QHIONiEMA. G2'J 



nervure, the former angled inwards, the latter outwards in sub- 

 median fold; the postmedial area suffused with brown from the 

 fringe of scales on costa to inner margin, the inner edge of the area 

 oblique, the outer expanding widely below vein 4, an ochreous spot 

 on this area at inner margin ; the termen slightly suffused with 

 brown. Hind wing pale ochreous ; the inner area tinged with 

 brown, the terminal area suffused with brown, broadly at costa and 

 narrowing to a point at tornus. 



2 ■ Vertex of bead white ; tegulae and patagia brown, the 

 dorsum of thorax brown and white; fore wing white, a curved 

 brown subbasal band from costa to above inner margin ; a broad 

 antemedial band with white spots on it below costa and in and 

 below the cell, its inner edge angled outwards in cell and above vein 1 

 and its outer ed^v produced to points in cell and submedian fold, a 

 small brown discoidal spot, a brown postmedial band slightly 

 defined on outer side by white, angled outwards at discal and sub- 

 median folds and inwards at vein 2, the area beyond it brown with 

 dentate white subterminal band from costa to submedian fold ; 

 hind wing brown, the base whitish. 



Sab. Dutch N. Guinea, Arfak Bits. (Pratt), type f-c?, $ in 

 Coll. Kenrick. Exp. d 28, $ :j6 millim. 



*Q66c. Chionaema basialba. (Plate XXXIII. fig. 22.) 

 Chionsema basialba, Roths. Nov. Zool. xx. p. 192 (1913). 



2 . Head, tegulae. and front of thorax dark red-brown with a 

 cupreous gloss, the rest of thorax white; pectus whitish mixed 

 with brown ; legs cupreous red-brown, the tibiae at extremities and 

 tarsi ringed with white ; abdomen whitish tinged with brown, the 

 ventral surface white. Fore wing dark red-brown with a golden 

 cupreous gloss ; the basal area creamy white, leaving a patch at 

 base of costa and the costal edge cupreous brown ; a creamy white 

 patch on costa above end of cell, extending just into the cell ; a 

 small postmedial spot on costa ; a rounded apical patch and a band 

 from vein 8 to tornus leaving cupreous brown stria- on termen. 

 Hind wing pale reddish brown. Underside of fore wing pale brown 

 with two short streaks on postmedial part of costa and an apical 

 patch white. 



Sab. Be. X. Guinea, Mambare K., Biagi (Meek), type t $ in 

 Coll. Rothschild. Exp. SO millim. 



607 a. Chionaema avoa. 



Chionaema aroa, Beth. -Baker, Nov. Zool. xi. p. 423 (1904). 

 • Chionaema brunnea, Beth. -Baker, Nov. Zool. xi. p. -123 (1904). 



Fore wing of male with the lobe extremely elongate and with a 

 costal fold before it on underside, the fringe of hair on upperside 

 very long and with rough downturned hair and scales below it. 



6. Head and thorax dark golden brown with some whitish mi 



