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edged parallel oblique fasciae, first from base of costa to | of dorsum, 
second from ^ of costa to before middle of dorsum, third widest 
from middle of costa to | of dorsum, its lower extremity cut off to 
form a praetornal spot, between these are series of scattered small 
marks ; four spots on costa posteriorly, first and fourth (apical) 
prolonged into fasciate streaks; an oblique trapezoidal blotch in 
disc posteriorly, resting on termen below middle: cilia olive-brown, 
on tornus whitish. Hind wings grey, veins darker ; cilia light grey. 
Fiji, Labasa, bred August from larva feeding ' on flowers of 
ClerocUndron amicorum (Greenwood ); 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). 
Argyroploce lasiandra Meyr. 
Fiji, Labasa ; 3 ex. (1 , 2 $ ) bred from hypocotyl of seedlings 
of Bruguierct Bheedii (a mangrove). Apparently identical with the 
Indian unique type, the <$ having the same strongly marked 
secondary sexual characters, but all three show a minute white 
discal dot on transverse vein in forewings ; the females show a 
darker basal patch with angulated edge, and some small irregular 
dark markings indicating central fascia. 
Argyroploce toxogramma, n. sp. 
B . 28 mm. Head, palpi, thorax brownish, extreme tip of palpi 
whitish. Abdomen densely hairy, dark brownish, anal tuft pale 
brownish. Posterior tibiae and much swollen basal joint of tarsi 
short, densely and broadly tufted with dark fuscous hairs, other 
4 joints of tarsi very short. Forewings rather elongate-triangular, 
termen almost straight, slightly oblique; brownish ; an ill-defined 
patch of reddish-brown suffusion interruptedly streaked longi¬ 
tudinally with dark fuscous irroration occupying dorsal half from 
near base to near tornus ; from costa between f and apex rise 
about 14 curved oblique parallel striae of dark fuscous irroration 
varying in strength of development, one about middle strongest, all 
ending in termen between tornus and apex : cilia brownish, faint 
darker bars. Hindwings triangular, tornus somewhat rounded- 
prominent ; rather dark fuscous ; cilia darker fuscous, towards 
tornus thickened. 
Hew Geixea, Hook I., July ( Meelc ) ; 1 ex. Allied to illejpida «' 
Argyroploce niphodelta, n. sp. 
c? . 16 mm. Head black, centre of crown and lower part of face 
white. Palpi black, terminal joint and apex of second white. 
Thorax white, anterior margin and two posterior spots almost 
meeting dorsally black. Forewings subtriangular, termen almost 
straight, somewhat oblique; dark purple-fuscous, with black 
reflections ; a few white scales towards costa anteriorly, costa and 
dorsum dotted white; a triangular white blotch on dorsum before 
middle, its dorsal edge dotted black ; three small white dots in 
middle of disc; apical fourth beyond a line from | of costa to 
tornus white, preceded by a curved-transverse lilac-brown blotch in 
