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44. Eressa simplex sp. nov. 



(?. Head brown-black; coHai- yellow; auteniiae black : tliorax blaek ; abdomen 

 brown-black witli dorsal and lateral rows of yellow patches. Fore wing brown- 

 black ; a long hyaline band from base of cell along vein 1 to half-way along vein 2. 

 a wedge-shaped hyaline patcli in cell, a hyaline pat.ch between veins 3 and 4 and 



4 and 5, and one between and 7. Hindwing : basal half hyaline, apical half 



brown-black. 



Length of forewing : 13 mm. 



Ilah. Sabathn, India, Jnly 1S89. 



1 <S. 



45. Eressa everetti sp. nov. 



?. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale yellow, centre of thorax and five narrow 



abdominal rings pale brown ; antennae fnscons, tips white. Forewing opaline 



iridescent hyaline, apex and margins brown, discocelliilar patch and a patidi 



between veins 2 and 3 brown, veins 3 and 5 broadly brown. Hindwing opaline 



iridescent hyaline, margins very narrow brown. 



S- Similar. 



Length of forewing : lo mm. 



Hah. Tntong, North Borneo, Blay LS9.5 (A. Everett), 1 ? (type) ; Bnugnran 

 Natnna Islands, Jnly— October 1894 (Hose), 2 6S. 



411. Neeressa whitehead! sp. nov. 



S. Very much larger than N. siujada Semper. Fmns white; antennae black ; 



thorax bnftish ; abdomen creara-colonr with six narrow brown rings. Forewing 



l)ale chocolate, slightly semihyaline, a longitndinal dark brown band from base 



through cell to ajiex, basal half of costal area yellow. Hindwing pale (diocolate, 



rather more semihyaline than forewing, costal area yellow. 



Length of forewing : 19 ram. 



Ihth. Lepanto, North Luzon (John Whitehead), 1 $ (type) ; North Jjuzon, 

 5000—6900 ft. (John ^Vhitehead), 2 $S. 



47. Hyalaethea kuehui sp. nov. 



$. Allied to biritrcata Hamps. Frons and antennae black; legs orange; 



vertex, thorax, and abdomen bronzy steel-green. -Forewing brilliant deep j)urple, 



a vitreous hyaline patcli below base of cell ; a very large vitreous hyaline [latch 



occniiies apical two-thirds of cell ; basal half of hindmargin orange. Hindwing: 



basal half orange, a]iical half deep brilliant purple. 



?. Similar. 



Length of forewing : (J 13 mm. ; ? 14 mm. 



Ilab. Larat Island, Januarv I'lOl (H. Kiihn). 



1 c?, 1 ?. 



4s. Hyalaethea meeki sp. nov. 



c?. Similar to wooJfon/i Bntl., but much smaller ; hyaline areas of forewings 

 larger ; hiudwings have only costal and basal areas orange, rest of wing hyaline, 

 costal margin orange, not brown, outer margin from tornus to termen brown, not 

 orange. 



?. Shows same differences, but has only base of hindwing orange. 



