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postmedial line is edged by a whitish line ; this line is very acutely angled along 

 vein fi, where it is liighly produced outwards, receding in a short curve, and being 

 jiroduced forward to a less extent between veins 4 and 5, below where it recedes to 

 vein 2, and is again angled forwards ou vein 1 ; area from this line greyish brown, 

 with a creamy whitish patch on the costa above the acute angle; subterminal line 

 interrujited, obscure, with a small dark jiatch at the apex and a smaller one below 

 it; reniform dark grey. .Secondary dark greyish brown, with a broad iudetinite 

 medial line and a dark straiglit oblique postmedial line from the tornus to about 

 vein 6, the ground-colour being very dark on the inside of this line and pale greyish 

 on the outside, being edged with whitish near the tornus. 



Expanse : 40 mm. 



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

 January and February. 



2117. Ophiusa subacuta spec. nov. 



S. Head and thorax olive-brown, abdomen with a greyish tinge. Primary 

 with base olive-brown, edged by a double line, the first being dark, the second jiale 

 pinkish ; a short basal line on the costa ; median area jiinkish, edged internally by 

 the antemedial line, but extending over the medial dark curved line, beyond where 

 the area gradually shades into olive brown, becoming very dark on the postmedial 

 line, this line being produced strongly forward into a very acute angle about vein 6, 

 where it recedes in an irregular curve, and is obtnsely angled forwards about 

 vein 2 ; area from this line pale pinkish brown, a dark dash from the apex into the 

 acute angle ; termen edged by a fine scalloped dark line. Secondary uniform dark 

 brown, with a short tornal whitisii dentate dash in a darker subterminal area. 



Ex])anse : 52 mm. 



Jhtb. The type is in my collection from the Kebea Range, where the species 

 occurs in March and April. 



208. Ophiusa insig'nifica sjiec. nov. 



i. Head and thorax dull olive-bruwn, abdomen greyish brown. Primary 

 purplish brown, darker from the medial to the postmedial line, reddish beyond 

 the latter ; antemedial line waved, slightly oblique, followed by a white dot in the 

 cell ; medial line dentate near the costa, waved below the cell ; postmedial line 

 dark, sharply defined, edged externally with white, angled obtusely outwards about 

 vein 6 ; apex dark, with a dark dash to the angle ; termen pale lilac, edged with a 

 fine dark purjdish scalloi)cd line. Secondary uniform dark brown. 



Underside with a crenulate postmedial line in the primary. Secondary with 

 three lines across the wing, the postmedial being strongly crenulate. 



Expanse : 44 mm. 



Jl((b. Tiie type is in my collection from the Kebea Range, where the species 

 occurs in March and A])ril ; other examples are in the Tring Museum from the 

 Aroa lliver. 



209. Ophiusa vulgaris siiec. nov. 



?. Head and thorax pale brown, abdomen greyish brown. Primary pale 

 lilac-brown up to the end of the cell, becoming bronzy-brown and very dark at the 

 postmedial line, beyond where the wing is wiiitish lilac-grey, except at the apex, 



