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INSECTS OF SAMOA. 



oblique whitish-ochreous streaks from costa anteriorly and a third narrower 

 beyond middle reaching about half across wing, interspaces suffused blackish, 

 third edged blackish posteriorly ; three irregular variable whitish-ochreous spots 

 or oblique streaks on or near dorsum opposite these, and spots in disc beyond 

 each of the first two, some irregular blackish spotting in disc about these ; 

 a blackish dash in disc beyond middle, and a roundish spot beyond apex of 

 third streak ; opposite this are oblique whitish strigulae from costa and dorsum 

 edged black posteriorly, upper longer ; an inwards-oblique ochreous-whitish 

 strigula from costa just before apex, edged beneath by a black mark or spot, 

 beneath this some leaden-grey suffusion : cilia whitish-ochreous, base mixed 

 blackish, round apex base white within a black subbasal line, with white pro- 

 jecting apical hook. Hindwings and cilia light grey. 



Upolu, Malololelei, 2,000 feet, February, April, June ; 7 ex. 



69. Microcolona dorochares, n. sp. 



$ 11 mm. Head yellow- whitish, apex of appressed sidetufts orange. 

 Palpi white, second and terminal joints each with two black rings. Thorax 

 yellow-whitish, a stripe on tegulae and two posterior dots orange. Forewings 

 pale whitish-yellow ; markings orange, more or less speckled fuscous, forming 

 a streak along costa from base to §, its posterior third abruptly narrowed, a 

 streak from beneath apex of this to costa before apex, irregular spots and streaks 

 occupying larger dorsal half of wing from base to tornus, and an elongate patch 

 along termen to apex ; first discal stigma forming a black dot in centre of a 

 pale circular median space ; plical and second discal forming strong black- 

 tipped tufts, plical very obliquely before first discal near dorsum, second discal 

 beyond f, a smaller blackish-sprinkled tuft near dorsum halfway between 

 these ; a silver-metallic spot from tornus reaching half across wing ; an elongate 

 blackish-grey spot on costa about § ; a silver-metallic mark crossing wing before 

 apex, followed on costa by a minute black dot ; a silvery apical dot : cilia light grey 

 tinged yellow-ochreous towards base. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Upolu, Malololelei, 2,000 feet, June ; 1 ex. This approaches Indian, not 

 Australian forms of the genus. 



70. Batrachedra acrodeta, n. sp. 



9 9 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, central line of crown greyish-ochreous. 

 Antennae ochreous -white ringed dark fuscous, apical third white with four 



