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*915 d. Asura insularis. (Plate XXXIX. fig. 1G.) 



Asura insularis, Roths. Nov. Zool. xx. p. 212 (1913). 



Head and thorax crimson, the vertex of head with minute dark 

 streak ; fore tibiae with fuscous band near extremities ; abdomen 

 pale crimson, dorsally greyish towards base. Fore wing crimson 

 with some yellowish at end of cell and on the veins beyond the cell; 

 the costal edge fuscous towards base ; a fuscous point at base of 

 cell, subbasal bar across the cell and some fuscous below base of 

 cell ; a fuscous antemedial line, excurved to median nervure, angled 

 inwards at submedian fold and outwards at vein 1 ; a narrow 

 sinuous medial band connected by a streak at upper angle of cell 

 with the postmedial line, which is oblique to vein 4 and angled 

 inwards at submedian fold; a diffused fuscous subterminal shade, 

 its outer edge angled outwards to near termen at veins 6 and 4 ; 

 the costa towards apex and cilia fuscous black. Hind wing pale 

 flesh-pink, the patch of androconia m male ochreous brownish. 

 Underside of fore wing pale crimson, the costa towards apex and 

 cilia blackish. 



Ilab. Louisiade Is., St. Aignan I. (Meek), type f S in Coll. 

 Pothschild ; D'Entrecasteaux. Is., Groodenough I. (Meek). 

 Exp. 6 32, $ 38 millim. 



915 e. Asura pyrostrota, n. sp. (Plate XXXIX. fig. 17.) 



S ■ Head, thorax, and abdomen orange-yellow suffused with 

 scarlet, the patagia with slight fuscous points at base. Fore wing 

 orange -yellow with diffused scarlet streaks in the interspaces 

 especially on terminal area, the costal edge fuscous ; some subbasal 

 fuscous points on costal area ; antemedial line rather diffused, 

 fuscous, excurved in the cell and above inner margin ; medial line 

 diffused, fuscous, oblique to discal fold, then rather inwardly oblique 

 and incurved at vein 1 ; postmedial line rather diffused, fuscous, 

 somewhat dentate, oblique to vein 6, excurved to vein 4, then 

 incurved ; a subterminal series of fuscous streaks in the interspaces, 

 extending to near termen below veins 6 and 4 ; cilia fuscous black. 

 Hind wing yellowish suffused with pale crimson ; cilia ochreous 

 tinged with brown. 



5 . Patagia without fuscous points ; fore wing with the fuscous 

 markings obsolescent. 



Hah. Solomox Is., Kulambangra I. (Meek), 1 3 , 1 $ tvpe. 

 Exp. 6 26, $ 28 millim. 



915/ Asura analoga. (Plate XXXIX. fig. IS.) 



Aswra meiascota, analmjus, Roths. Nov. Zool. xx. p. 213 (1913). 



S • Head, thorax, and abdomen pale orange-scarlet, the ventral 

 surface deeper scarlet. Fore wing orange-scarlet ; a blackish point 

 at base of costa, a subbasal streak on costa, point in cell, and 



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