( 193 ) 



crossing cell, an anchor-like disc;il mark and a postdiscal liand Mip colour of 



base, outer fil'tli of costa and tenueu chec^uered with dark spots. Hind wing 



dark grey. 



Length of forewing : 12 mm. 



Hah. Upper Setekwa River, Snow Monntaius, Dntch New Guinea, 2000 — 

 3000 ft., August 1910 (A. S. Meek). 



178. Chionaema pyralina fasciata sulis]). uov. 



$. Differs from pijr. pijndian In' having a white angled stigma on disco- 

 cellulars and three complete waved transverse blackish purple-chocolate bands 

 across disc of forewing. 



Hob. Biagi, Mambare River, British New Guinea, oOOO ft., January 1906 

 (A. S. Meek). 



171). Chionaema punctifasciata sp. no v. 



$. Head, antennae, thorax and abdomen slate-grey. Forewing sooty 



brownish grey with four transverse bands of irregular darker spots edged with 

 pale grey ; a dull ochre spot in cell. Hindwings brownish mouse-grey. 



Length of forewing : 125 mm. 



Hah. Biagi, Mambare River, British New Guinea, March 190(3, .5000 ft. 

 (A. S. Meek). 



ISO. Chionaema plagosus sp. nov. 



S. Antennae brown ; head, tliorax and abdomen pale ash-grey, densely 



powdered with sooty scales. Forewing : basal third ash-grey, powdered loosely 



with sooty scales, an almost obsolete sooty subbasal transverse band, median third 

 of wing sooty brown-black, powdered sparsely with whitish grey scales, and with 

 whitish stigma ; outer third pale ash-grey, powdered sparsely with dark scales, 

 a }iartly interrupted and obliterated dark snbterminal band and a terminal row 

 of dark spots from apex to vein 3. 



? larger, forewing dull liver-brown, a large subbasal patch, a costo-cellular 

 median patch, a small patch on inner margin, and a terminal broad band of 

 grey. Hind wing brown-grey. 



Length of forewing : S 13 mm., ? 10 mm. 



Hah. Biagi, Mambare River, British New Guinea, oOOO ft., March 1906 

 (A. 8. Mcekj. 



l^^l. Chionaema nigi'escens sp. nov. 



i. Antennae, head, and thorax sooty grey-black ; abdomen .slate-grey, anal 



tuft orange-butf. Forewing sooty slate-grey marbled and spottetl with sooty 



black ; a large hairy scent-organ on cost.i, which is white when reverted. 



Ilindwing: basal half wood-grey with yellowish tinge, outer half sooty grey., 

 dark stigma. 



?. Larger and witli darker hindwings. 



Length of forewing : J 19 mm. ; ? 21 mm. 



Hub. Biagi, Mambare River, British New Guinea, oOOO ft., March 19(J(J 

 (A. S. Meek). 



1«2. Eurosia albida sp. nov. 



?. Antennae yellowish; head and thorax greyihh wliile; abddini'n greyish 

 while, anal tnl'r, whitish bull'. Forewing niiik-wliitc with a few scattered 



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