278 Sir G. F. Ilanipsou on new 



with some blackish scales before it and defined on outer side bv a 

 red-brown line, slightly excurved from discal fold to vein 2, then 

 slightly incurved, the area beyond it pale rufous, the termen tinged 

 with purple with a dark red-brown line on it towards apex, then a 

 series of white striiB ; cilia white tinged with rufous, dai'k glossy 

 brown at apex. Hind wing pale glaucous tinged with brown, the 

 costal and inner areas whitish ; an oblique yellowish white post- 

 medial band from vein 6 to vein 2 near termen, towards which it 

 narrows, defined on outer side hx a slightly waved purplish red line 

 slightly defined on outer side by white ; the terminal area pale 

 ])urple to vein 2, the termen white with a series of rufous points ; 

 cilia whitish. 



$ . Fore wing with the costa rufous to apex, the postmedial 

 line lunulate and defined on outer side by a waved purplish red line 

 throughout, a minutely crenulate blackish tenninal line defining 

 whitish points on termen, the cUia pale rufous. 



Hah. DncH N. Guinea, Snow Mts., Oetakwa E. {2IeeJc), 

 1 d , 1 $ type. ^.r^). 18 mm. 



(4 (7) Ch'.peosoma astrigalis, sp. n. 



Fore -wing of male on upper side with elliptical patch of andro- 

 conia on vein 1 beyond the subtermuial line. 



S . Head, thorax, and abdomen rufous with an opalescent gloss, 

 the last with white segmental lines except towards extremity ; an- 

 tennte with dark rings ; palpi white below towards base ; pectus 

 and ventral smi'ace of abdomen white tinged with rufous ; legs 

 white, the fore femora and tibiae rufous, the latter with a dark 

 band before exti-emities which are white. Fore Aving pale rufous 

 glossed with opalescent blue to the postmedial line, the tenninal 

 area purplish rufous ; a slight brown discoidal sti-iga ; postmedial 

 line yellowish white defined on outer side by a slightly waved brown 

 line, incurved below vein -l, the costa beyond it dark brown ; the 

 patch of scales on vein 1 brown suffused vA\.]x grey- white ; a 

 terminal series of dark brown points defined by pale nifous ; cilia 

 bright rufous, paler at tips. Hind wing pale rufous slightly 

 glossed with oj^alescent black, the costal and inner areas whitish ; 

 an oblique yelloAvish white postmedial band from vein 6 to vein 2 

 near termen, towards which it narrows, defined on outer side by a 

 slightly waved brown line ; the terminal area pm-plish rufous to 

 vein 2, with a series- of red-brown bars on termen defined by pale 

 rufous ; cilia pale rufous, whitish at tips. 



Hah. QuEE>'SLAyD, Towns viUe {Dodd), 1 J type. Exp. 

 16 mm. 



(-4^) Chipeosoma glaucinaJis, sp. n. 



2 . Head, thorax, and abdomen pale glaucous brown, the last 

 ringed with white ; antennre brown ; palpi white below towards 

 base, defined above by a black streak and blackish above ; pectus, 



