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243. Asura liparidia sp. nov. 



? . Head and antennae and thorax orange-biiff ; abdomen slightly paler. 



Forcwing bright orange-bnft' ; a large snbbasal patch of mauve greyish brown, 



a broad postmediau transverse band of same colour. Hindwiug Iniff, an 



indistinct grey postmedian interrupted transverse band. 



S similar, but darker; antennae pectinated, band of hindwing darker, broader, 

 and more distinct. 



Length of forewing : 1:^'5 mm. 



llab. Knmnsi River, N.E. British New Guinea, August to September 19U7 

 (A. (S. Meek). 



"i-H. Asura basitesselata sp. nov. 



c??. Head, antennae, and tliorax orange-bufF; abdomi'n sliglilly paler. 



Forewing bright orange-buff ; two antemcdian zigzag lines joined by a bar below 

 subcostal mauve-brown, jirodncing a tesselated appearance ; a very broad irregular 



postmedian niauve-brown band enclosing a row of orange-buff spots. Hindwing 



but!'. 



Length of forewing: IT mm. 



Hab. Knmnsi River, N.E. liritisii New (iuinea. August — September liJUT 

 (A. S. Meek). 



245. Asura citrinopuncta sp. nov. 



cJ ?. Antennae dark brown ; head dark golden yellow ; tliorax mauve-brown ; 



tcgnlae and two lines dark golden yellow. Forewing manve-brown ; rows of 



larg(^ golden yellow spots along costal, inner, and terminal margins, and irregular 



smaller golden yellow spots scattered over disc forming three ill-defined rows. 



Hindwing butf, fringe brown. 



Lengtli of forewing: t? 10 mm., $ 12 mm. 



Iliib. Kumusi River, N.E. I5ritisli New Guinea, August — September lltU7 

 (A. S. Meek). 



24i>. Asura griseotincta sj). nov. 



?. Antennae brown ; head, tliorax, and abdomen whitisii cream -grey, more 



white towards anal segments of abdomen. Forewing pale yellowisii brown ; 



some large spots on costa and terminal border cream-white, a subterminal row of 

 five snbbasal dots dirty cream-white. Hindwing white, terminal margin greyish. 



Length of forewing : 14 mm. 



llab. Tontianak, S.W. Borneo. 



24T. Asura chrysomela reducta snbsp. nov. 



<?. Differs from chn/somela clir>fxom.cla in the orange band on the forewing 

 being reduced to a patch running from the inner margin to just beyond median 

 vein. On the hindwing the band is rednced to a small spot in costal region. 



$ . Has all bands narrower. 



Hab. New Georgia, Solomon Islands, March ll)n4, Vella Lavella, Solomon 

 Islands, March 1908 (A. 8. Meek). 



Type : New Georgia. 



