Heterocera from Dutch New Guinea. 83 



upperside, in the fore wing having a rounded discocellular 

 spot, and oblique line being near the margin. 



S- Upperside vinaceous with a faint white suffusion, 

 and faintly dotted with black. Fore wing wit-h a rounded 

 discocellular spot, proximaliy outlined with white, the spot 

 distinct on account of absence of white scaliTig ; oblique 

 thin black line, distally edged with white, from below apex 

 to inner margin at middle ; area distally of oblique line 

 more strongly irrorated with black, especially at apical 

 margin ; a rounded cream-coloured spot on inner margin 

 between tornus and post-discal line. Hind loincj with a faint 

 yellowish basal line and an indistinct yellowish irregular 

 post-discal line. 



Underside. — Fore iving ]}Q\ev ilizw above, yellowish at inner 

 margin and on costa near apex. Hind winy yellowish white 

 with faint vinaceous irrorations. 



Antennse yellowish brown j head and palpi crimson ; 

 vertex yellowish brown ; tegulae vinaceous mixed with 

 white ; patagia and abdomen vinaceous ; abdomen laterally 

 yellowish brown ; legs reddish brown with yellowish-brown 

 hair. 



Length of fore wing 20 mm. 



Hah. Wandammen Mtns., 3000-4000 feet, Nov. One 

 specimen. 



Holoreta leucospila f, flavohscura, forma n. 

 (PI. III. fig. 13.) 



cJ . Upperside with yellow ground-colour much irrorated 

 and obscured by blackish brown. Tlie hind wing is darkened 

 between the basal and post-discal lines ; below this there 

 is a dark suffusion reaching vein 5, and some dark apical 

 markings; 



Underside pale yellow, much speckled with black and 

 brown, less so on the hind wing. Post-discal line distinct 

 on both wings. 



One specimen from Wandammen Mtns. 



Hepialidse. 

 The following four forms of Porrina appear to be un- 

 described. We are uncertain of their specific distinctness 

 in the absence of more material from New Guinea for 

 comparison. 



Porina nigripuncta, sp. n. 

 (PI. II. fig. 10.) 

 cJ . Upperside of fore wing with ochreous-gi'ey ground- 



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