344 Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker on 



broad, expanding in the primary slightly out-wards. Neura- 

 tion : cell very long to nearly three quarters of the wing in 

 both wings : })rimaries, vein 3 given off from the angle, 4 

 and 5 above the angle, 6 and 7 stalked from above the middle 

 of the cell ; 8 given off from 7 close to the termen, 9 from 

 tlie angle, 10 midway between 9 and 11, 11 from beyond the 

 centre of the cell : secondaries, vein 2 from well in front of 

 the angle strongly bent downwards, 3 from the angle, 4 

 absent, 5 from the centre of the cell, 7 absent, 8 connected 

 with the cell by a short bar. 



Type, Levuana iridescens, B.-B. 



Levuana iridescens, sp. n. 



^ $ . Head and thorax steel-blue ; abdomen and legs 

 ochreous. Primaries deep unicolorous steely blue, without 

 any markings : secondaries iridescent steely blue, semi- 

 hyaline, especially from vein 1 c to vein 5. 



Expanse 16 mm. 



Hab. Fiji Islands (Viti Levu). 



Type in my collection. 



The larva of this species has been doing great harm to the 

 cocoa-nut palms in the islands, mining in the leaves and 

 committing considerable destruction. Its life-history may 

 ])rovc to be of exceptional interest if the information that I 

 have at present proves to be correct in all its details. 1 am 

 hoping, however, to clear one or two doubtful matters up in a 

 few months, wiien I may biing the species forward again. 



Family Lasiocampidae. 

 Taragama hutiti, sp. n. 



$ . Head and collar pinkish brown ; patagife rufous edged 

 with whitish. Primaries rufous, wnth a single whitish, 

 slightly curved postmedian line from near the apex to near 

 the middle of the inner margin : secondaries uniform pinkish 

 rufous, somewhat diaphanous. 



Expanse 62 mm. 



Hab. Butiti, Toro. 



Type in my collection. 



The species is allied to T. carinata, WUgr. 



Family Noctuidae. 

 Cafepliia aclwli, sp. n. 

 Head and thorax rusty brown ; abdomen dark brown, with 



