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NUDARIDIA; MELANAEMA; ASURIDIA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
luzonica. X. luzonica Fldr. (— naringa Swinh.) (17 c) has orange-yellow forewings with a basal, anterior 
and posterior black transverse line, a black longitudinal streak 021 the median turning upwards on the transverse 
obiensis. vein. Margins black. Hindwings black, in the basal area orange. Philippines (Manila). — subsp. obiensls Rothsch. 
differs from the typical form by much blacker forewings and the orange spotting in the disc, it is much smaller 
and the subterminal line is almost entirely absent. The $ has on the forewing much more orange and a 
very broad, subterminal orange band. On the hindwing the whole basal half is orange. Laiwui-Obi. taken 
in September. 
42. Genus: Hudarldia Hmps. 
This genus is presumably exclusively palearctic and especially East Asiatic; it was dealt with in Vol. II, 
p. 57, and the two Amur-species known at that time were figured in Vol. II, t. 11 h. In the meantime, Wileman 
has placed here a Formosa-species with a ,,?“, which he describes as follows: 
semihrfea. N. seniilutea Wil. Forewings white, basal area orange-yellow, except immediately at the base, inter¬ 
rupted by a partly curved line of the ground-colour; the distal area with dark brown clouds. Hindwings whitish, 
feebly tinged yellow, at the costal margin near the costa a dark cloud. 16 mm. Formosa. 
43. Genus: Mclaiiaema Btlr. 
Prettily coloured butterflies resembling Miltochrista -species in their exterior, with a well developed 
proboscis. The porrect palpi project above beyond the forehead. On the forewing the 1st and 2nd radials rise 
from one place at the lower cell-angle, the former from below the upper one; the two uppermost subcostal veins 
are a joint footstalk. On the hindwing the 3rd radial and 1st median are separated, the 2nd subcostal vein and 
1st radial are petioled like in the neighbouring genera. 
sanguined. M. sanguinea Hmps. Body scarlet; £ forewing scarlet, dusted with a blackish brown, so that of the 
ground-colour there remain only stripes on the veins and in the basal area, as well as a broad, anterior, slightly 
curved, transverse band and traces of a posterior transverse band. Hindwing scarlet, towards the margin tinged 
brownish-black, but the veins remain red. The $ is of a duller red, with black fringes and costal margin, 3 
blackish brown transverse lines and some dark antemarginal spots. New Guinea. 
ni. M. ni Heyl. (17 c) has ye 1 low forewings with irregularly connected longitudinal and transverse bands 
of a blackish brown tint, which are on both sides bordered with carmine. Hindwings pale yellow. Java. 
asuroid.es. M. asuroides Rothsch. The $ resembles an A sura] antennae dark brown; head carmine-pink, at the 
vertex a brown spot; thorax deep brown, bordered with carmine-pink; abdomen dull carmine-pink. Forewing 
purple-brown, in the costal area a median, large spot, a similar one on and above the proximal angle, and a 
dot on the lower discocellular carmine-pink. Hindwings semi-diaphanous, buff-grey, with a rosy hue, the 
fringes purple-brown. Length of forewings: 12 mm. From the Upper Setekwa River, Snow Mountains in Dutch 
New Guinea; taken at altitudes of 2 to 3000 ft. in September. 
apiciplaga. M. apiciplaga Rothsch. antennae light brown; head, thorax and abdomen maize-coloured. Forewing 
maize-coloured buff, the distal two thirds from the costa to vein 4 purple blackish-brown, turning much lighter 
towards the margin. Hindwing of a lighter maize-colour. Length of forewings: 12 mm. On the Oetekwa River, 
Snow Mountains, Dutch New Guinea; up to altitudes of 3000 ft., taken from October to December. 
ochraceorufa. M. ochraceorufa Rothsch. $ antennae in the basal half orange-red, the apical half reddish-grey; 
head and thorax orange-red; abdomen buff. Forewing obliquely parted, the basocentral half red-yellowish-grey 
with a bright yellowish-red costa, the apical anal-angular half orange-red, turning darker towards the margin. 
Hindwing buff. Length of forewings: 14 mm. On the Oetekwa River, Snow Mountains, Dutch New Guinea; 
up to altitudes of 3000 ft., taken from October to December. 
44. Genus: Asurfdia Hmps. 
In its exterior also very much like A sura or Miltochrista, but the proboscis is quite stunted. The straightly 
porrect palpi are short and do not project beyond the forehead. Costal margin of the forewing very convex; 
the two lower radial veins rise from the same place of the lower cell-angle, 1st and 2nd subcostal vein are on a 
joint footstalk, the first anastomoses besides with the costal vein. On the hindwing the middle radial rises 
above the lower cell-angle, the 2 nd subcostal vein is petioled with the 1st radial. 
