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INSECTS OF SAMOA. 



Antennae whitish, basal § dotted dark fuscous, apical portion with three grey 

 bands. Palpi ochreous-white. Forewings orange ; a slender bright prismatic- 

 blue line from base beneath costa runs straight to apex, interrupted at its 

 upper edge with a slight prominence in middle edged with a very few black 

 specks ; a short fine similar line on fold towards base, a longer one beneath 

 interruption of upper line, and a third on end of fold ; two small suffused light 

 yellowish spots on dorsum towards middle : cilia orange, on tornal area grey 

 except towards base. Hindwings and cilia dark grey. 



Upolu, Malololelei, 2,000 feet, June ; 1 ex. Also one from Apia, September 

 (Sivezey) in Bishop Museum. Group of ceraunia. 



46. Labdia deianira, n. sp. 



$10 mm. Head whitish, eyes crimson. Palpi whitish, terminal joint with 

 dark grey supramedian band and indistinct submedian ring. Thorax whitish, 

 tegulae orange except shoulders. Forewings apex produced, acute ; basal 

 (larger) half orange-red, three violet-grey streaks, first from near base along 

 costa to end of red area, second rising out of this towards base, running above 

 middle to end of red area but interrupted before its middle and connected with 

 first by bar beyond the interruption, third along fold from base to near end of 

 red area but turned up to join apex of second and connected with second before 

 interruption, an irregular whitish streak along dorsum from base to near middle 

 of wing, its apex confluent with third grey streak ; posterior area pale ochreous- 

 yellow, a short fine dash projecting into second grey streak, on dorsal half a 

 silvery bar separating the colours with a slender dorsal projection to tornus 

 and followed in disc by a minute black dot, on costa minute black strigulae 

 surrounded with whitish just beyond red area and at f : cilia pale ochreous- 

 yellowish. Hindwings light grey ; cilia grey-whitish. 



Tutuila, Pago Pago, December ; 1 ex. Allied to the Fijian L. clytemnestra, 

 but without the blackish specks, and specially characterised by the white thorax ; 

 in my description of L. clytemnestra, the corresponding dorsal projection to 

 tornus is unfortunately misprinted " discal." 



47. Labdia halticopa, n. sp. 



c?$ 10-12 mm. Head pale golden-orange, eyes crimson. Palpi whitish, 

 second joint suffused pale golden, terminal joint with pale golden submedian 

 band tinged grey anteriorly and blackish-grey subapical band. Antennae white 



