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Lactura rhodographa, n. sp. 
d $ . 19-26 mm. Head whitish-ochreous more or less tinged 
rosy, extreme anterior edge of collar crimson. Palpi crimson. 
Thorax whitish-ochreous or whitish. Abdomen light ochreous- 
rosy. Fore wings rather elongate, variably more or less dilated, 
termen slightly rounded, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex : whitish, 
sometimes partially tinged ochreous ; costal and apical edge crimson 
(often interrupted beyond middle), sometimes also dorsal; a fine 
crimson streak or line along fold from near base to about middle of 
wing, sometimes also another subcostal, usually much shorter but 
in one r example reaching middle ; some pale ochreous suffusion 
from middle of costa to about middle of wing ; a curved series of 
suffused light ochreous spots between veins 5-10 towards margin, 
and usually one between 3 and 4: cilia ochreous-whitish, base 
usually rosy. Hindwings and cilia light ochreous-rosy; 4 and 5 
approximated. 
Hew Britain, Hew Ireland, Hew Hanover, January to March 
( Meek , Eichhorn) ; British Hew Guinea, Kumusi 11. ; Dutch Hew 
Guinea, Upper Setekwa R., Snow Mts., 3000 feet, August [Meek) ; 
13 ex. . In the Dutch Hew Guinea example the subcostal streak 
of forewings is divided into three separate segments. 
Lactura eurylyca, n. sp. 
d $ • 27-35 mm. Head blue-black, sides of face and forehead 
sometimes suffused orange, posterior orbits yellow, collar orange, 
sometimes partially or wholly black. Palpi blue-black, d small, 
2 more or less orange towards base. Thorax orange, a dark 
purple narrow dorsal stripe expanded posteriorly. Abdomen dark 
indigo. Forewings elongate, slightly dilated, termen obliquely 
rounded, 7 and 8 separate or almost connate; deep purple; a large 
orange transverse patch, extending on dorsum from about ^ to |, 
rather narrowed upwards, nearly approaching median area of costa 
but not reaching it: cilia purple-bronzy, basal area deep purple. 
Hindwings 4 and 5 approximated; orange; basal and dorsal hairs 
dark grey; apical of wing deep purple, extending on termen to 
below middle; cilia as in forwings. 
Hew Ireland, Hew Hanover, February, March ( Meek , Eichhorn ): 
5 ex. 
AGRXOCEROS, n. g. 
Head with appressed scales; tongue developed. Antennae 
about clothed above throughout with dense ]ong rough erect 
scales, scape long, stout, without pecten. Labial palpi long, 
recurved, second joint with appressed scales slightly rough ante¬ 
riorly, terminal joint half second, scaled, pointed. Maxillary palpi 
short, slender, subclavate, curved, resting on tongue. Posterior 
tibiae with dense rough hairs above. Forewings 1 b furcate, 
2 and 3 stalked from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from 
beyond middle. Hindwings ( d ) 1, ovate-triangular, cilia ^ ; lb 
yol. hi.— November 1928. 2 e 
