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cloml. Apex witU three creamy white sjiots through the fringe, below which are 

 internervular pale l)luisli dashes. 



Expanse : 7U mm. 



Type in my collection from Mafiiln. August. 



The greenish patch appears to he somewhat evanescent. 



178. Ercheia certa spec. uov. 



?. Head and thorax sepia brown, with a paler central stripe through each ; 

 abdomen dark grej-, with sepia brown dorsal tnft. Primary sepia brown, with the 

 main veins dark grey, thus the basal area is mostly dark grey ; an obscure trace 

 of a postmedial dotted line, and traces of a double serrate 1 line beyond it : sub- 

 terminal line pale evanescent in the apical paler half, but visible below vein 5 ; 

 a darkish apical costal patch; a ]iale triangular small patch about vein 4, showing 

 plainly in the dark terminal area ; inner margin rather jialer than the ground 

 colour. Secondary dark grey, with a good-sized white central spot ; fringes dark, 

 white between veins 1 and 2 and between veins u and 0. 



Underside : Primary dark, with a broad, postmedial j)ale band ; termen pale 

 chestnut brown. Secondary, basal half pale ochreous with a dark cell-sjjot and a 

 dark waved median band ; outer half dark grey. 



Expanse : 56 mm. 



The type is in my collection from ])inawa, where it occurred from May 

 to July. 



17'J. Ercheia ekeikei spec. nov. 



S. Head and thorax dark slate-grey, abdomen grey. Primary pinkish ochreous 

 above vein 1 ; outer half of wing somewhat smoky, below vein 1 dark lilac-grey ; 

 a basal line bordering a slightly darker area ; a strongly excnrved dark postmedial 

 line to vein 4, outside which is a darker smoky triangular costal patch ; reuiform 

 large, whitish grey ; subterminal line ])ale to vein 5, darker below ; a small dark 

 spot at the apex, and a dark iudeliuite curved band from half along vein 1 up to 

 vein 5 on the termen, in which below the origin of vein 2 is a pale creamy yellow 

 dash ; the iunermarginal grey area is edged above by a whitish line. Secondary 

 dark grey, with three i)ale sjjots. 



Expanse : 54 mm. 



Hab. The type is in my collection from Ekeikei, where the species flies in 

 January and February. I have specimens also from the Kebea Range taken in 

 July. 



The species is somewhat near K umirosa Btl., but can be readily recognised 

 therefrom. 



180. Ercheia styx si)ec. nov. 



c?. Head brown, thorax dark brown with a paler central stripe, abdomen 

 dark grey. Primary purplish brown, with a broad central stripe along the cell 

 and nearly into the termen of a pale manve-grey, all the lines except the postmedial 

 being more or less interrui)te(l by it; antemedial blackish line serrated on the costa, 

 medial line obsolescent, jiostmedial line strongly jiroduced outwardly beyond the 

 cell, below vein 5 broad and dark ; subterminal line pale, similar in shape, receding 

 to the inner margin, where it is almost white ; below the cell is a paler dash finely 

 margined with dark brown ; beyond this is a short pale creamy dash, from which 



