from the Ellice and Gilbert Islands. 241 



Margarodidae. 



13. Erilita modestalis. 



Erilita modestalis, Lederer, Wien. ent. Monatschr. vii. pi. xvi. fig. 8 

 (1863). 



Nukufetau, Ellice Islands. 



This species usually has a black spot at the end of the cell 

 of secondaries ; it is not, however, represented in Lederer's 

 figure, and is absent in a specimen from Mysol in the 

 Museum collection. 



14. Margaronia Woodfordii, sp. n. 



Nearest to M. pomonalis ; of a brilliant emerald-green 

 colour : primaries above with a narrow golden-ochreous costal 

 border, edged in front towards apex with blackish ; all the 

 wings with a narrow ochreous external margin, dotted with 

 brown at the extremities of the veins and bounded externally 

 by a blackish line ; fringes snow-white, unequally spotted 

 with blackish, so as to give an angulated appearance to the 

 wings : secondaries with a narrow tapering interno-median 

 streak and the abdominal border snow-white : palpi rich 

 velvety sap-green, tipped with red- bi own; antennae white, 

 with the basal half above tinted with green ; sides of abdomen 

 whitish ; subterminal segment of male and anal segment of 

 female tipped with golden ; anal segment of male clothed 

 with black hair. Under surface paler : base of primaries and 

 entire surface of secondaries whitish : body below pearly 

 (Veronese) green, deepest on the front of the thorax : under 

 surface of legs and the whole of the tarsi pure white ; anterior 

 tibice brown, terminating in a fan-shaped fringe of hair, across 

 the base of which runs a pale bar. Expanse of wings 31 

 millim. 



c? ? . Tapetewea. 



Nine examples of this beautiful little species were obtained. 

 It is more brilliant in colour than any of the green Margaronice 

 known to me. 



Asopiidae ? 



15. Rinecera mirabilis. 



Rinecem mirabilis, Butler, in ' Account of Collections of U.S. Eclipse 

 Expedition.' 



This interesting species is larger than R. viola [Pyrausta 

 viola, Butl.), which was described from a female insect, and 

 the oblique band beyond the cell is sinuated and strongly 

 dentated ; the genus was founded principally upon the male 

 characters, which are very peculiar, the antennae being curved 

 and knotted somewhat as in Ccratoclaais, Led., and the costal 



