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Show 574 MR. H. DRUCE ON LEPIDOPTERA [Dec. 18, Fam. DREPANULID_E. 16. C A L L I D R E P A N A A R G E N T I F E R A , sp. n. (Plate X X I X . fig. 3.) 8. Primaries and secondaries pale cream-colour, a silver streak from the base along the costal margin to the apex, then forming a submarginal band to the anal angle, a dark brownish spot at the end of the cell irrorated with metallic scales. Secondaries with a silvery streak crossing the wing below the middle, from near the apex to the inner margin. Underside of all the wings dark yellowish cream-colour, with a submarginal slate-coloured line to each wing. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark cream-colour. Antennae and legs yellowish. 2 - Considerably larger than the male and altogether paler in colour, and without the dark submarginal lines on the underside of the wings. Expanse, 8 I4 inch, § 1| inch. Hab. Aola, Guadalcanar Island (C. M. Woodford). This pretty species is allied to C. scintillata, Walk. Fam. NOTODONTID-E. 17. P H A L E R A P E R U D A , sp. n. (Plate X X I X . fig. 4.) 8 . Primaries silvery grey, shading to pale brown along the costal margin ; the apical buff spot very like that of P. javana, Moore, but much rounder on the inner side and in colour more like that of P. bucephala, Linn. Secondaries very pale silvery brown, slightly darker along the inner margin. The underside of all the wings almost white. The head and front of the thorax greyish. The thorax and abdomen dark blackish brown ; the anus and each segment banded with grey. Antennae and legs greyish brown. The underside of the abdomen silvery grey. Expanse 3 inches. Hab. Aola, Guadalcanar Island (C. M. Woodford). This species is allied to P. javana, Moore, from which it is at once distinguished by the paler and different-shaped apical spot on the primaries. NOCTUITES. Fam. LEUCANID_E. 18. LEUCANIA, sp. 1 One specimen from Aola in very bad condition. Fam. CARADRINID-E. 19- A M Y N A STELLATA ? Amyna stellata, 1 Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 5, i. p. 162 ; Illust. Lep. Het. pt. ii. p. 26, t. xxix. f. 6. The specimens from Aola are almost identical with those in my collection from Japan excepting that the white spot on the primaries is considerably larger; they may prove to belong to a distinct species, but at present I have not sufficient specimens to determine this point. |
