188 Mr. G. Halstaert on Lepidoptera from 



Face wliite ; f'rons and vertex red. Antennae internally 

 black, externally white. Patagia, tegulse, thorax, base of 

 abdomen, and underside of whole body white. Fore side of 

 anterior coxse (except a black spot) and femora, upper side 

 of mid-femora red ; fore side of anterior and median tibiae, a 

 spot at extremity of hind tibiae, and partially tarsi brownish 

 black; rest of feet white. Abdomen above (except anal 

 segment) red, with a row of black markings dorsally and at 

 sides. Wings brilliant white, costa of anterior pair crimson. 



Expanse. — 33-38 mm. 



2 S S, Okaba, 1913 {Rev. Ft. P. Vertenten, M.S.C.). 



Argina cribraria, CI. Icon. Ins. ii. t. liv. 



Rev. Fr, P. Vertenten sent four specimens of this species, 

 all of them being ? ? , captured at Okaba, 1913. Two are 

 typical; one has the spots of the first, second, and more or 

 less the third band coalescent on veins and folds of right fore 

 wing. The fourtli has the black spots much reduced, espe- 

 cially on fore wing ; two basal spots small, first transverse 

 line developed, second indicated only by the costal spot, 

 postdiscal line much reduced, spots almost completely 

 disappearing. 



T [)ropose to name tliis aberration aberr. detersa, nov. 



Nyctemera tnconstaiis, Butl. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1880, 

 p. 672. 



1 9 , Surigao (Mindanao), 26. vi. 1910 (Rev. A. v. Odijk). 



AgaristidsB. 

 Argyrolepidia goldiei shnilis, subsp. n. 



Allied to A. g.figurata., Jord. 



$, Palpi black, second joint yellow at base, with some 

 white scales at apex. Anterior femora with yellow hairs. 

 Intermedian and posterior feet naked. Patagia without 

 white spot, only with bluish-white margin. Tegulae with 

 white spot. Abdominal segments black, albo-marginate. 



Fore wing with blue basal and postdiscal spots, white cell- 

 spot, transverse white band, broadest between veins 3-4. 

 Hind wing : white patch with a blue shine, not reaching 

 inner margin, incised on vein 2, but only beneath cut into 

 two. Base below metallic blue. 



Expanse. — 43 mm. 



1 ^ , Merauke, 1912 [Rev, J. Viegen). 



