( 438 ) 



hyaline jiatches are sraiilloi-, shorter, and luncli more separated, whih' the liindwiug 

 has the hyahne area extended over five-sixths of the winff. 



Length of forewing : malaccennis, <S 12 ram. ; ? !."> mm. 

 „ „ „ confinix, c? 10'.") mm.; ? Komm. 



Hub. Waterfall Valley, Penang, March—April isiis (Cnrtis), 3 c?cJ(tyi>e); 

 Chiem-Hoa, Central Tonkin, Angnst — September (H. Frnhstorfer), 1 ?. 



AOb. Eressa confinis intensa sul)s]i. nov. 



S- Colonr of wings and body deep chocolate-brown; hyaline spots on both 

 wings mnch rednced ; orange markings on thorax and the dorsal and lateral rows 

 of orange spots on abdomen very small. 



Size large. 



Length of forewing : l.'ju mm. 



Hab. Belganm, India, June 1890. 



1 S (1 pair in British Mnsenm collection). 



41rt. Eressa aperiens khasiana subsp, nov. 



c?. Differs from n/xTifns iipericns in its mni-li blacker colour ; also the hase of 

 forewing and dark markings of forewings are much more conspicuous owing to the 



reduction in size of the hyaline patches. Hindwing entirely black, a small 



hyaline spot near tornus. 



llab. Khasia Hills, Assam, May 1894, August — Seiitember 180.") fNat. coll.). 



4 66. 



A fifth 6 from the low coimtry, ( 'herrapuuji, Assam, i.^ not so black, and tlie 

 hyaline spot on hindwing is larger. 



42. Eressa vespoides sp. nov. 



5. Differs from vespa Hamps. in the broader and deeper orange markings 

 of the head, thorax, and abdomen, the more serrated antennae, and the shorter 

 and broader forewings, which are also less pointed at apex. Tbe costal area is 

 not wholly dark as in vespn, but the basal three-fifths are vitreous. In eespa the 

 space between veins 2 and 3 is filled in with a large patch of black joining 

 the cell and discocellular patch to the outer margin just above tornus : in ri-spoides 

 this spot is entirely absent. The dark margins and nervures on both wings are 

 also much narrower than in n'^yin. 



?. Similar. 



Length of forewing : 12 mm. 



/lab. Kliasia Hills, Assam, Sej)t('mber 189.') (Nat. coll.). 



2 66, 1 ?. 



4:!. Eressa ichneumoniformis sp. nov. 



6. Similar to vespoklcs, but larger ; all the markings on head, thorax, and 

 abdomen very narrow and j)ale lemon-yellow. The margins of the fore- and 

 hindwings very mnch narrower, and the black bar between veins 4 and 5 joining 

 the discocellular patch to the outer margin is absent. 



The ? has vein (i bifurcated. 



Length of forewing : 6 I;)";") mm. ; ? 14".") mm. 



JIab. Khasia Hills, Assam, May 1894. 



1 c?, 1 ?. 



