22 Mr. IL Druce on new Species of Agaristidae. 



with white close to the base ; the collar and anus yellow ; legs 

 black and white. — Female almost identical with the male. 



Expanse, $ 1£, ? 2 inches. 



Hal. New Guinea, Port Moresby (Goldie, Mus. Druce). 



Agarista rhceo, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries and secondaries deep black ; primaries 

 with two small spots in the cell, one at the end of the cell on 

 the costal margin, and a large square-shaped one below- 

 nearest the anal angle, all creamy white; the apex and a 

 small streak on the anal angle creamy white; the fringe 

 black : secondaries with the fringe at the apex and a rather 

 large spot near the anal angle creamy white. Underside 

 very similar to the upperside. Head, palpi, antenna?, thorax, 

 and abdomen black ; the underside of the head and thorax 

 orange ; legs orange and black. 



Expanse 1 T V inch. 



Hah. Madagascar (Mus. Druce). 



Agarista darna, sp. n. 



Male. — Primariesand secondaries brownish black; primaries 

 crossed beyond the middle from the costal margin to the anal 

 angle by a wide orange-yellow band, between which and the 

 base a narrow yellow band partly crosses the wing ; a faint 

 metallic bluish streak at the end of the cell ; the fringe of 

 both wings blackish brown. Head, palpi, antennas, thorax, 

 and abdomen blackish brown ; the collar and anus orange- 

 yellow ; legs dark brown. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hah. Timor (Mus. Druce). 



Agarista cy napes, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries black, crossed about the middle by a 

 wide white band, which does not extend to either margin; a 

 narrow bluish-grey line extends from the base along the 

 costal margin to the end of the cell ; the fringe black, white 

 at the apex : secondaries white, the outer margin broadly 

 bordered with blue-black, widest at the apex ; the base of the 

 wing blue-black. Head, antennas, thorax, and abdomen 

 bluish black ; the anus dark orange-yellow. — Female very 

 similar to the male. 



Expanse, £ ? , 2| inches. 



Hab. New Guinea (Mus. Druce). 



