146 HON. WALTER ROTHSCHILD ON LEPIDOPTERA FROM DUTCH NEW GUINEA 



Below it is entirely rufous crimson, not greenish rufous, with basal f of forewings dirty 

 crimson. 



Expanse 117 mm. Length of forewing 54 mm. 



1 $ Base Camp, sea level, Utakwa Eiver, Nov. — Dec. 1912. 



821. Oenetus wollastoni sp. nov. 



Next to mirahilis Rothsch. this is undoubtedly the grandest species of the genus, 

 and is only exceeded in size by that species. Its position in the genus is between 

 -virescens of New Zealand and mirahilis of N. Queensland. 



9. Head black ; thorax dull apple green ; abdomen, first segment with long rough 

 verditer blue hair, reaching on to base of wings ; rest dull olivaceous apple green. 

 Forewing apple green completely covered with a network of diamond-shaped chocolate 

 patches ; in the apple green interspaces are white satiny Xs. Hindwing, basal I- rusty 

 earth brown, outer § earth brown irrorated with dull apple-green, here and there showing 

 indications of whitish Xs. Underside like outer f of hindwing. 



Expanse 155 mm. Length of forewing 73 mm. 



1 ? Utakwa River, Feb. 1913. 



