Heterocera from the Australian Region. 417 



Insinuated dusky line from subcostal vein to inner margin ; that at 

 external third by a transverse series of greyish lunules with dusky 

 inner edges (this series is inangulated or elbowed at the first 

 median branch) ; a small whitish spot at the end of the cell, and a 

 series of squamose whitish dots parallel to the outer margin ; a 

 series of minute whitish marginal points ; outer margin rather 

 acute and subfalcate at apex, and subangulated at the extremity of 

 the second median branch ; secondaries paler than the primaries, 

 especially towards costa ; fringe with an interrupted whitish basal 

 line ; thorax dark smoky brown, black-speckled ; abdomen a little 

 paler than the thorax; under surface greyish brown; primaries 

 with grey internal border ; secondaries with a dusky disco-cellular 

 lunule and a diffused sinuous discal stripe ; anterior legs armed 

 with a strong curved process, clothed below with long silky 

 stramineous hair. Expanse of wings, 47 inm. 



Viti Islands. 



60. Lophocoleus ? astrifer, n. s. 



? . Much like Bocana manifestalis in colour and pattern, but 

 with the form of the preceding species; upper surface dark 

 purplish brown, primaries with the two ordinary dentate -sinuate 

 black lines ; a sinuous discal series of black-edged cream-coloured 

 dots, terminating in a spot of this colour at inner margin; fringe 

 with a whitish basal line ; secondaries crossed in the middle by a 

 single black line ; a discal series of black-edged cream-coloured 

 dots, confluent towards the abdominal margin ; fringe with a 

 whitish basal line ; head and thorax dark chocolate-brown, abdo- 

 men paler, purplish brown ; wings below pale brownish, densely 

 irrorated with blackish scales ; costal areas washed with lilacine ; 

 all the wings with two black discoidal spots ; a black irregularly 

 dentated line beyond the middle ; an imperfect dark brown discal 

 band enclosing a series of pale spots ; a slender wavy cream- 

 coloured line at the base of the fringe ; primaries with a subapical 

 greenish grey patch ; secondaries with an apical patch of the same 

 colour; body below greyish, legs purplish brown. Expanse of 

 wings, 38 mm. 



Viti Islands. 



From the form of the wings this species appears to 

 be a Lophocoleus, but unfortunately the palpi and anterior 

 legs of the type are missing. 



