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cellules 4 and 5. Hindwing with darker markings than in type- 

 form, discal band curved outwardly and projecting at vein 5, sub- 

 marginal band also curved and sinuate, anal angle and margin 

 white to vein 2. 



Underside of forewing without white scaling, hindwing dark 

 purplish traversed by the yellow veins, and white anal area reduced. 



1 ^ only received. 



NOTODONTIDAE. 



42. Epicoma nigrolineata, sp. nov, 

 (Plate LXI, fig. 14.) 



The species of this genus and its allies, formerly referred 

 to Eupterotidae and Lymantriadae, are now placed by 

 Sir Geo. Hampson in the Notodontidae. Epicoma has 

 apparently not been previously recorded from New Guinea, 

 being a typically Australian genus. 



^. Upperside. Forewing greyish-white with a faint yellowish 

 tinge ; costa narrowly orange-yellow ; a heavily-marked black 

 postmedial line from just before apex to inner margin and entering 

 lower angle of cell, bordered on both sides by a thin orange-yellow 

 line. Hindwing pale yellow-bro\vn. 



Underside pale yellow-brown, costa of both wings darker; post- 

 medial line showing through on forewing. 



Head and tegulae clothed with white hair; thorax black; ab- 

 domen pale yellow-brown, anal tuft white; femora yellow-brown, 

 tibiae and tarsi black. 



Length of forewing : 18 mm. 



1 (^ only received ; Angi Lakes. 



Geometridae. 



43. Milionla illustris, sp. nov. 

 (Plate LXII, fig. 7.) 



$. Upperside ground-colour black shot with deep blue. Base of 

 both wings metallic greenish -blue. Underside ground-colour black 

 more faintly shot with blue than above. Forewing metallic greenish- 

 blue at base, extending to submedian fold and outwardly to origin 

 of vein 2. Hindwing metallic greenish-blue at base, extending to 

 vein 2 with a somewhat rounded and well-defined outer edge, 

 forming a patch nearly twice the size of that on the forewing. 



Length of forewing : 19 mm. 

 TRANS. ENT. SOC. LOND. 1915. — PARTS III, IV. (JUNE) C C 



