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terminating in a dark antemeclian line, one at tlie apex, and another 

 at the angle. Between these two is an extension of the median 

 pale ochreons ai-ea, extending to the hind margin ; an angulated 

 dark postmedian line ; a small dark central spot and a dark mark 

 on the inner margin between the lines. 



Hind wing grey. Fringes of both wings bright chestnut. 



Exp. 27 mm. 



Island of Mioswar, Dutch New Guinea. 



Stericta rurealis, sp. n. (PI. LXVIII. fig. 2.) 



Head, antennae, and palpi pale ochreous ; patagia chestnut ; 

 abdomen pale at the base, but with chestnut tuft ; legs dark, 

 paler at the joints. 



Fore wing ochreous, with a yellower shade along the costa and 

 the I'aised scales red. A basal patch reddish chestnut, bounded 

 obliquely and extending along the inner margin nearly halfway. 

 An apical chestnut patch and a smaller patch at the angle. 



Hind wing pale ochreous, with a fine marginal line darker. 

 Fringes ochreous, but darker at the apex. 



Exp. 44 mm. 



Arfak Mts., 4000 ft. 



Sub-fam. Pyralin^. 

 Curena externalis M^alk. 



Sub-fam. HYDROCAMPINiE, 

 AULACODES BRUNNEALIS Hmpsn. 

 AULACODES METALOXALIS Hmpsn. 



Nymphula chryseis Meyr. 

 Nymphula polystictalis Hmpsn. 

 Clupeosoma polusalis Walk. 



PlLBTOCERA CEGIMISALIS Walk. 

 PiLETOCERA DIPLATYLA Walk. 

 PiLETOCERA TORSICUTALIS Hmpsn. 



Keogenesis flavoplagialis Hmpsn. 



Perisyntrocha suffusa, sp. n. (PI. LXVITI. fig. 4.) 



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

 with paler patagia ; abdomen grey, with pale band at base and 

 paler rings at the segments. 



Fore wing hyaline, pale golden ; a dai-ker margin to the costa. 

 A patch of dark scales at end of cell, developing into a triangular 

 fuscous mark reaching to the inner margin ; the apical area of 

 the wing is occupied by a fuscous pa,tch, with the exception of a 

 pale patch extending from the costa to the central nervure. 



