234 ^Ir. II. Dnice 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 whicli the wing 

 is irrorated with brown scales ; a brownish-yellow band 

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

 aries scmihyaline yellowish white, darkest at the apex and 

 anal angle. 



Expanse 2^ inches. 



llah. Bolivia [Mus. Druce). 



A specimen of" this species is in the National Collection 

 from Peru. 



Areas cana, sp. n. 



Male. — Head bright red, antennee black ; cohar white, edged 

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

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

 of the teguloj ; the middle of the thorax black ; abdomen 

 bright red, with a row of central bU\ck dots: underside 

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

 margin and two oblique narrow bands crossing tiie wing 

 blacii : secondaries bright red, slightly shaded with yellow 

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

 angle. 



Expanse 3^ inches. 



Hah. Sumatra (Bock, Mus. Druce). 



Allied to Areas galactia^ but very distinct. 



Spilarctia Meehi^ 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 tegulse 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 costal 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 } ellow : secondaries bright red, with a black 

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

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

 the outer margin edged with black at the apex. 



Expanse 2\ inches. 



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



