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NEW FORMS OF MOTHS FROM NEW GUINEA 

 AND SOUTH AMERICA. 



By J. J. JOICEY and G. TALBOT. 



ARCTIIDAE. 

 1. Depalpata pridgeoni sp. nov. 



The second species known of this very curious genus, described by 

 Lord Rothschild in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 3, p. 488 (1919), from 

 British New Guinea. 



$ . Upperside of fore wing deep-black. A white, curved, comma- 

 shaped subbasal stripe from vein 4 — 9. Hind wing glossy cyaneous. 

 A large, white, somewhat oblong discal patch, between veins 3 and 7, 

 inner edge close to the angle of the discocellulars. A small, white, 

 subbasal spot on lower edge of cell. Some fuscous hair at base. 



Underside of fore wing blue-black with white markings as above. 

 Stripes of fuscous-black modified scales in lc, 2 and 3, and outer 

 margin narrowly bordered with similar scales. Hind wing blue-black 

 with discal spot as above. Subbasal spot larger than above, crossing 

 the cell, area between vein 3 and inner marginal fold covered with 

 fuscous-black modified scales to within a third from base. 



Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax black. Collar and sides of pectus 

 orange-yellow. Abdomen metallic cyaneous, with orange lateral and 

 anal tufts, laterally deep-black, ventrally fuscous-black with bluish 

 tinge. Legs fuscous-black, fore tibia orange-yellow on inside ; femora 

 at base with orange-yellow tuft. 



Length of fore wing : 24 mm. 



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

 December, one 3 . 



This genus was placed by Lord Rothschild in the Agaristidae near 

 Burgena (Damias). There is no doubt that our specimen belongs to 

 this genus, as the pattern and build are similar, whilst there are similar 

 patches of modified scales on the underside. There exist however 

 some very significant differences which cause us to regard the insect as 



