439 On new Moths from the Solomon Islands. 



Allied to " Hypenodes " jucundalis of Snellen (Tijd. voor 

 Ent, 1886, pi. v. fig. 10) ; but I do not see how it differs 

 from Egnasia, and it certainly has little in common with 

 Hypenodes. 



13. Ballatha elegans, sp. n. 



Allied to B. atrotumens * : primaries above pearl-grey, 

 suffused towards base and on costal area towards apex with 

 brownish ; a broad oblique white belt from costa before the 

 middle to the external angle, whence it curves upwards to 

 apical third of outer margin, whence to apex it becomes very 

 narrow and obscure ; the projecting patch of scales just be- 

 yond the middle of inner margin elliptical, blue-grey and 

 black spangled with silver ; a few scattered silver scales on 

 basal area and others indicating the ordinary position of the 

 discoidal spots, a few bounding a brownish costal patch im- 

 mediately beyond the white belt j a silver stripe forming the 

 inner boundary of the brownish apical patch ; a brighter 

 silver lunulated marginal stripe j fringe grey j subapical 

 ocellus large, oval, black, with linear yellowish pupil and iris 

 of the same colour ; a small black apical spot : secondaries 

 clear, soft, golden ochreous, paler on the costa and fringe ; a 

 diffused grey apical patch : head and collar testaceous, with 

 micaceous shining scales on the face and vertex of head ; 

 tegulae slightly greyer with similar scaling ; thorax grey ; 

 antennae whity brown ; palpi ochreous ; abdomen pale, soft, 

 ochreous. Under surface bright clear ochreous, the body 

 whitish, the legs tinted above with ochreous ; primaries with 

 an oblique, abbreviated, broad, dark grey band on the disk. 

 Expanse of wings 40 millim. 



Alu. 



This is by far the most beautiful species of this singular 

 genus hitherto described. 



