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 SOME NEW LEPIDOPTERA FROM GERMAN NEW GUINEA. 



Uy tub Hon. WALTER ROTHSCHILD, F.R.S., Ph.D. 



FAFILIONIDAE. 



Troides chimaera flavidior subsj). nov. 



c?. Differs fmiu '/'. fli. rliiniai'rn in having the. wliole sides of the abdomen 



black instead of iiK^rely striped with black. On the forewing the green band above 



vein 8 i.s inncii wider and complete to margin, the black patch between veins 

 3 and 4 is much larger, and there is a similar one l)etween veins 2 and 3 ; 

 below vein 1 the space is entirely green from base to torniis with only a narrow 

 black edge. On the hindwiiig the yellow is more extended ; there is a tri- 

 angular yellow patch in area between veins 2 and 3, and the spaces between 3 and 4 

 and 4 and o are entirely yellow, and between 5 and *> and (> and 7 the yellow 

 extends beyond the black spots, which resemble a black pn|iil surrounded by a narrow 

 green iris. On the underside on the forewing the green is more extended, the 

 nervnres much more narrowly black, and the discal macular band only repre- 

 sented by some small spots. On liindwing the yellow is extended the same as 

 on the upper side, but the black patch between veins 1 and ~ is much larger. 



llah. Holauberg, (Jermau New (ininea, 1200 m. (Keysscr coll.). 



1 append a key to the three forms of Troides chimaera : 



1. Sides of abdomen entirely black. 2. 



Sides of abdomen not entirely black, yellow not reaching beyond black spots 

 of hindwing , . . <•/(//««(■;■« r/^/wnc/rt (British New (iuinea). 



2. Spots on hindwing large, green, reaching into cell, yellow much reduced : 



chimaera rothachildi (Dutch New Guinea). 



3. Spots on hindwing small green, much reduced, yellow much extended : 



chimaera Jlacidior (German New Guinea). 



ABCTIADAE. 



Ardices novaeguineae sji. nov. 



cj. Pectus crimson ; pal|ii black : antennae black ; head and thorax chestnut 

 buff ; abdomen dirty pale crimson ringed closely with black. Forewing chest- 

 nut buff, large intraneural stripes, a postdiscal and a subterminal band black. 



Hindwing black, a po.stmedian band, veins ], 2, 3 and 4, and fringe 



deep i>ink. 



Length of forewing : 20 mm. 



Hab, J3ylauberg, German New Guinea, 2600 m. (Keysser coll.). 



HEFIALIDAE. 



Phassodes albostrigata sp, nov. 



(?. Head, antennae and thorax deep earth-brown ; abdomen yellowish clay- 

 colour. Forewing earth-brown ; basal half irregularly blotch, with white ; 



yvjtbip the wjiite blotches are some small metallic yellowish spots surrounded 



