294 New Geometridae from Central Ceram 



24. Milionia talboti sp. nov. 

 $ . 43—48 mm. 



Eye hairy. Head and body black, with strong admixture of blue 

 or green according to the angle of light) metallic scaling. 



Fore wing black with deep-purple gloss and with short or moderate 

 streaks of metallic blue (or green) along proximal part of M and of 

 SM 2 ; an elongate scarlet spot just outside cell, in one aberration 

 reaching C anteriorly and crossing M 1 posteriorly, but usually shorter ; 

 sometimes also a small scarlet dot before SM 2 about 3 mm. from 

 termen. Hind wing black with the purple-blue suffusion somewhat 

 stronger, the proximal streaks of metallic blue extending to middle of 

 wing or rather beyond, sometimes broad and more or less confluent 

 and extended anteriorly ; occasionally with a small red mark at SC 2 — 

 R 1 close to termen (in one example present above and beneath, in one 

 beneath only). 



Underside with the proximal blue more extended and less shot with 

 green, the red markings of upperside reproduced. 



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

 six $ $ . 



Fore wing in general with more, hind wing with less blue than in 

 rabrifascia Joicey and Talbot, the red band shorter. 



25. Milionia lacteisticta sp. nov. 

 $ . 32 mm. 



Eye with the hair excessively minute. Face rougher than in typical 

 Milionia, palpus shortish, the second joint with some projecting hair 

 beneath. Antennal ciliation normal. Hind tibia not dilated. Head 

 and body black, slightly mixed with blue ; fourth, fifth and sixth 

 segments ventrally, the latter two also laterally, bright yellow. 



Fore wing rather long and narrow, termen scarcely oblique ante- 

 riorly, moderately oblique posteriorly ; fovea wanting ; E 1 shortly 

 stalked with SC 3 ' 5 ; brownish-black, shot with blue at base ; a cream- 

 white spot beyond middle of cell, about 1 mm. wide anteriorly, (at SC), 

 tapering and becoming rather oblique posteriorly, just crossing M 

 fringe whitish. Hind wing strongly shot with blue except at margin 

 an elongate cream-white midcostal spot, bounded posteriorly with SC 

 fringe whitish. 



Fore wing beneath rather less dark, suffused proximally (to end of 

 cell) and posteriorly as far as tornus with grey-blue ; spot in cell purer 



