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1888.] HETEROCERA FROM THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. 575 Fam. TOXOCAMPID_E. 20. TOXOCAMPA LUNIFERA, Sp. n. Primaries pale mouse-colour, crossed beyond the middle by three indistinct pale lines, a spot at the end of the cell and a lunular-shaped mark on the costal margin close to the apex, both dark brown. Secondaries darker in colour than the primaries, but slightly paler at the base. The underside of all the wings uniform pale mouse-colour. Head, collar, and front of the thorax dark brown. The thorax, abdomen, and legs mouse-colour. Expanse 1£ inch. Hab. Aola, Guadalcanar Island (C. M. Woodford). This species is quite distinct from any known to me. Fam. PHYLLODID_E. 21. PHYLLODES IMPERIALIS. Phyllodes imperialis, Druce, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 6, vol. ii. p. 241. This grand insect is quite distinct from all the species of Phyllodes known to me. Fam. OMMATOPHORID-E. 22. PATULA MACROPS. Patula macrops, Linn. Syst. Nat. p. 225 ; Walk. Cat. xiv. p. 1300. Two specimens ; they are almost intermediate between the Indian and Australian form of this species. 23. ARGIVA PURPURATA, sp. n. Primaries and secondaries uniform dark blackish brown, palest at the apex of the primaries. All the wings shot with dark glossy blue. The underside dark brown with a cream-coloured spot near the apex of the primaries. The head, thorax and abdomen, antennae and legs dark brown. Expanse 3f inches. Hab. Aola, Guadalcanar Island (C. M. Woodford). A fine distinct species, not closely allied to any known to me. 24. NYCTIPAO VARIEGATA. Nyctipao variegata, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 5, xix. p. 432. The specimens from Aola are identical with the type from Alu. 25. NYCTIPAO CALIGINEA. Nyctipao caliginea,Bxit\. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 5, xix. p.433. This species varies to some extent, the white bands are much wider in some specimens than others. Fam. BENDID-E. 26. HULODES CARANEA. Hulodes caranea, Cram. Pap. Exot. iii. p. 140, t. 269. f. E, F; Walk. Cat. xiv. p. 1335. One specimen, identical with those in my collection from Perak and Java.