368 Messrs. J. J. Joicey, A. Noakes and G. Talbot on 



ringed with fulvous. The general ground-colour paler than in 

 typical harbara and bands also paler. 



Underside of forewing with marginal line almost straight, and 

 outer marginal area lighter. Hindwing with proximal edge of 

 white band irregular. 



Length of forewing : 26 mm. ; M. harbara, 24 mm. 



1 (^. Coast near Manokwari, Jan.-Feb. 1911. 



16. Mycalesis nerida angiana, subsp. nov. 



(Plate LVIII, fig. 3.) 



$. Upperside. — ^Forewing with the outer edge of the darker basal 

 area very slightly incurved and straight in the lower median space. 

 Submarginal line thinner and space between it and marginal line 

 a little wider than in elia. Costal and apical black reduced. On 

 hindwing the marginal and submarginal lines more strongly undulate. 



Only one specimen was obtained. 



17. Mycalesis lorna fumosus, subsp. nov. 



(Plate LVII, fig. 4.) 



(J. Upperside much darker than loriia, Sm., blackish-brown, rings 

 of ocelli indistinct. 



Underside deep purplish-browTi, the lighter distal part widened 

 proximally of the ocelli. 



Only one specimen obtained. 



Erycinidae. 



18. Abisara tessei, sp. nov. 



(Plate LVIII, fig. 4, <^.) 



^. Upperside similar in appearance to weiskei, Roths. Forewing 

 crossed at its centre by a light-brown band about 2 mm. wide 

 which consists of a short costal band reaching vein 4, toucliing it 

 and the veins a square spot in 3 placed distally, and a narrow spot 

 in 2 between veins 2 and 3 and reaching tu within 2 mm. of margin. 

 Base dark chestnut-brown, filling the cell to vein 3, and base of cellule 

 2 and half of 1, extending along lower submedian to almost the 

 outer angle. A well-defined subapical white spot in 6, and traces 

 of white dots in 7 and 8. Hindwing chestnut-brown, costal area 

 broadly black and distally almost touching vein 4. A white patch 

 of scales at base of costa. Three black submarginal spots, the 



