( :^15 ) 



4. Pulex felis. 



5?? Harar. March lltli, lUOO. Canis/amilians. 



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lli ? ? Daruli. Febnuiry 22ir1 to March lath, I'.imt. „ „ 



' "^ + + 11 »i 11 



1) n 



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7 ¥? Waute Bluy I'Jth, I'JUU. Canis mrsomclas. 



5. Sarcopsylla ? 

 1 ? Waute May llJth, I'.IUO Ca)ii.'i iiirso//ic/(is. 



SOME NEW SPECIES OF MOTHS. 



By dr. KARL JORDAN. 



The following species were discovered by Mr. A. S. Meek in British New 

 Guiuea, at and near the Upper Aroa River, from January to April li)U3. 



AGAKISTIDAE. 



1. Argyrolepidia aurea spec. nov. 



S ?. Head, thorax and wings black, with a conspicuons dark Line gloss in 

 side-light. A line ou head along eye white, widest on frons, connected below frontal 

 tubercle with the line of the other side. Second segment of palpus with a white 

 line above and below. First segment of palpus and coxae huffish grey, the hairs 

 of the coxae long. Abdonainal tergites and anal sternite cadminm-yellow, first 

 tergite and the sides of the sternites lilack, apical edges and middle of sternites 

 huffish grey. 



Wings, upjjerside. Forewing with an orange band from middle of oosta to 



anal angle, the band just entering cell ; no metallic scales. Hindwing : a large 



cadmium-yellow area from near costal to alxlominal margin, widest behind, the 

 blue-black distal marginal band being only 2 mm. wide at (SM'). 



Underside similar to upper, the patch of the hindwing smaller, and both the 

 band of the fore- and the patch of the hindwing ])alc cadmium-yellow. 



Length of forewing, 20 mm. 



A series. 



GEOMETRIUAE. 



2. Milionia macrospila spec. nov. 



S. Head, thorax and iii)persi(lc of wings black, without metallic gloss ; breast, 



legs and inidersidc olivaceous black. Forewing, above, with a large wiiite jjatcli 



in middle, ovate, narrowest in front, extending from S(J to SM- or beyond, and 



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