532 NOcruiD^E. 



slightly defmccl on inner side by whitish from costa before middle to 

 middle of inner margin ; a slight dark discoidal striga ; a dark line 

 defined on outer side by white, oblique from costa to vein 3, then 

 curved round to inner margin before tornus ; a curved series of 

 small dark subapical spots from costa to below vein 7 and sub- 

 terminal spots below veins 5 and 4, cilia whitish towards apex. 

 -Hind wing whitish suffused with brown, the submedian interspace 

 whiter except towards tormen ; cilia white at tips. Underside 

 , of fore wing with the costal area pale rufous. 



Hah. Ee. N. Guinea, Mt. Kebea {Pratt), 1 d" , Ekeikei {Pratt), 

 2 § . Exii. 42-44 miilim. Type t in Coll. Bethuuc-Baker. 



6910. Aiteta iridias. (Plate CLXXXVIII. fig. 3.) 



Thyrsoscelis iridias, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1889, p. 473. 



2 , Head and thorax chocolate red-brown with a purplish tinge; 

 antennae with the outer side of basal joint white; some white 

 scales below tegulte ; pectus and legs white, the latter irrorated with 

 red-brown, the tarsi red-brown ringed with white ; abdomen greyish 

 fuscous, the anal tuft and ventral surface white. JFore wing rufous 

 tinged with purplish especially on inner and terminal areas ; the 

 costal edge whitish ; anteraedaal line chocolate-brown defined on 

 inner side by whitish, oblique from costa to middle of inner margin ; 

 a slight dark discoidal bar ; postmedial line chocolate-brown defined 

 on outer side by whitish and with some purplish suffusion beyond 

 it, oblique from costa to vein 3 near termen, then subterminal ; a 

 curved maculate subapical dark line from costa to below vein 7 and 

 a small subterminal spot below vein 5, Hind wing grey suffused 

 with fuscous brown ^ eilia pale brown at base, white at tips. 

 Underside of fore . wing fuscous with the costal and terminal 

 areas bright rufous ; hind wing white, the costal area bright rufous, 

 the terminal area suffused wdth brown. 



Hah. Dutch K. Guinka, Arfak Mts., Ninay Valley {Pratt), 1 § ; 

 Be. N. Guinea, Mt. Obru. Exp. 40 miilim. 



6911. Aiteta elaina. (Plate CLXXXVIII. fig. 4.) 



t'apotcna elaina, S^^iub. A. M. N. H. (7) vii. p. 492 (1901). 



S. Head and thorax bright rufous; antennae with the basal 

 joint white at sides ; pectus white ; hind femora and tibiae 

 white; abdomen fuscous black, the anal tuft pinkish rufous, the 

 ventral surface white tinged with pinkish. Fore wing bright 

 rufous iirorated with fuscous, the inner area slightly tinged with 

 fuscous except towards base ; an oblique dark brown lino from costa 

 before middle to middle of inner margin ; a slight dark discoidal 

 striga and shade beyond lower angle of cell ; an oblique line from 

 costa beyond middle to below vein 3, then bent inwards to inner 

 margin as a subterminal line ; a curved dark shade from costa 

 towards apex to vein 7 and slight subterminal spots below veins 7 



