Lcpidoptcra fixnn. the South Pacijlc. '287 



SiMAETHis, Leach. 



160. Simaethis clialcotoxa, n. s. 



(? , 2 , 13—15 mm. Head and thorax dark bronze, sprinkled 

 with whitish. Palpi black, tips of scales white, second joint with 

 three whorls, third apical, terminal joint with one medial whorl. 

 Antennae dark fuscous, annulated with white, ciliations 3. Abdo- 

 men dark grey, mixed with bronze, with slender white rings. Legs 

 blackish, mixed with white, basal joint of posterior tarsi much 

 dilated with scales above. Fore wings broad, triangular, costa 

 strongly arched, apex rounded, hind margin oblique, slightly 

 rounded ; ochreous-bronze ; basal third with scattered whitish 

 scales ; a straight obscure ochreous-whitish line from one-third of 

 costa to two-fifths of inner margin ; a similar line fi-om an ochreous- 

 white spot on costa beyond middle very obliquely outwards half 

 across wing, thence sharply angulated inwards and becoming 

 obsolete ; an upwards-curved brassy-grey or steel-blue metallic 

 black-margined longitudinal streak in disc above middle from first 

 to second line ; a large qiiadrate patch of mixed white and black 

 scales on inner margin beyond middle, margined above and on 

 upper half of anterior edge by a thick black streak, containing a 

 small metallic-blue spot in angle ; a strong brassy-grey or violet- 

 bliie metallic black-edged line from costa at two-thirds very 

 obliquely outwards to beneath apex, thence bent and continued 

 near hind margin to anal angle ; a blackish mark at apex ; cilia 

 shining dark grey, with a black basal line, tips irregularly whitish. 

 Hind wings dark fuscous ; a central streak from base dilating into 

 a discal blotch, two cloudy streaks between this and inner margin, 

 and a small spot on hind margin dull smoky ochreous, sometimes 

 suffused ; cilia whitish, with a black basal line, at apex and anal 

 angle grey. 



Tonga [MatJu'ir) ; Fiji (Lucas) ; four specimens. 



161. Simaetliis ortJwgona, n. s. 



3 , 1.5 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark grey, with a few- 

 whitish pomts. Palpi whitish towards base, second joint with 

 three whorls of scales, two upper dark grey with white tips, 

 terminal joint truncate, dark grey, with a white median ring. 

 Antennae dark fuscous annulated with white, ciliations 4. Legs 

 whitish, banded with black (posterior pair broken). Fore wings 

 broad, tiiangular, costa rather strongly arched, apex obtuse, hind 

 margin oblique, slightly rounded ; yellow-ochreous, suffused with 

 grey and irroratcd with dark grey, the ground coloin* only appearing 



