286 New Geometridae from Central Ceram 



Central Ceram : Manusela, 6,000 feet, October to December, 1919. 

 Near submixta Warr., differing — apart from the structure — in 

 having the celldots and lines stronger. 



12. Metallochlora militaris T. P. Luc. apicalis subsp. nov. 



? . 



Fore wing with the terminal dark dashes more elongate than in 

 M. militaris T. P. Luc, at the apex extended into a conspicuous, 

 proximally red-mixed spot. Hind wing with the red celldot minute 

 or wanting (perhaps inconstant). Both wings beneath with con- 

 spicuous apical spot, considerably enlarged. 



Central Ceram : Manusela, 6,000 feet, October to December, 1919, 

 type and paratype. 



13. Hemithea dorsiflavata sp. nov. 



2 . 31 mm. 



Face brownish-olive. Palpus over 2, with third joint as long as 

 second ; some dark grey admixture on outer side ; beneath whitish. 

 Vertex mixed white and buff; occiput green. Thorax and base and 

 5th — 7th segments of abdomen dorsally green ; abdomen otherwise 

 whitish, tinged with buff, on upperside clouded with more yellowish buff; 

 crests strong, whitish buff. Fore leg smoky on upper and inner sides. 



Fore wing with termen nearly smooth, DC 3 incurved, SC' free, 

 E, 1 just stalked, M 1 connate ; grey-green with some blue or violet 

 iridescence, least developed in median area ; costal edge ochreous-buff, 

 dotted with black-grey ; lines whitish ; antemedian at rather beyond 

 one-third, moderately excurved in cell, slightly at fold ; postmedian 

 strengthened by whiter veindots, placed rather beyond two-thirds, 

 inbent at R 2 and incurved between M 1 and SM 2 ; terminal line scarcely 

 darkened, interrupted by minute veindots ; fringe with a very pale 

 line at base. Hind wing rather narrow, termen waved, the tooth at R 3 

 moderately strong ; antemedian line wanting ; DC 2 slightly darkened, 

 with a very small and inconspicuous whitish mark at its proximal 

 side ; postmedian nearly as on fore wing, rather more projecting at K 3 

 and M 1 ; terminal white dots rather stronger than on fore wing. 



Underside whitish green, almost unmarked ; costal edge of fore 

 wing pale-buff, not dotted ; on hind wing an apical grey shade faintly 

 indicated. 



Central Ceram : Manusela, 6,000 feet, October to December, 1919. 



Can be placed between quadripunctata Warr. and undifera Walk. 



