72(5 Aid Ti.vn.i;. 



wing pale crimson, the cilia tinged with fuscous towards apex ; the 

 underside with the terminal area suffused with fuscous to vein 3. 



Sab. Dutch N. Guinea, Kapaur (Doherty), 1 $ type. Exp. 

 28 millim. 



876 d. Asuridia phoenicea, n. sp. (Plate XXXVIII. fig. 3.) 



5 . Head and thorax crimson, the irons and vertex of head with 

 fuscous streaks ; the tegulae, shoulders, pro- and metathorax with 

 fuscous patches, the patagia with curved fuscous fascia? ; abdomen 

 pale crimson, the ventral surface fuscous. Fore wing crimson 

 suffused and irrorated with fuscous, the costa towards apex and 

 termen more crimson ; a curved fuscous antemedial line conjoined 

 in the cell to an incurved medial line which is confluent towards 

 costa and inner margin with an excurved postmedial line ; bright 

 crimson patches beyond the antemedial line on costal and inner 

 areas and beyond the medial line in and below end of cell ; the 

 terminal part of costal edge and cilia black with a purplish gloss. 

 Hind wing pale crimson, the cilia fuscous to vein 2. Underside 

 crimson with the apical area of both wings suffused with fuseous. 



Sab. GrOODEKOUGH I. {Meek), 1 § type. Exp. 32 millim. 



*877ff. Asuridia snberuciata. (Plate XXXVIII. fig. 4.) 

 Miltochrista subcruciata, Roths. Nov. Zool. xx. p. 214 (1913). 



c? . Head and thorax orange-scarlet; abdomen yellowish tinged 

 with scarlet. Fore wing orange-scarlet ; the costal edge blackish 

 towards base ; a subbasai blackish point in cell ; antemedial line 

 blackish, angled outwards in the cell to the medial line, then oblique ; 

 medial line incurved in cell to the antemedial line ; postmedial line 

 arising from costa at the antemedial line, oblique to lower angle of 

 cell, then somewhat incurved, the area beyond it with some pale 

 fuscous irro ration to near termen ; the costa beyond the postmedial 

 line and cilia black. Hind wing yellow tinged with scarlet ; cilia 

 fuscous towards apex. Underside of fore wing pale scarlet, the 

 costal area towards apex and terminal area to vein 3 tinged with 

 fuscous ; hind wing with the apical area tinged with fuscous. 



Hab. Little Ki I. (Kilhn), type t 6 in Coll. Rothschild. 

 Exp. 22 millim. 



Genus MICROHYLE. 



Type. 



Microhyle, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xv. p. 437 (1905) fadella. 



Proboscis aborted, small ; palpi upturned, hardly reaching to vertex of head, 

 the 3rd joint acuminate ; antenna? of male bipectinate with very long branches ; 

 tibiae with the spurs long. Fore wing with vein 2 from middle of cell ; 3 from 

 before angle; 5 from above angle; 6 from upper angle; 7, 8, 10 stalked 



