290 Mr. L. B. Prout on new 



Underside similarly but more weakly marked, only the 

 fore wing with large costal spots. 



Key Is., Jan.-March, 1916 ( W. J. C. Frost). 



Excepting the large white species of the austrah's group, 

 in whicii SCI^ ot the fore wing arises from the (rather large) 

 areole, this is the first far-eastern species of the genus known 

 to me. Areole small, S(J^ arising from stalk of SC^~*, as in 

 European and N. -American species. The hind wing has a 

 weak connecting-bar between C and SC, but I bf^lieve this is 

 liere, as elsewhere, inconstant ; SC'-R' well-stalked. 



Family Geometridae. 



Subfamily (Enochbominje. 



8. Eiimelea rosalia marginata, subs]). n. 



^ ? . — Differs from rosalia rosalia, Stoll (Pap. Exot. iv. 

 t. 368 E, Aniboina), in having the apex of the fore wing to 

 a width of about 3 mm. clear yellow without rosy irroration 

 and the entire termen more narrowly yellow, though with 

 some irroration or strigulatiun ; apex of hind wing also 

 narrowly clear yellow. The ? is more mixed with yellow 

 than any of the J J ) though the latter show variation in 

 this respect. 



Soela Is., June, July, September 1918 (TF. /. C. Frost) ; 

 6 c? J (including the typo) and 1 $ (allotype) in coll. Joicey. 

 Also 2 ^ S, 2 ? ? from Soela JMangoli, Uct.-Nov. 1897 

 {W. Doherti/), in coll. Tring Museum. 



Stoll's very unsatisfactory figure shows very narroichj 

 yollow apiccM, and the transverse lines obliterated ; I have 

 not seen similar examples, though occasional aberrations from 

 Celebes and other localities do show a tendency to become 

 yellow apically, thus foreshadowing the peculiarity which 

 becomes racial in the Soela Islands. 



Subfamily IIemitheinjs. 

 9. Piugasa Jloridiveiiis^ sp. n. 



? . — 49 mm. 



Head ochreous, with the n])per part of the face black. 

 Palpus with third joint slightly longer than second ; greyish 

 ochreous, the first and second joints broadly and the third 

 joint ])r()ximally more narrowly white beneath. Thorax 

 above bright ochreous, beneath wliitish. Abdomen above 

 whitish irroraled with olive-grey and ochreous, the latter 



