(211 ) 



which carves outwards raoning along under vein 1 towards tornus black ; outer 

 two-fifths black ; an ill-defined interrupted band, and a large subterminal ovoid patch 

 golden orange. Hindwing black. 



Length of forewing : 20 mm. 



Hab. Near Oetakwa River, Snow Mountains, Dutch New Guinea, up to 

 3500 ft., October— November 1910 (A. S. Meek). 



269. Asura postbicolor sp. nov. 



c?. Very close to mediofascia, but at once distinguished b}' the hindwings 

 and abdomen. Antennae pale brown; head and thorax dirty rose-pink ; abdomen 

 black, basal segment and anal tnft rose-colour. Forewing rose-pink ; a sub- 

 basal patch, some basal spots, a median transverse band, a spot beyond, a post- 



discal zigzag band, and the terminal edge sooty black. Hindwing sooty black, 



base rose-pink. 



Length of forewing : 10 mm. 



Hab. Dili, Timor, May 1892 (W. Doherty). 



270. Asura thomensis sp. nov. 



? . Antennae dull brown ; liead and thorax pale orange-buff ; abdomen butf. 



Forewing pale orange-buff; an antemedian, a median, and a postm:>dian 



band mauve brownish grey, tlie two former somewhat coalescent. Hindwing 



buif. 



Length of forewing : 1 1 mm. 



Hab. Island of St. Thomi^, AVest Africa, October— November 1899 (A. 

 Mocquerys). 



271. Asura calamaria mediopuncta subsp. nov. 



d. Antennae pale brown ; head orange-buff; thorax orange-buff with black 

 dots; abdomen sooty grey, almost iiidden by long yellow hairs, anal tnft orange- 

 buff. Forewing orange-buff; a black basal dot on costa and subcostal vein and 



a round black spot at end of cell. Hindwing paler. 



?. Much paler, forewings lemon-buft', hindwings cream-colour, abdomen 

 silvery grey. 



Length of forewing : S 14 mm., ? 13 mm. 



Hah. Khasia Hills, Assam, April 1894 (Native coll.). 



Differs by its much darker yellow colour and larger spots. 



272. Asura ocnerioides sp. nov. 



<?. Antennae black-brown, strongly pectinated; Ileal and thorax sulphur- 

 yellow ; abdomen, basal two-thirds greyish white, apical third sooty black. 



Forewing white ; costal edge black, apex pale grey, fringe grey. Hindwing 



white. 



?. Simihir, Imt larger, ami only last segment of ahdomeu and anal tuft black. 



Length of forewing : 3 11-.") mm., ? 12-5. 



Hab. Biagi, Mambare River, British New Guinea, 5000 ft., February 1906 

 (A. S. Meek). 



One cJ has on the forewing an oblicpie dark grc^y band from base of vein 7 to 

 vein 1. This I propose to call ab. .itriyata ab. nov. 



