BURGENA. 



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Ab. 1. Fore wing with the streak below base of cell pale yellow. 



Ab. 2. transdiicta. Underside of hind wing with the costal fascia 

 except at base and the upper part of medial band pale yellow ; 

 abdomen with the black bands on 4th to terminal segment complete 

 ventrally in the type from Gilolo. 



Hab. GiLOLO {Wallace), 1 c^ tyi^e transducta ; 'Kt J. (Wallace), 

 2 2 type echicta ; Aru ; N. Guinea, Kapaur {Dolierty), 2 $ , Port 

 Moresby, 2 J ; Trobriand Is., Kirwini (Meelc), 2 $ ; Louisiades, 

 Fergusson I. (Meek), 2 cS ; Queensland, Moreton Bay (J. J, 

 Walker), 1 c? , 1 $ ; N. S. Wales, Richmond li., 1 d^ type, (Raynor), 

 1 2 . Exp. 50-60 millim. 



27. Burgena splendida. (Plate LI. fig. 14.) 



Eusemia splendida, Bud. A. M. N. H. (5) xix. p. 214 (1887) ; Kirby, Cat. 

 Het. p. ,*n. 



(S . Head and thorax black shot with blue ; palpi white in front 

 at base ; frons white at sides ; tegulaj, the front of pectus, and hair 

 on coxas orange ; abdomen orange, with complete black bands on 4th 

 to terminal segment which is entirely black. Fore wang black shot 

 with brilliant blue; a small white antemedial spot in cell ; a quadrate 

 spot in end of cell and elongate spots above veins 6, 3, and 2 ; 

 cilia white at apex. Hind wing black shot with blue ; a broad 

 medial orange band from vein 6 to inner margin, angled outwards 

 at vein 5. 



Hah. Solomons, Guadalcanar (Woodford,), 1 cS type. Exp. 62 

 millim. 



*28. Burgena amoena. (Plate LI. fig. 3.) 



Burqena amcena , Roths. Nov. Zool. iii. p. 39 (1896) ; Pagenst. Zoologica, 

 1900, pi. 1. f. 5. 



$ . Elack shot with brilliant blue ; basal joint of palpi streaked 

 with white ; sides of frons and basal joint of antennae with white 

 points ; coxsb and femora fringed with orange hair. Fore wing 

 with greenish-blue spot in end of cell ; a band just beyond the cell 

 between veins 7 and 1, which is greenish blue towards extremities, 

 yellowish white edged with blue between veins 5 and 2. 

 Hah, JSTew Britain. Exp. 52 millim. 



*29. Burgena chalybeata. (Plate LI. fig. 15.) 



Burgena chalybeata, Eoths. Nov. Zool, iii. p. 39 (1896) ; Pagenst, Zoologica, 

 1900, pi. 1. 1'. 4. 



(^ . Black shot with brilliant blue ; sides of 1st and 2nd joint of 

 palpi and frons white; coxae and femora fringed with orange hair. 

 Fore wing with broad diffused greenish-yellow subbasal band ; 

 underside with bluish bar across end of cell and curved band beyond 

 it between veins 7 and 2, interrupted between 5 and 6. 



Hah. New Britain (Wehster), type t d iii Coll. Rothschild. 

 Exp. 52 millim. 



