LAMBULOSIA. — DARAMTASIA. 583 



al >domen black-brown, the base and extremity pale yellow. Fore wing 

 pale fulvous yellow ; the costal area suffused with fuscous towards 

 base ; antemedial line fuscous, forming a small spot at costa, 

 obliquely curved to median nervure, then erect ; postmedial line 

 fuscous, forming a small spot at costa, obliquely downcurved to 

 vein 6, then excurved. Hind wing pale buff. Underside of fore 

 wing with the costal half suffused with brown. 



Ab. 1. Head, thorax, and wings pale yellow. 



Ab. 2. Similar, but fore wing with the medial area suffused with 

 brown. 



Hab. Dutch 1ST. Guinea, Mt. Goliath (Meek), type f c? in 

 Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 24 millim. 



*571#. Darantasia mesosema, n. sp. (Plate XXXI. fig. 2.) 



5 . Head and thorax orange-yellow, the frons, patagia, and 

 prothorax with black patches, the tegulae with black bars ; antennae 

 black ; fore tibia and tarsi and the mid and hind tarsi at extremities 

 black; abdomen orange-yellow, the basal half of dorsum black- 

 brown. Fore wing black-brown ; the base and a fascia below basal 

 half of costa orange-yellow ; an orange-yellow fascia on vein 1 from 

 near base to near torn us ; a streak on median nervure towards end 

 of cell ; an elongate patch below costa beyond middle, a spot beyond 

 lower angle of cell, and a wedge-shaped subterminal band from 

 below costa to above tornus. Hind wing black-brown with an 

 irregularly rounded orange-yellow patch from below middle of 

 costa to above tornus. Underside of fore wing without the fascia 

 on vein 1 or streak on median nervure. 



Hab. Batchiax (Bolwrli/) ; Obi, Laiwui (Dolicrty), type f 2 

 in Coll. Eothschild. Exp. 22-20 millim. 



575 a. Darantasia pervittata. (Plate XXXI. fig. 3.) 



Darantasia pervittata, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xi. p. 344 (1903). 



§. Head and thorax orange-yellow; antennae brownish ; abdomen 

 black, the terminal segments orange. Fore wing brown suffused 

 with purple ; the base orange-yellow with irregular outer edge 

 emitting a fascia on costa to before middle and another in sub- 

 median fold to near termen ; a very obliquely curved postmedial 

 band from just below costa to vein 2, tapering at extremities. 

 Hind wing brown ; a large orange-yellow patch from just below 

 middle of costa to near termen at submedian fold, on underside 

 produced towards base below the cell. 



Hab. Dutch N. Guinea, Kapaur (Dohcrfi/), I § type. 

 Exp. 2-1 millim. 



*575 b. Darantasia cyanoxantha, n. sp. (Plate XXXI. fig. 4.) 



3 . Head and thorax orange-yellow ; abdomen orange-}-ellow 

 with dorsal black-brown patch on medial segments. Fore wing 

 black-brown suffused with brilliant metallic blue; the base orange- 



