natural, history

Ophiusa trophidota Turner, 1902, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W., 27: 95.Malabowo, 10'.Distribution: Ceram; New Guinea; Queensland.Parallelia joviana (Stoll)Pha/aena joviana Stoll, 1782, in Cramer, Ditl. Kapellen, 4: 237, pI. 399: B.Noctua sinuata Fabricius, 1787, Mant. Ins., 2: 145.Ophiusa myops Guenee, 1852, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gen. Up., 7: 265.Hutuna, 3 9.Distribution: India; Ceylon; Burma; Formosa; Philippine Is.; Malaya to NewGuinea; Queensland; Solomon Is.; New Hebrides.Specimens from Guadaicanal, Ysabel and Tulagi Islands appear to belong to subspeciess%monensis Hampson (1913). The Rennell specimens however are stronglymarked with the well contrasted median band and apical and subterminal spots of thenominate subspecies.The species is represented in Fiji and Samoa by P. vitiensis Butler (1886).Cbalciope cepbise (Cramer)Pha/aena cephise Cramer, 1779, Uitl. Kapellen, 3: 59, pI. 227: C.Trigonodes maxima Guenee, 1852, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gen. Lep., 7: 282.Cha/ciope cephise abo cephisoides Strand. 1917, Arch. Naturgesch., 82 (A) 2: 40.Cha/ciope sa ina Swinhoe, 1918, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (9) 2: 80.Hutuna, 50, 7 Cjl; Tingoa, 1 1, 1 ~.Distribution: India: Bur'1la; Siam; Philippine Is.; Borneo; Kei Is.; New Guinea;New Hebrides; Fiji; Samo~.Mods frugalis (Fabricius)Noclua jrugaJis Fabricius, 1775, Syst. Ent., 601.Cha/ciope ~rcopodia Geyer, 1837, in HUbner, Zutrage z. exot. Schmett., 5: 25,figs. 897, 898.Remigia trans/ala Walker, 1865, List Lep. Ins .. B. M., 33: 1015.Hutuna, I ,¥.Distribution: Africa; Madagascar; Comoro Is.; Mauritius; India: Formosa; Malayato Australia; Pacific Is.OPHlDERl~AECatepbia sericea (Butler)A.nophill sericea Butler, 1882, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (5) 10: 230.Hutuna, I 9.Distribution: Ceram; New Guinea; Fiji; Friendly Is.; Duke of York l. (Union Is.);Samoa.; Aus~alls.49