754 ABCTIAD^l. 



wedge-shaped mark below the cell ; a waved blackish antemedial 

 line, conjoined at costa, in cell, and on vein 1 with the sinuous 

 medial line, which again is conjoined by a streak at upper angle of 

 cell to the postmedial line, which is oblique to vein 4, then some- 

 what incurved and waved ; a diffused irregular subterminal line 

 conjoined below costa and at middle to the postmedial line and 

 angled outwards to near termen at veins 6 and 4, then somewhat 

 incurved and ending at tornus ; the costa towards apex, termen, and 

 cilia blackish. Hind wing yellow-buff with fuscous terminal band, 

 rather broad at costa and narrowing to a point at vein 1. Underside 

 of fore wing pale scarlet, the terminal half of costa and terminal 

 area fuscous. 



§ . Patagia with small black spots ; fore wing with the fuscous 

 markings somewhat reduced, and less conjoined. 



Hab. Solomox Is., Isabel I. (Meek), 2 c? , Guadalcanar I. 

 (Meek), 2 8- Exp. 8 28, $ 32 millim. Type f d, $ in Coll. 

 Rothschild. 



915 7. Asura cancellata. 



Miltochrista cancellata, Pag. Zoologica, xii. 29. p. 62, pi. ii. f. 27 (1900). 

 Asura crocota, Hmpsn. Cat. Lep. Phal. B.M. ii. p. 450, pi. xxxi. f. 5, <$ , 



nee 9 • 

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



8 . Head, thorax, and abdomen pale orange-scarlet ; tegulse and 

 metathorax with paired fuscous spots. Fore wing pale orange- 

 scarlet with rather deeper scarlet streaks in the interspaces ; a 

 blackish point at base of costa and subbasal point in the cell ; ante- 

 medial line fuscous, excurved in the cell and at vein 1 and incurved in 

 submedian interspace ; a rather diffused fuscous medial line, slightly 

 angled outwards at subcostal nervure, then oblique ; postmedial 

 line rather diffused, fuscous, excurved from below costa to vein 4, 

 then incurved ; a rather diffused fuscous subterminal line, angled 

 outwards to near termen at veins 6 and 4, then incurved ; cilia pale 

 yellow. Hind wing yellowish tinged with scarlet. Underside of 

 fore wing and costal area of hind wing pale scarlet. 



Hab. German N. Guinea, type f J in Coll. Eothschild ; 

 LouisiADE Is., St. Aignan I. (Meek), 1 8 ; New Britain. JExjp. 

 24 millim. 



947. Asura crocota. (Plate XXXIX. fig. 19), 

 will probably also belong to this section. 



*916<7. Asura irregularis. (Plate XXXIX. fig. 20.) 



Miltochrista irregularis, Roths. Nov. Zool. xx. p. 215 (1913). 



2 ■ Head, thorax, and abdomen white, the vertex of head with 

 black spot; antennae brownish; fore tibiae with brown band near 

 extremity. Fore wing white, the costa except towards base and 

 termen tinged with pink; the costal area suffused with black 



