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extending from one-fonrth to two-thirds, anterior edge bounded by 

 a straight dark brown hne continuous with the second line of fore 

 wings ; posterior edge parallel to hind margin, strigulated with 

 dark grey ; within this band are two or three short confluent 

 streaks from inner margin beyond middle ; apex mixed with white ; 

 subtermiual line and cilia as in fore wings. 



Solomon Islands (Mathew) ; one specimen. 



BOARMIA, Tr. 



Face with somewhat projecting scales. Palpi moderate, densely 

 scaled, porrected. Anteunge in male bipectinated. Fore wings in 

 male with a circular impression near inner margin towards base ; 

 vein G I'emoto from 9, 10 and 11 separate. Hind wings with 

 veins G and 7 separate, 8 free, approximated to 7 towards base. 



32. Boarmia psychastis, n. s. 

 $ , 38 mm. Head, palpi, and antenna white. Thorax and 

 abdomen white, finely sprinkled with black. Legs white, apex of 

 femora and base of tarsal joints blackish, coxae hairy beneath. 

 Fore wmgs rather elongate, triangular, costa shghtly sinuate, hmd 

 margin rounded, waved ; white, with fine scattered black scales, 

 veins posteriorly suffused with whitish ochreous ; costa, lower half 

 of wing between first and second lines, and margins of a white 

 dentate subtermiual line suffused with grey ; lines fine, black, 

 dentate, first from beyond one-fourth of costa to one-third of inner 

 margin, angulated a little below costa, second from beyond two- 

 thirds of costa to two-thirds of inner margin, somewhat bent 

 above middle ; a pale ochreous spot beyond this below costa ; 

 discal spot transverse, suboval, pale, margined with blackish ; hind 

 margin with rather large black dots between veins ; cilia white, 

 slightly mixed with grey. Hind wings moderate, hind margin 

 rounded, crenulate ; colour, discal spot, second and subterminal 

 lines, hind-marginal dots, and cilia as in fore wings ; towards base 

 suffused with gi-ey ; first hne obsolete ; second line curved outwards 

 from one-fourth to three-fourths. Under surface white ; discal 

 spots large, black ; second lines blackish ; a subterminal blackish 

 band, on fore wings touching a large blackish blotch on hind 

 margin above middle. 



New Hebrides (Matliew) ; one specimen. 



A second female specimen, taken by Mr. Mathew in 

 Samoa, is probably to be referred to the same species, 

 but differs in some respects : size, 34 mm. ; fore wings 



