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Light markings bright red or crimson, at least in disc and on dorsum 33 
Light markings reddish-fulvous, orange-red, orange or orange-fulvous, not 
bright red or crimson - 37 
Longitudinal dark connecting streak between transverse fasciae is continued 
beyond the second fascia towards tornus and sometimes reaches this 34 
Connecting streak is terminated by the second transverse fascia and does not 
project beyond this 3o 
Connecting streak reaches tornus; a second narrow connection between trans- 
verse fasciae below costa captatrix Meyrick 
Connecting streak does not reach tornus; the second connection only indicated 
by a short projection from the second fascia below costa triexoda Meyrick 
C onnecting streak from the first fascia below fold to a fuscous -purple spot on 
middle of dorsum, confluent with second streak .... rubriflora Meyrick 
C onnecting streak from the first fascia above its middle, to the second below 
its middle 36 
Transverse fasciae broad, continuous, not angulate, containing small yellow 
dashes • confl.agrans Walker 
Transverse fasciae irregular, the first tending to form 3 —4 longitudinal streaks, 
the second narrow, strongly angulate britomartis Meyrick 
Fore wing with veins 7 and 8 separate 38 
Fore wing with veins 7 and 8 stalked spec. nov. 
Abdomen orange; hind wing orange autocosma Meyrick 
Abdomen crimson; hind wing salmon-colour plectica spec. nov. 
Second transverse fascia distinct, tolerably straight, moderately dilated along 
upper half, with an angulate small posterior projection beyond upper angle 
vulnerosa spec. nov. 
Second transverse fascia either distinctly angulate: on upper and lower angles 
of cell, or partially obliterate * 40 
Dorsal area between first and second transverse fasciae with a third transverse 
streak halfway between these, forming a network together with longitudinal 
subdorsal streaks 41 
Dorsal area between first and second transverse fasciae without a transverse 
streak, only with one or two longitudinal streaks between the lowei edge of 
cell and dorsum, the lower one of these streaks furcate posterioily or strongly 
sinuate ^ 
Smaller species (23 mm); longitudinal streaks reddish-orange, other markings 
bright crimson-red colabristis Meyrick 
Larger species (25 —29 mm) ; all markings unicolorous red teleogramma Meyrick 
Pale yellow, markings orange-red helumtha Meyrick 
Markings crimson 43 
Subdorsal streak connecting transverse fasciae not interrupted, furcate posteri- 
orly or prostrate-S-shaped 44 
Subdorsal streak between transverse fasciae interrupted beyond first fascia, 
with the point curved upwards and backwards - . . pyronympha Meyrick 
S ubdorsal streak furcate posteriorly; veins 7 and 8 separate insec, utrix Meytiick 
Subdorsal streak prostrate-S-shaped; veins 7 and 8 stalked 
erythrodendron spec. nov. 
Lactura empedarthra Meyrick, 1924 
Lactura ew/pedarthra Meyrick, 1924, Exot. Microl., vol. 3, pp. 124 125. 
Distribution: Netherlands New Guinea, Mount Goliath, 5000 feet: 
Weyland Mountains, 6000 feet. British New Guinea, Aroa River; Owgarra. 
