Heterocera from Dutch New Guinea. 81 
viridana, the fore wing measuring 22mm. The outer margin 
of the fore wing is not crenulate ; the discal line is straight ; 
the abdomen is pale buff; the antennz darker. Species 
of this genus vary in colour and in development of wing- 
markings, 
3. Upperside dark green. Fore wing with a thin curved 
brownish basal line; a brown discocellular dot; a thin and 
Strongly waved brownish discal line from about middle of 
costa, curved outwardly to vein 7, thence obliquely inwards 
to inner margin proximally of its middle; a brown post- 
discal line placed as in vishu, but more connected. Hind 
wing with a curved discal line and a post-diséal zigzag line 
as on fore wing ; inner margin grey-white ; cilia ochreous, 
edged with brown outwardly. Both wings with fringes 
crenulate. 
Head and palpi greenish yellow; antenne ochreous ; 
thorax green as wings ; abdomen grey-white ; pectus 
yellowish green ; legs ochreous. 
Length of fore wing 18 mm. 
flab. Wandammen Mtns., 3000-4000 feet, Nov. One 
specimen. 
Taragama melanospilotus, sp. n. 
(PY. EE. fis. 7) 
Near purpureocastanea, Roths.*, but chiefly distinguished 
by the black area of the hind wing and black upper surface 
of abdomen. 
3. Upperside.— Forewing chestnut-brown ; a black but in- 
distinct basal and antemedian line, directed distad; a dark 
post-discal line, directed proximally ; an outer post-discal line, 
slightly angled at 6; a subterminal series of small black 
spots dusted with grey scaling. Hind wing with posterior 
area to vein 6 black, the remainder chestnut-brown ; two 
black discal lines visible in the brown area, Fringes very 
short and white. 
Underside.—Fore wing darker brown with post-discal lines 
as above. Hind wing as above ; some grey scaling on the 
costal edge. 
Antenne sooty grey ; palpi, head, and thorax chestnut- 
brown ; abdomen above brownish black, below pale reddish 
ochreous; pectus and femora ochreous ; tibiz and tarsi 
chestnut-brown, the latter with grey scaling. 
Length of fore wing 29-32 mm. 
Hab. Wandammen Mtns., 6000 feet, Nav | 29 2. 
* Taragama purpureocastanea, Rothschild, Lep. B.O.U. & Woll. 
Exp. pp. 105-106, pl. 2. fig. 57 (1915) (Utakwa River), 
Ann. & Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 8. Vol. xx. 6 
