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the middle of the termeu ; snbterminal pale line creniilate, somewhat indistinct. 

 iSecoudar}' pale whitish grey, with a red-brown irregular patch on the inner margin 

 extending ohliquely upwards with an ochreons short stripe near its inner margin ; a 

 trace of a white medial crenulate line, with slight darker shading beyond it, margin 

 dotted with red. Termen and fringes of both wings crenulate. 



9 . Similar to the male in all i)articulars. 



E.xpanse : <? 32, ? 34 mm. 



Hab. The type is in my collection from Dinawa, where the insect flies in 

 September. 



42. Borbotana kebeae spec. nov. 



c?. Head, antennae and thorax reddish nmber-brown, abdomen pale ochreons 

 grey, dorsal tufts tipped with reddish brown. Primaries dark somewhat lustrous 

 brown, with a broadish creamy white basal stripe, with a prominent projection on 

 the outer margin below the cell and a very slight one above the cell, a postmedial 

 oblique rather irregular narrow whitish stripe very finely intersected in the centre ; 

 bej'ond this the ground-colour is jialer with a very irregular outer edge, bej'ond 

 which it is quite dark to the termen, which is spotted with blackish between the 

 veins ; between the white postmedial stripe and the apex are three fine white points 

 on the costa followed by a short white very fine W-shaped mark, an obscure dark 

 dot at the end of the cell. Secondaries whitish with brownish costa and termen, 

 which latter tapers rapidly to the tornns. Undersurface : Primaries somewhat 

 lustrous brown with a whitish dash at the upper angle of the cell but beyond it ; 

 secondaries whitish, densely irrorated with reddish brown along the costa and 

 the termen t'aj)ering rapidly to the tornns ; in front of the apex there is a distinct 

 dentate short line on the costa with a trace of a continuation towards the inner 

 margin. 



? . Just like the male, only more mottled in the brown colour of the 

 primaries. 



Expanse : c? 31 mm., ? 33 mm. 



Hab. The type is in my collection from the Kebea Range ; it flics in March 

 and April ; other specimens from Ekeikei. 



This is no doubt a local race of B. nicifascia Walker, but all the New 

 Guinea specimens are uniform in their narrow, almost even, postmedial line. 



43. Borbotana ekeikei spec. nov. 



? . Head, thorax, antennae and palpi reddish brown, abdomen pale brownish 

 grey. Primary very dark brown for the basal half, with a very broad whitish 

 antemedial band slightly curved on its inner margin, but with two projected blnnt 

 dentate marks on its outer margin, the one at the lower margin of the cell being 

 much the larger ; the dark area is n:argined by a fine white line, with a sharp 

 toothlikc projection at the end of the cell inclosing a small whitish spot ; posterior 

 half of the wing very pale pinkish brown, darker towards the termen, with an 

 oblique short reddish brown dash from the apex. Secondary pale reddish brown, 

 becoming whitish towards the base. Undersurface : Primary uniform lustrous 

 pinkish brown ; secondary as above, but with a postmedial dark line. . 



Expanse : 28 mm. 



Ilab. The type is in my collection from Ekeikei. This insect flies in March 

 and April, 



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