740 arctiadje. 



896r/. Tricholepis melanoxantha. (Plate XXXVIII. fig. 27.) 



Triclwlepis melanoxantha, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (8) viii. p. 405 (1911). 



cJ . Head and thorax orange ; palpi and antennas black ; pectus 

 and legs black-brown, the former with some orange in front and 

 at sides ; abdomen black-brown, the ventral surface orange except 

 at extremity. Fore wing with the basal half orange, its outer edge 

 "straight and erect ; a slight subbasal black streak on costa ; the 

 terminal half black-brown. Hind wing black with the costal area 

 to near apex and the cell orange. 



Hab. Moluccas, Batian (JDoherty), 1 6 type. Exp. 1G millim. 



*S96 b. Tricholepis rhodia. (Plate XXXVIII. fig. 28.) 



Triclwlepis rhodia, Roths. Nov. Zool. viii. p. 416 (1901). 



2 . Fuscous brown ; head, basal joint of antenna?, thorax, pectus, 

 legs, and ventral surface of abdomen orange ; fore tibiae and 

 extremities of mid and hind tibiae above fuscous. Fore wing with 

 rounded orange-red postmedial patch in and beyond lower end of 

 cell and extending down to vein 1. 



1 1 ah. Teknate (Doherty), type t $ in Coll. Eothsehild ; 

 GriLOLO, Gani (Dohrrty). Exp. 24 millim. 



*896 c. Tricholepis sinapis. (Plate XXXVIII. fig. 29.) 

 Zygsenosia sinapis, Roths. Nov. Zool. xx. p. 205 (1913). 



5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen fulvous yellow ; antenna? black- 

 brown ; fore tibia? and tarsi suffused with brown in front. Fore 

 wing fulvous yellow, the veins, costal edge, and cilia black-brown. 

 Hind wing fuscous brown, the costal area fulvous yellow to near 

 apex ; the underside pale fulvous yellow to median nervure and 

 vein 2. 



Hab. Dutch N. Guinea, Oetakwa E., Snow Mts. (Meek), 

 type f 2 hi Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 28 millim. 



*89G d. Tricholepis ochracea. (Plate XXXVIII. fig. 30.) 



Tricholepis ochracea, Roths. Nov. Zool. viii. p. 417 (1901). 



cS • Fulvous orange ; antenna? black except basal joint ; abdomen 

 with subdorsal black fascia?, the anal tuft fuscous. Fore wing with 

 the costa and termen narrowly black-brown. Hind wing with black- 

 brown fascia on inner area ; the terminal area black-brown diffused 

 on inner side and running inwards in discal and submedian folds. 



Hab. Neav Guinea, Humboldt Bav (Doherty), type f J in 

 Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 20 millim. 



