parascaptia. ."i;:: 



to middle of frons ; antenna; of male ciliated ; tibia; with tlio spurs long. Fore 

 wing with the costa and inner margin lobed towards base, the apes rounded ; 

 vein 2 from well before angle of cell, curved at base ; 3, 4 stalked ; 5 absent ; 

 the discocellulars obsolescent ; 6 from below angle of cell ; 7, 8, 9 on a long- 

 stalk, 7 from beyond 9 ; 10, 11 from cell, the latter curved. Hind wing with 

 vein 2 from towards angle of cell ; 3, 4 stalked ; 5 absent ; 6, 7 strongly 

 stalked ; 8 from towards end of cell. 



In key differs from Lexis in the fore wing having vein 11 not anastomosing 

 with 12. 



544/. Parascaptia trifasciata. (Plate XXX. fig. 8.) 



Garudinia trifasciata, Roths. Nov. Zool. six. p. 234 (1912). 



cS • Head, teguhe, patagia, and prothorax golden yellow, the 

 hinder part of thorax bright rufous ; antennae, palpi at sides, and 

 fore legs rufous; abdomen white, dorsally tinged with ochreous. 

 Fore wing golden yellow ; an oblique subbasal bright rufous patch 

 glossed in parts witli silvery blue from subcostal nervure to inner 

 margin, a similar oblique medial band narrowing to costa, and a 

 similar subterminal band expanding at middle and narrowing to 

 costa and inner margin. Hind wing yellowish white. 



Rah. Dutch N. Guinea, Oetakwa R., Snow Mts. (Meek), 1 tf. 

 Exp. 1G millim. Type t 6 in Coll. Rothschild. 



*544y. Parascaptia biplagata. 



Parascaptia biplagata, Beth. -Baker, Nov. Zool. sv. p. 195 (1908). 

 Garudinia aureopurpurata, Roths. Nov. Zool. xix. p. 233 (1912). 



cS . Head and tegula? golden yellow ; thorax purplish red, the 

 patagia yellow at base ; pectus, legs, and abdomen yellow tinged 

 with red. Fore wing purplish red; a large wedge-shaped yel low 

 patch on base of costal area ; a wedge-shaped } r ellow band from 

 middle of costa to a point on inner margin beyond middle, edged at 



Fig. 154. — Parascaptia biplagata, cS . |. 



sides by some blue scales ; the apical part of costa and the termen 

 narrowly yellow ; cilia yellow. Hind wing pale yellow. 



Hab. Br. N. Guinea, Ekeikei (Pratt), type f 6 in Coll. 

 Bethune-Baker, Collingwood Bay, Haidana, type t 6 aureo- 

 purpurata in Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 18 millim. 



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