Zygaenidae from Sumatra, Ceram, and New Guinea 273 



greenish-blue. Abdomen pale yellow except the base ; ventral surface 

 fuscous-black, apices of segments edged with yellow. 



Length of fore wing : 20 mm. 



Dutch New Guinea : Nomnagihe, 2,000 feet, January to February, 

 one ? . 



5. Eusphalera milionioides sp. nov. 



Allied to satisbonensis Jord., from Goodenough Island, the 5 2 of 

 both presenting" a strong likeness to some forms of the Geometrid 

 genus Milionia. 



$ . Upperside with the markings similar to the allied form. The 

 fore wing with yellow bands less oblique, broader posteriorly and ending 

 on the inner margin before the tornus. A yellow spot on costa at base. 

 Hind wing with yellow area reaching costa, outer edge straight from 

 vein 4 to costa. Black distal margin narrowing to anal angle. Some 

 black dusting at base of wing. 



Underside as above. Hind wing with yellow area somewhat 

 rectilinear and not reaching costa. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen black. Antennae with shaft black, 

 branches chestnut. Legs brown scaled with yellowish. Abdomen 

 pale yellow on ventral surface. 



? . Similar to the ? of satisbonensis. Upperside of fore wing 

 with a broader orange-red band. Hind wing with a narrower yellow 

 band, the edges of which are irregular. 



Underside of fore wing with traces of bluish subapical spots. Hind 

 wing as above. Submarginal blue line unbroken and edging costa 

 to base. 



Antennae, head, thorax, abdomen, and legs as in allied form. 



Length of fore wing : 3 , 18 mm. ; ? , 23 mm. 



Dutch New Guinea : Mount Kunupi, 6,000 feet, November to 

 December, one 8 ; Nomnagihe, 2,000 feet, January to February, 

 one ? . 



6. Eusphalera cadmium sp. nov. 



Distinguished by the cadmium-yellow basal half of fore wing and 

 the similarly coloured hind wing patch. 



2 . Upperside with black ground-colour. Fore wing with basal 

 half light cadmium (iv), not reaching end of cell and invading the base 

 of cellule 2, outer edge of this area dusted with black, inner edge oblique 

 from base of costa to middle of inner margin. A faint orange tinge at 



