from the Hawaiian Islands. 405 



edge of this streak is bisinuate, with a cream-coloured spot at 

 the point between the sinuations ; apical fourth densely irro- 

 rated with bluish white, with the exception of a spot at apex 

 and a hastate spot on the outer margin ; costal fringe and 

 basal half of external fringe olive-brown, spotted with white, 

 outer half cream-colour, tipped with grey : secondaries silvery 

 grey, with the fringe pale brown at the base : head brown ; 

 palpi black and white ; antennas black ; pro- and mesothorax 

 black ; metathorax and abdomen pale brown. Primaries 

 below pale bronze-brown, with golden costal border ; fringe 

 crossed by a whitish stripe : secondaries silvery whitish, with 

 brownish costal border and fringe : body below pearly 

 whitish. Expanse of wings 1\ lines. 



One specimen, which came in a former collection, but which 

 I now venture for the first time to describe. 



47. Laverna corvina, sp. n. (No. 122). 



Primaries above sericeous jet-black; an oblique cream- 

 coloured band at basal fourth continuous with an internally 

 bisinuated streak of the same colour, which extends along the 

 dorsal margin to the external angle, and then emits a rather 

 yellower abbreviated band upwards close to the outer margin ; 

 a cream-coloured costal spot at apical fourth ; fringe smoky 

 black : secondaries silvery grey, with smoky-brown fringe ; a 

 jet-black pencil of hairs from the base of the costa : head dark 

 green and golden ; palpi blue-black, the joints tipped with 

 whitish ; antennee black ; collar golden ; pro- and mesothorax 

 black ; metathorax testaceous ; abdomen prismatic grey ; legs 

 black, banded with opaline white. Wings below shining 

 grey ; fringe brownish ; pectus bright silvery ; posterior legs 

 below and venter bright golden opaline. Expanse of wings 

 7 lines. 



Two specimens, " beaten from ' Koa ' trees on Haleakala, 

 Maui." 



48. Laveriia domicolenSj sp. n. (No. 124). 



Primaries above brownish grey, with slight pinky reflec- 

 tions ; an irregular almost '^ — -y- — '-shaped black-brown band 

 from the base of costa, through the centre of the wing, to the 

 apical third of costa ; a black costal spot opposite to the centre 

 of this band ; three blackish costal dots towards apex ; exter- 

 nal angle suffused with brown ; fringe whitish beyond the 

 centre : secondaries metallic silvery, with pale bronze-brown 

 fringe : body on both surfaces pearly white ; tibiae and tarsi 

 banded with black. Wings below shining silvery, the pri- 



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