RYPONOMEUTlluE. 
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elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa moderately arched, apex rounded- 
obtuse, termen rounded, rather strongly oblique; 7 and 8 stalked, 
7 to apex ; rather deep fuscous-purple ; costa slenderly crimson- 
orange : cilia crimson-orange. Hind wings and cilia orange ; some 
slight crimson suffusion at apex. 
Solomon Is., Bougainville {Meek) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). 
Allied to oroglypta . 
Lactura oroglypta, n. sp. 
2 . 20 mm. Head orange-red, crown yellow except sides. 
Palpi minute, orange-red. Thorax reddish, collar mostly suffused 
yellow. Abdomen reddish. Pore wings moderate, posteriorly 
dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 
7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen ; dull greyish-crimson ; a yellow costal 
streak from base to a flattened-triangular antemedian spot, and a 
larger yellow flattened-triangular postmedian spot; a yellow ter¬ 
minal streak, anterior margin crenulate : cilia yellow, on costa 
suffused red. Hind wings purplish-rosy ; cilia yellowish-rosy. 
British New Guinea, Biagi, Mambare It., 5000 feet {Meek ); 
1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). Hear leucophthalma . 
Lactura coleoxanfha Meyr. 
2 . 44 mm. Thorax with a grey V-shaped band edged anteriorly 
dark crimson behind the yellow shoulders. Forewings 6 and 7 
connate or short-stalked (character omitted in description of <S , 
where “ 7 separate ” means 7 and 8 separate) ; crimson groundcolour 
wholly suffused grey except on dark crimson edge of markings ; 
crimson subcostal spots suffused dark grey, apical and terminal 
dots dark grey. Hind wings basal | rosy-purple, this area broadly 
prominent in disc; remainder palo yellow. 
British Hew Guinea, Biagi, Mambare R., 5000 feet {Meek) ; 
1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). 
Lactura erytlirodssma, n. sp. 
cJ . 17 mm. Head, palpi whitish-yellow, a red central line on 
crown and marks behind eyes. Antennae red. Thorax pale yellow, 
a red median transverse line joined to anterior margin by a central 
bar, and two posterior lateral marks. Pore wings rather elongate, 
costa moderately arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen obliquely 
rounded ; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex; a red streak on basal fourth 
of costa, a red transverse line near base joining this to a slender 
red line along basal of dorsum ; irregular purplish-fuscous streaks 
from | of dorsum to middle of costa, and from | of dorsum to of 
costa; three downwards-oblique red lines connecting subbasal and 
costal markings with first of these, and extensions of these between 
first and second, lowest ceasing near dorsum, a longitudinal dash 
joining the other two, and a mark above uppermost, a further line 
joining apex of first purplish streak with second above middle ; 
four red lines joining second purplish streak with a red marginal 
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