234 Mr. H. Druce on some. 



pale brownish yellow, with black spots on each side near the 

 anus; legs yellow. Primaries chrome-yellow, crossed beyond 

 the middle by a narrow brown line, beyond which the wing 

 is irrorated with brown scales ; a brownish-yellow band 

 crosses the wing from the costal to the inner margin : second- 

 aries semihyaline yellowish white, darkest at the apex and 

 anal angle. 



Expanse 2£ inches. 



Ha b. Bolivia {Mus. Druce). 



A specimen of' this species is in the National Collection 

 from Peru. 



Areas cana, sp. n. 



Male. — Head bright red, antenna? black ; collar white, edged 

 with red, with two black dots in front ; tegula? and sides of 

 thorax white ; a black spot at the base and one on the middle 

 of the tegulse ; the middle of the thorax black ; abdomen 

 bright red, with a row of central black dots : underside 

 orange. Primaries pinkish white, the veins black ; the inner 

 margin and two oblique narrow bands crossing the wing 

 black : secondaries bright red, slightly shaded with yellow 

 round the outer margin ; three black spots close to the anal 

 angle. 



Expanse 3^ inches. 



Hab. Sumatra (Bock, Mus. Druce). 



Allied to Areas galactia, but very distinct. 



Spilarctia Meeki, sp. n. 



Female. — The upperside of the head and collar yellow; 

 the front of the head, the antennae, tegula;, and thorax black ; 

 two black spots on the collar ; the tegula? edged with yellow ; 

 abdomen above red, with a row of black spots extending from 

 the base to the anus : the underside black. Primaries 

 reddish orange, the cottal and inner margin yellow; a black 

 spot at the base of the wing, two beyond ; a curved black 

 band at the end of the cell, in the middle of which is a small 

 yellowish-white spot ; a number of small black spots along 

 the inner and outer margins, extending almost to the anal 

 angle ; a long wide black streak extends from the apex 

 almost to the end of the cell; in some specimens the veins of 

 the wing are yellow : secondaries bright red, with a black 

 band at the end of the cell, and a submarginal row of rather 

 large black spots extending from the apex to the anal angle, 

 the outer margin edged with black at the apex. 



Expanse 2 5 inches. 



Hab. Trobriand Island, Kiriwini (Meek, Mus. Druce). 



