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328. Hemonia murina sp. nov. 



?. Antennae pale brown; head and thorax monse-grey ; abdomen whitish 



grey. Forewing mouse-grey ; an apico-termiual band darker, median spot 



black. Hindwing paler monse-gre}'. 



Length of forewing: 105 — 12 mm. 



Hub. Kumusi River, N.E. British New Guinea, June — August 19U7 (A. S. 

 Meek). 



329. Hemonia schistaceoalba sp. nov. 



S. Head, antennae, and tliorax ))rownish slate; abdomen cream-white, anal 



tnft and valves whitish grey. Forewing milk-white ; base, costal area, ape.x, 



and terminal band to vein 1 slate-grey suffnsed with brown. Hindwing milk- 

 white. 



Length of forewing: 11-S mm. 



Hab. Kumusi liiver, N.E. British New Guinea, June 190T (A. S. Meek). 



330. Hemonia simillima sp. nov. 



?. Similar to orbiferana, but larger. Antennae brown ; head and thorax 

 purple-slate; abdomen pale cream-buft". Forewing purple-slate; disc wood- 

 brown suffased with purple-slate, a disco^elhilar stigma and large spot above 

 vein 1 orange, two curved zigzag black lines from costa beyond middle to termen 

 above tornus. Hindwing pale cream-bntf. 



Length of forewing : 13 mm. 



Ilab. Haidana, Colliugwood Bay, N. British New Gainea, April lOuT ; Kumusi 

 River, N.E. British New Guinea, July 1907 (A. S. Meek). 



Type, Haidana. 



The following species are out of order because they were not found to be 

 distinct till after the bulk of the article had gone to press : 



331. Nishada fuscofascia sp. nov. 



?. Antennae dark brown ; hea<l orange-golden ; thorax pur|)Ie-brown with three 

 orange-golden jiatches ; tegulae orange-golden with central purple-brown spot; 



abdomen greyish brown. Forewing wood-l)rown with violet gloss, a broad 



postmediau band and a terminal band darker purple-brown. Hindwing pale 



bnfhsli wood-brown. 



Lengtii of forewing : 14 mm. 



Ilab. Mount Goliath, Central Dutch New Guinea, March 1911 (A. S. Meek). 



3.32. Nishada louisiadensis sj). nov. 



(i. Entirely testaceous buff; hindwing jialer ; forewing powdered with jiurple- 

 brown scales, denser beyond middle, where they form an obsolescent band ; a disco- 

 cellular ring-like stigma brown. 



Lengtii of forewing : 13 mm. 



Ilab. Sud-Est Island, Louisiade Islands, ,\pril isys (A. S. Meek). 



