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buff. The fasciae are more distinctly seen in this example, and there is evidence 

 of a medial fascia. The postmedial fascia is dentate from the costa to vein 

 Cui. Underside somewhat more richly coloured than that of the <£. 

 Expanse : 30 mm., 32 mm. 



Holotype Upolu : Malololelei, 22.vi.1924 (Armstrong). 

 Allotype $. Upolu : Malololelei, 2,000 feet, 21.ix.1925. 

 Differs from A. pyrostrota Hampson in that the postmedial fascia takes a 

 somewhat wider sweep round the end of the cell. 



7. Asura hopkinsi, sp. n. (Text-fig. 2 ; Plate VI, fig. 9). 



Palpus, antenna, head, thorax, abdomen, pectus and legs warm buff 

 to cream buff, the antennal shaft and the legs with traces of fuscous shading. 

 Forewing buff yellow, with ill-defined 

 fuscous shading on basal third, and 

 an equally ill-defined area of fuscous 

 shading postmedially, broadening 

 towards inner margin, along which it 

 may extend from middle to tornus. 

 Hindwing cream buff. 



Underside : forewing warm 

 buff, hindwing cream buff, deepening 

 to warm buff costad. 



$ similar, slightly larger. 



Expanse : 21 mm., 22 mm. 



Holotype £ and allotype 

 Upolu: Malololelei, 2,000 feet, 21. 

 iv.1925. 



Paratypes. Upolu : Malololelei, 

 2,000 feet, 1 $, 2.vii.l924 (Arm- 

 strong) ; 6 24, 25.ii., 5.vii., 29. 

 xi.1924, 21.iv.1925. 



Savaii : Safune, lowland to 1,000 feet, 1. v. 1924 ; rain forest, 2,000- 

 4,000 feet, 3.V.1924 (Bryan). 



This species closely resembles A. biseriata Hampson, but lacks the strong 

 radiate-striate fuscous shading characteristic of that species, having instead 

 light fuscous shading disposed in similar areas. 



Text-fig. 2. — Asura hopkinsi Tarns. 

 Wing venation. 



