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with jiinkish in jiarts ; basal lino very obscure, almost obsolescent, except across 

 cell ; a double antemedial interrajited line, curved and waved, the outer line darker 

 than the inner ; reniforra stigma jmle greenish, above it a dark costal jiatch with 

 a blackish s])ot in front of the upper part of the reniform ; jiostmedial line iuter- 

 rn]ited, serrate ; termen slightly fuscous to this line ; snbterminal line distinct, 

 waved and irregular with a pale exterior edging ; a blackish dash between 

 veins 3 and 4 from the reniforra stigma to the termen ; fringes darkly dotted at 

 their extremities. Secondary pale brownish. 



Expanse : 38 mm. 



Ilab. The type is in my collection from Dinawa. 



5ii. Xanthoptera dinawa spec. nov. 



(?. Head and thorax ochreous grey, abdomen darker grey. Priniary ochreons 

 grey, finely irrorated with blackish scales; basal, antemedial and medial lines suflFused, 

 interrupted and angled about the cell ; postmedial suffused for the costal ]iart and 

 angled on vein 7, from which it recedes to the inner margin in a double line 

 and is crenulate ; a dark grey subapical patch ; a dark grey snbterminal spot below 

 vein 3 ; termen darkly dotted. Secondary pink, with a dark spot closing the cell ; 

 a dark postmedial line ; termen broadly dark grey ; fringes to both wings ochreous. 



?. Similar to the male, but paler. 



Expanse : S 29—32 mm.; ? 36—37 mm. 



Hab. The type is in my collection from Dinawa, where the species fly in 

 August and September. 



.51. Cosmia inconspicua spec. nov. 



Head and prothorax greyish white tinged with pink, patagiae ochreous grey, 

 abdomen pale brownish ochreons, legs grey, tarsi ringed with white. Primary 

 ochreous pale grey, sparingly irrorated with dark grey, with a dark medial and 

 postmedial line projected outwards in the cellular area, the interspace being darkly 

 filled in ; an obscure grey serrated snbterminal line ; the terminal area brownish 

 ochreons, with a broad dash of the same colour between veins 5 and 7 into the 

 postmedial line ; termen finely darkly dotted ; fringes tipped with grey ; an obscure 

 grey spot on the costa before the apex. Secondary pale subhyaliuc greyish, 

 ochreons near the termen. 



Expanse : 32 mm. 



Ilab. The type is in my collection from Ekeikei, where the insect flies m 

 March and April. 



52. Acontia aroa sj)ec. nov. 



i. Head and thorax very pale canary-yellow, the latter with a red fawn-rolour 

 central stripe ; abdomen yellowish grey. Primary pale canary-yellow, with a 

 reddish fawn-colour central stripe expanding gradually from the base into the apex, 

 and nearly into the tornus at the termen ; a slight shading of the same colour along 

 the inner margin. Secondary yellowish cream-colour. 



Expanse : 46 mm. 



Ilab. The type is in my collection from the Aroa Kiver. It will come nest to 

 A. emboloscia, but it entirely lacks all transverse lines. 



