COLLECTED IN DUTCH NEW GUINEA 55 



Expanse 23 mm. Length of forewing 10 mm. 



1 i^ Base Camp, Dec. 1912 ; 1 cJ (type) Carstensz Peak, 5000-10,000 ft., Feb. -.March 

 1913. 



Stictopterinae 

 Of this subfamily only 1 species is in the collection. 



284. LoPHOPTERA RUFA (B. -Baker.) 



Berrcsa ruja Betlmiie-Baker. Nor. Zoul., xiii. p. 199, No. 20 (1906) (New Guinea). 



1 o^ Utakwa River, 3000 ft., Jan. 1913. 



Sarrothripinae 

 Of this subfamily also only 1 species was secured, and which is new. 



285. Risoba variegata sp. nov. 



?. Antennae and palpi pale greyish brown; head greenish cream-colour; thorax 

 and abdomen silvery whitish grey. Forewing greyish white, a broad oblique subbasal 

 brown shadow band suffused outwardly with gi-eenish yellow, a double line runs up 

 from this at inner margin obliquely to apex, below which along the line are two large 

 black patches, the triangular median J of wing and the area outside the oblique double 

 line are much clouded with pale brown and greenish yellow, and contain irregular crenu- 

 lated lines, a marginal line of black half-moon spots. Hindwing, basal half whitish 

 buffy grey, outer half sooty grey, a black costal spot in basal half. 



Expanse 36 mm. Length of forewing 16 mm. 



1 ? Utakwa River, 3000 ft., Jan. 1913. 



Acontianae 

 Dr. Wollaston captured 2 species of this subfamily. 



286. Earias uniplaga B.-Baker. 



Earias uniflaga Bethune-Baker, Kov. ZooL, xiii. p. 2] 9, No. 8.3 (1906) (New Giiiuea). 

 1 ^ Canoe Camp, Nov. 1912. 



287. Erizada subrubra (Pag.) 



Bcara suhnihra Pagensteclier, in Cliun, Zoologica, xxix. p. 94, pi. 2, fig. ;S5 (1900) (New Ponierania) 



1 <S Base Camp, Jan. 1913. 



