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273. Asura mimetica sp. nov. 



c?. Is a complete mimic of Asura avernalis, hut lias strongly pectinated, not 

 filiform, antennae. Antennae, basal third of shaft orange-scarlet, rest of shaft sooty 

 grey-brown, j)ectinations sooty grey-brown ; head and tliurax orange-scarlet, latter 

 with blackish slate-grey stripes ; abdomen blacki.sh slate-grey, anal tnft reddish 

 brown.-; — Forewing orange-scarlet ; four transverse bands, three snbterminal 

 patches and terminal fringe blackish slate-grey. Hindwing l)lackish slate- 

 grey. 



Length of forewing : 13 mm. 



Ilab. Tiigela, Solomon Islands (Woodford). 



274. Asura miltochristina sj). nov. 



(^ ? . Resembles Miltochrista cruciata. Antennae brown ; head and thorax 



scarlet ; abdomen salmon-rose. Forewing scarlet ; double cross-like antemedian 



bands merging into a number of rings towards inner margin, a semicircular post- 

 median band, a number of streaks to ternien, and fringe slate-grey. Hindwing 



salmon-rose. 



Length of forewing : 14-5 mm. 



Ilnh. Biagi, Mambare River, British New Guinea, 5000 ft., March 1006 (A. f. 

 Meek). 



27.5. Asura fasciolata sp. nov. 



tJ. Antennae brown ; head and thorax scarlet ; abdomen pale yellowish pink. 



Forewing yellow with scarlet streaks and spots ; a basal dot, a subbasal 



curved row of dots, a curved median band, a curved postmedian line, a very 



broad sulitcrniinal band, and a row of terminal dotjs blackish slate. Hindwing 



pale yellowish pink. 



Length of forewing : 13-.5mm. 



Ilab. Biagi, Manibiiro River, I'.ritish New (luinea, .5il00ft., Febrnarv lOOO 

 (A. a Meek). 



270. Asura insularis sp. nov. 



S . Similar to jn/rrhaxla Meyr. Antennae : basal quarter scarlet, rest dark 



brown ; iiead and thorax scarlet, not orange-yellow ; abdomen salmon-rose. 



Forewing orange-scarlet, not golden yellow, with scarlet streaks in outer third ; 

 two basal dots, two auteinedian bands, a ])ostraedian obliipie curved band joined 



to former under costa, some snbterminal clouding, and fringe slate-grey. 



Hindwing salmon-rose, not bnffy yellow. 



?. Larger. 



Length of forewing : S 1.5 mm., ? Is mm. 



Hub. St. Aignnn, Lonisiade Islands, October 1897, Goodenongh, D'Entre- 

 casteaux Islands, December 1890 (A. .S. Meek). 



277. Asura pyrrhauloides sji. nov. 



?. Antennae brownish scarlet; head scarlet with brown-grey central band; 

 thorax scarlet with brown-grey spots ; abdomen : above basal half fnscons buff, 



apical half rose. Forewing: basal half orange-yellow washed and closely streaked 



all over with scarlet ; basal fifth occupied by a network of slate-grey, a median 



