218 Sir G. F. Tlumpson on 



J. Hear! orange, the palpi and antennae black; thorax 

 and abdomi-n Wack shot witli metallic blue, the latter with 

 the terniiiial se;;nicnt oranjije. Fore wing black shot with 

 metallic blue ; a narrow medial white band incurved to 

 costn, which it does not quite reach; a white streak on vein (J 

 and slight streak on vein 7 to the wedge-shaped wliite band 

 just before termen from just below costa to a point at vein 4. 

 Hind wing black-brown with a metallic-blue gloss. 



Hub. Solomons, Gizo I. {Meek), 2 S type. J'J.cp.Simm. 



(1 a.) A(jlossa rhodaUs, sp. n. 



Head and thorax oclireons more or Ic^s completely suffused 

 with bright })urplish red ; abdomen ochreous tinged with 

 red. Fore wing ochreous thickly irrorated or sometimes 

 largely suffused with deep purplish red ; the lines ochreous, 

 ditfuscd, defined on each side by deep red; the subbasal line 

 waved, bent outwards to inner margin ; the antemedial line 

 exenrved in interspaces and angled inwards on median 

 nervure and vein 1; a red discoidal spot; postmedial line 

 more strongly defined towards costa, irregularly waved, bent 

 outwards at vein 5; a terminal series of small deep red 

 s])ots. Hind wing ochreous tinged with red and with 

 terminal series of obscure dark points ; the underside pale 

 ochreous. 



Ab. 1. — The marking darker red. 



Hab. C. CoLONv, Deelfonteiu {Col. Sloggett), 5 c?; 4 ? 

 type. Exp. 30-irO mm. 



(1 h.) Aglossa phaalis, sp. n, 



(^ . Head and thorax red-brown mixed with black and 

 some fuscous ; tibiie and tarsi fuscous with slight ochi*eous 

 rings; abdomen fuscous with ochreous segmental lines, the 

 ventral surface ochreous. Fore wing ochreous slightly tinged 

 with rufous and thickly irrorated with black ; the lines 

 diffused ochreous strongly defined by black; subbasal line 

 waved, from costa to vein 1 ; antemedial line excurved in 

 submedian interspace; a black discoidal spot; postmedial 

 line not clearly defined on outer side, angled inwards in 

 diseal and submedian folds, excurved and minutely dentate 

 between veins 4 and 2 ; a terminal series of black spots. 

 Hind wing fuscous, with ill-defined pale postmedial line 

 between veins 5 and 2, where it is angled outwards ; a pale 

 mark on inner margin above tornus ; an obscure terminal 

 series of dark spots; a fine ochreous line at base of cilia. 



