp. UOV. 



2. Differs from dinawa B. -Baker in the head l^eing olive-buff not brownish olive, in 

 the costal area being maroon without markings, no< black-ljiowu variegated with olive, 

 the green terminal band does not stop short at tornus Init is continued round below 

 vein 1 to within g- of the base of inner margin. From the lower end of the green cellular 

 median bar to the postmedian line above vein 1 runs a brick-red oblique bar, which 

 is absent in dinmva ; a black-brown line separates fringe of fore wing from green 

 terminal band ; this line is orange in dinaiva. 



Expanse 40 mm. Length of fore wing 18 mm. 



1 $ Carstensz Peak, 5000-10,000 ft., Feb.— March 1913. 



274. Spodoptera pecten Guen. 



Spodoplrni jicctcn Guenee, Noct. i. p. 155, No. 21.7 (1852) (Java). 



1 ? Base Camp, Jan. 1913 ; 1 o^ 1 ? Utakwa River, 2500-3000 ft., Jan.— Feb. 1913. 



275. Elydra subpartita (B. -Baker). 



Carndrinti s^ihparlila Bethune- Baker, Nuv. ZooL, xiii. p. 201, No. 27 (1906) (New Guinea). 



1 3 Base Camp, Nov. 1912. 



276. Sesamia orisescens Warr. 



Sesamia grisescens Warren, Noi\ ZooL, xviii. p. 1-18, No. 22 (1911) (New Guinea). 



1 ? Base Camp, Jan. 1913. 



277. Sesamia meltanoides sp. nov. 



?. This insect has rather long narrow wings, and the costa of forewings is strongly 

 arched so that it has a distinct appearance of Meliana fammea. Antennae, head and 

 thorax pale fleshy cinnamon ; abdomen greyer. Forewing divided obliquely hori- 

 zontally by a dark shadow band from base to apex ; upper half pale fleshy cinnamon, 

 lower half washed with brown-grey. Hindwing pale greyish wood-brown. 



Expanse 36 mm. Length of forewing 16 mm. 



1 ? Base Camp, Jan. 1913. 



Erastrianae 

 Dr. Wollaston sent 6 species of this subfamily, 4 of which are new. 



278. Cautaeschra flavescens sp. nov. 

 ?. Antennae brown ; head and thorax buff ; abdomen buffy grey. Forewing orange 

 buff, a brown-black patch at base of costa, a rufous patch at centre of costa, and an 



