species of Tndo-'SLihvjan Lepidoptera. 411 



of vein 2; a longer streak on the internal vein and a shorter 

 streak from near the base close along the hinder margin of 

 the wing; t\yo orange spots in the disc, and two small .s|)ots 

 subapical : hind wing also nearly all black ; a streak of orange 

 hairs in the cell, one along the internal vein, and a discal 

 narrow band of four orange spots. Underside : both wings 

 black, marks orange: fore wing with a broad streak close to 

 the costa ; from the base to beyond the cell-end, joined to a 

 spot at the upper end of the cell, three discal spots, the upper 

 one pushed outwards; a small dot again outwards, and three 

 subapical : hind wing with a spot at the end of the cell and 

 a discal band as on the upperside ; antennaj longer than 

 usual in the group. 



Expanse of wings, ^ ^^ ? 1 1*0 inch. 



llah. Kiriwini Isl., Tobriand group. 



Family Deilemeridss. 



Section I. 



Veins 6 and 7 of hind wing not stalked, palpi short. 



Deilemera paradelpha, nov. 



^ ? . Belongs to the pellex group : Section I. of my 

 " Monograph of the Deilemeridce " *. Frons white ; head and 

 collar luteous ; thorax white ; a black spot on the head, two 

 on the collar, and the thorax with three black spots down the 

 middle and three on each side ; palpi luteous, last joint 

 black; abdomen dull greyish yellow, with pale brown seg- 

 mental bands: fore wing pale black, with a lilac tinge; spots 

 white, a small round spot in the middle of the cell in the 

 male, developed into a short streak in the female ; a large 

 oval spot across the end of the cell, from vein 11 to vein 2 ; 

 three submarginal spots as in pellex ; a white streak on the 

 hinder margin from base to a little beyond the middle : 

 hind wing white; a pale black uniform marginal band, 

 running narrowly up the abdominal margin for a short 

 distance, and containing a white subapical spot and a medial 

 spot. Underside: wings as on the upperside ; legs ochreous ; 

 body white, without markings. 



Expanse of wings, $ ? , l/^y inch. 



Hab. Fergussen Isl. 



Deilemera houruanaj nov, 



? . Allied to D. separata, Walker, xxxi. p. 204 (1864), 

 from Grilolo Inland. Pectus wliife; palpi white, last joint 

 black ; frons, head, and thorax white, collar tinged with 

 * Trans. Ent. Soc. 1903, pp. 53-84. 



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