COLLECTED LN DUTCH NEW GUINEA 101 



550. EUMELIA ROSALIA SANGUINATA WaiT. 

 Eumclia sanguinata Warren, Nov. Zool., ii. p. 84 (1895) (Eastern Indo-Malaya). 

 1 9 Base Camp, Nov. 1912 ; 1 e Canoe Camp, Dec. 1912. 



551. Alex continuaria (Walk.) 

 Orgalima continuaria Walker, List Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus., xxxv. p. 1617 (1866) (Morty). 

 1 cJ 2 $? Base Camp, Jan. 1913. 



BOMBYCTDAE 



The collection contained 1 species only of this family, and which is new. 



552. GuNDA flavolivacea sp. nov. 



? . Antennae sooty grey ; head and thorax orange tinged slightly with olive ; abdo- 

 men olivaceous maroon, anal tuft greyish white. Fore- and Mndwing golden orange 

 with 2 postmedian and 1 terminal olivaceous maroon bands ; between these bands 

 the wing is so strongly suffused with olivaceous maroon as to considerably conceal 

 the orange ground colour. 



Expanse 52 mm. Length of forewing 2.3 mm. 



1 9 Canoe Camp, Oct. 1912. 



URANIIDAE 



Dr. Wollaston procured 24 species of this family, of which 5 species and 3 subspecies 

 are new. 



553. Alcidls aruus Fcld. 



Alcidis arum Eelder. Rcisc Noaira. Lep., vol. ii., part 2. pi. cxxi, f. ] (1875) (Aru Islds.). 



12 o^o* 15 99 Base Camp, Nov.— Dec. 1912 ; 1 9 Canoe Camp, Nov. 1912 ; 11 oo 4 99 

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



554. Alcidls liius sordidiok subsp. nov. 



6. Above, differs from l. liris Feld. by the median band of forewing being broader 

 and duller, and on the hindwing the band is much broader and dull metallic steel green ; 

 the pale blue is also absent between veins la and 3, only the tail being pale blue with 

 2 black patches. 



Expanse 112 mm. Length of forewing 51 mm. 



1 <s Base Camp, Nov. 1912. 



