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A. asterias diversilinea Warr. Generally much larger (42-48 mm.), but very 

 variable in size. g otherwise little different from a. asterias, ? with the red 

 markings much broader, alternately swollen and constricted. 



British New Guinea and its eastern satellite islands. The form from the 

 Snow Mountains, Dutch New Guinea, is intermediate between this and the 

 following. 



A. asterias ampla Prout. As large as the preceding or still larger ; markings 

 still further broadened, especially in the cf , the subapical and marginal bands of 

 the forewing connected or almost connected along B 3 , enclosing a large round green 

 spot between this and M 1 . 



Arfak Mountains, Dutch New Guinea. 



A. asterias irregularis subsp. nov. 39-42 mm. Both sexes with abdomen 

 partly green, the medio-dorsal stripe remaining reddish, with the double black 

 (in ? redder) line sometimes a little interrupted ; median band moderately broad, 

 its swellings strong ; subapical band of forewing narrowed to a thread between 

 B 2 and R 3 , then suddenly widened into a blotch which is broadly confluent with 

 the marginal band ; marginal band quite narrow, irregular ; hindwing with the red 

 or purple shade on abdominal margin narrowed except near tornus, where it is 

 swollen into a conspicuous spot, marginal band somewhat correspondingly formed 

 to that of forewing. 



Key Islands (H. Kühn). Both sexes in coll. Tring Mns. 



21. Agathia eromena spec. nov. 



8, 42-44 mm. Closely similar to certain forms of asterias, of which it may 

 even prove a local race, in spite of the geographical separation. Distinguished as 

 follows : 



Abdomen above predominantly reddish-brown, with the crests better developed, 



blackish. Forewing with costal margin purplish to nearer base than in most 



asterias, median band very narrow, sometimes excessively narrow and broken, 

 rather markedly bent outward in middle ; subapical and marginal bands, on the 

 other hand, almost as well developed as in asterias ampla, less mixed with blackish 

 proximally, not separated from the ground-colour by any yellow band ; the enclosed 



green subapical patch not or barely reaching R 3 . Hindwing with submarginal 



(marginal) band rather broad, its proximal edge almost even, rather regularly and 

 markedly dentate, not edged with yellow ; the white spot before tail narrow to very 

 narrow. Underside strongly suffused with buff. 



S. Celebes, August— September 1891 (W. Doherty). Type in coll. Tring Mus. 



A. eromena cara subsp. nov., 36 mm., is still nearer to asterias, in that the 

 borders are yellow-edged proximally, the green subapical patch of forewing crosses 

 R 3 , and the white spot at tail of hindwing is less narrowed. 



Philippines. Type, Palawan, August — September 1894, in coll. Tring Mus. 



This is probably the carissima of Semper (Schmett. Philipp, ii. 638), nee Butl. ; 

 the occurrence of true carissima on the Philippines seems unlikely. 



22. Agathia furtiva spec. nov. 

 c?, 32 mm. Exceedingly like some forms of asterias Meyr. Palpus with third 

 joint still more minute, almost entirely concealed ; very little marked with red or 

 fuscous. Structure otherwise similar. Abdomen not blackened on mid-dorsum, not 

 showing the paired black markings which are usual in asterias. 



