MOTHS FROM DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 547 



time in the vicinity of two lakes, which proved to be excellent 

 collecting-grounds for the lepidopterist. 



Altliough for the most part the insects were the same as those 

 collected in British New Guinea in the south, a fair number of 

 different species occurred, a list of which I give herewith, together 

 with descriptions of new species. 



The island of Mioswar, on the north-east coast, was also visited ; 

 but the nights were unfavourable for collecting and few moths 

 were taken, although it proved to be an excellent locality for 

 Lycajnidaj. 



The specimens were nearly all taken at light, as in the case of 

 those enumerated in my former list. 



Sub-fam. Epipaschiin.e. 

 Macalla syrichtusalis Walk. 



Macalla arruensis, sp, n. (PI. LXVIII. fig. 3.) 



Head, legs, antennae, and palpi fawn-colour ; abdomen the 

 same, with darker segments at the tuft ; tarsi daik ringed with 

 paler. 



Fore wing fawn-colour, with a dark brown basal patch out- 

 wardly oblique followed by a whitish irregular spot on the costa 

 and reaching as far as the bottom of the cell. Following this on 

 the costa is a darker mark developing into a faint central shade. 

 Beyond this is a curved postmedial line ending in a white mark 

 on the costa, and at the apex there is a dark patch. 



Hind wing pale ochreous ; fringes pale. 



Exp. 32 mm. 



From Arfak Mts., 4000 ft. ; but there is an undescribed spe- 

 cimen from Ai'ru in the British Museum. 



Macalla olivalis, sp. n. (PI. LXYIII. fig. 1.) 



Head, legs, palpi, and thorax olive and white ; antenna? brown ; 

 abdomen pale grey. 



Fore wing olive-green with white markings ; three equidistant 

 white spots on the costa, an antemedian interrupted white band, 

 a median interrupted white line, and a postmedian distinct white 

 line preceded by an irregular white blotch which does not reach 

 the costa or the inner margin ; a subterminal white line ; fringe 

 orange and white ; underside of fore wing with a number of large 

 silvery scales in the cell and at the base of the wing. 



Hind wing grey, semi-hyaline ; fringes paler. 



Exp. i;9 mm. 



Arfak Mts., Dutch New Guinea. 



Macalla mioswari, sp. n. (PI. LXYIII. fig. 5.) 



Head, thorax, antennse, and palpi reddish ochreous ; legs darker, 

 ringed with ochreous. 



Fore wing joale ochreous with chestnut patches, one at the base 



