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Lactura obscura Bull. 
Queensland, Cairns ( Dodd ); 13 ex. This, described as a variety 
of sujfasn , is a good species, distinguishable by blackish-grey 
hindwings of 3 and dark grey cilia of $ . 
Lactura ophiucha, n. sp. 
2 . 43 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, face fuscous, collar dark 
red. Palpi short, dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, two 
approximated dorsal stripes anteriorly and two lateral stripes 
posteriorly ochreous-whitish, some crimson suffusion dorsally 
behind middle. Abdomen light ochreous-rosy. Fore wings elon¬ 
gate, dilated, terinen obliquely rounded; 7 separate; pale pinkish- 
grey suffusedly irrorated dark fuscous throughout; a slender streak 
of crimson-red suffusion along upper margin of cell, some similar 
suffusion towards base of dorsal area, on basal half of dorsum, and 
between whitish markings beneath middle ; ochreous-white mark¬ 
ings consisting of a spot in cell at |, irregular markings about 
margins of cell beyond this and a short bar on transverse vein, 
a spot on costa at a streak from base beneath middle, giving rise 
near base to an irregular streak running to dorsum at thence 
curved up to beneath middle of disc and again down to dorsum 
before tornus, an irregular toothed transverse streak from costa 
at | to vein 5, three connected triangular spots on lower half of 
terrnen, and small marks above and below apex : cilia ochreous- 
whitish, outer half suffused pale brownish. Hindwings light 
ochreous-rosy; cilia eoneolorous, outer half light yellowish. 
Bkitish Few Guinea, Biagi, Mambare R., 5000 feet (Meek) ; 1 ex. 
Lactura sanguifiua, n. sp. 
3 $ . 36-40 mm. Head, palpi, thorax reddish-orange, a yellow- 
whitish spot on each side of back, palpi short. Abdomen densely 
hairy, deep orange. Forewings elongate, slightly dilated, termen 
obliquely rounded; 7 separate; reddish-orange, suffused deep red 
except a band round apex and termen; markings yellow-whitish; 
a' small spot in middle of base; an irregular spot towards base in 
middle (sometimes divided longitudinally into two), and a smaller 
spot beneath this ; a fusiform streak just beneath costa before 
middle, and a spot beneath it; a streak rather dilated at ex¬ 
tremities above median third of dorsum (sometimes interrupted), 
a similar streak above but rather beyond it, and a spot above this ; 
a broad-crescentic blotch in disc about |; a small triangular spot 
on extremity of fold, and a series of about 5 small faintly marked 
spots round discal margin of red area: cilia orange. Hindwings 
4 and 5 connate or nearly approximated at base; reddish-orange, 
redder in 2 ; cilia orange. 
JN!ew Guinea, Sudest I., 2000 feet ( Eichhorn ); 3 ex. 
Lactura floricoma, n. sp. 
3 . 21-22 mm. Flead yellow, back of crown crimson. Palpi 
crimson. Thorax yellow reticulated crimson. Abdomen ochreous- 
