1888.] HETEROCERA FROM THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. 579 



Fam. MARGARODIDiE. 



45. GlYPHODES EXCELSALIS. 



Glyphodes excelsdis, Walk. Cat. xxxiv. p. 1360. 

 One specimen, identical with the type in the National Collection 

 from Swan River. 



46. Margaronia atlitalis. 

 Margaronia atlitalis, Walk. Cat. xviii. p. 533. 



The specimen is identical with those in my collection from Borneo, 

 Java, and the Philippine Islands. 



47. MaRUCA AaUATILIS. 



Hydrocampa aquatilis, Boisd., Guer. Icon. Regn. Anim,, Ins. t. 90. 

 f. 9. 



Maruca aquatilis, Walk. Cat. xviii. p. 540. 



The specimens are identical with those before me from New 

 Guinea and Darjeeling. 



Fam. B0TYDID.E. 



48. Pleonectusa modestalis. 



Erilita modestalis, Ld. Wien. ent. Mon. vii. p. 426, t. 16. f. 3. 

 Pleonectusa chalinota, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1886, p. 233. 

 Pleonectusa modestalis,Meyr. I. c. 1887, p. 216. 

 One specimen, identical with those before me from New Guinea. 



49. Spilobotys arctioides. 



Spilobotys arctioides, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 5, xx, 

 p. 123. 



One specimen of this very distinct species. 



50. ASTURA PUNCTIFERALIS. 



Astura punctiferalis, Guen. Sp. Gen. Lep. viii. p. 320 ; Walk. 

 Cat. xviii. p. 548. 



The specimens agree well with those in the National Collection 

 from North China. 



5 1 . BoTYS, sp. ? 



One specimen in very bad condition. 



Fam. TiNEiD^. 



52. SiPPHARARA wooDFORDi, sp. u. (Plate XXIX. fig. 8.) 



Primaries black ; a coppery red curved band from the base ex- 

 tending for about two thirds the length of the wing along the costal 

 margin, then crossing the wing to near the anal angle, but not 

 reaching it, the red band being streaked from the base with silver. 

 The apex and part of the outer margin narrowly bordered with 

 coppery red. Secondaries glossy brownish black, broadly bordered 



