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82. Bostrodes rufisecta spec nov. 



Foreiriiiq : dec]) red-brown, darker in the lisisal area bounded li}- the outer line ; 

 a snow-white costal streak witli the extreme edge red; outer line from a red spot 

 in rostal streak at two-thirds, bent out below costa, then obliquely sinuate inwards 

 to before middle of inner margin, curved between veins ; snbterminal line shown by 

 a row of dark spots between the veins ; at the lower end of cell a round pure white 

 black-ringed dot ; a row of large black lunules along termen ; fringe red-brown. 



llimhrinq : with the base browner ; a straight, snow-white, unevenly crenulate 

 line just beyond the middle on a band of bright brick-red ; the area beyond red- 

 brown, with two blackish waved bands. 



Underside dull grey-white in hiudwiug, suffused with dull brown in the fore- 

 wing ; the hindwing showing a dark grey pale-edged line. 



Head, pal|)i, forelegs, tegulae, thorax and dorsum deep red-brown ; base of 

 patagia snow white connecting the costal streaks ; venter grey-white, like underside 

 of hindwings. 



Expanse of wings : S 32 mm. ; ? 40 mm. 



1 c?, 1 ?, from the Khasia Hills, Assam ; the S taken in October 1895, the ? 

 in April 1896. 



83. Micardia flaviplaga spec. nov. 



Forewing : a mixture of purjdish and olive, towards base and along cell diffusely 

 varied with fulvous scales, the inner margin between the lines pale yellow tinged 

 with fulvous; inner line oblique from inner margin near base to submedian fold; 

 the outer from costa before apex is ontcurved to vein 6, whitish with a dark line at 

 middle, then incurved to submedian fold, fine and obscure, thence oblique parallel to 

 inner line to inner margin, broad and snow-white ; a small black spot on disco- 

 cellular ; terminal area darker olive with a white snbterminal line, brightest at 

 costa, and towards anal angle followed by fulvous scaling. 



Hindwing : brownish fuscous. 



Head, pectus, and prothorax pale lilac grey ; patagia yellowish, dorsum dark 

 fuscous. 



Expanse of wings : 26 mm. 



1 (? labelled simply Japan. The specimen is slightly worn, and the course of 

 the markings not in all places distinct ; it differs from typical Micardia in having 

 much longer ciliations to the antennae. 



Subfamily ACONTIANAE. 



84. Aiteta angustipennis spec. nov. 



Like trigoniphora Hmps., but smaller, and with much narrower forewings, 

 the lobe of inner margin nearer the middle ; ground colour more uniformly grey ; 

 the green triangle edged with pinkish ; fringe of hindwing dark fuscous like the 

 wing. 



Underside with the pink areas duller, diffused with grey. 



1 ? from Engano, September 1890 (W. Doherty). 



85. Aiteta careoides spec. nov. and ab. nigrimacula ab. nov. 



Forewing : fawn-colour, speckled and tinged with brown ; inner and outer lines 

 brown, conversely pale-edged ; the inner oblique and slightly curved, the outer bent 



