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24. Nishada testacea sp. nov. 



iS. Antennae brown ; head and thorax testaceous wood-brown ; abdomen 

 yellowish wood-browu. Forewing : tostaceons wood-brown. Hindwing : semi- 

 hyaline greyish buif, abdominal third of wing clothed with long orange hair. 



Length of forewing : 18 mm. 



Hab. Padang Rengas, Malay Peninsula. 



25. Nishada griseoflava sp. nov. 



d. Antennae brown: frons sooty black, vertex and thorax testaceons buff; 



abdomen greyish orange-buff. Forewing : testaceous buff. Hindwing : bnffish 



yellow, abdominal area clothed with orange hairs. 



Length of forewing ; 15 mm. 



Hab. Manila, Philippine Islands (J. Whitehead). 



20., Tigrioides margaritacea sp. nov. 



cJ. Head greyish white, antennae greyish white with orange-brown pectinations; 



thorax and abdomen bnffish pearl-grey, anal tuft yellowish. Forewing : costa 



strongly convex, wing at termen abruptly trnncate and from apex of vein 2 

 to middle <^ inner margin much crnmpled ; veins 1 and 2 very sinuate, almost 

 coalescing at termen ; colour huffish jiearl-grey. Hindwing : costal half semi- 

 hyaline silvery grey, rest of wing pale brownish wood-grey ; whole wing very broad 

 and much crumpled. 



Length of forewing : 11 mm. 



Hab. Near Oetakwa IJiver, Snow Mountains, Dutch New Guinea, up to 35U0 ft., 

 October — December 1910 (A. iS. Meek). 



27. Tigrioides approximans sp. nov. 



(S. Similar in colour and general appearance to preceding species, but larger. 

 The iorewing is longer and narrower, the hindwing is less broad, the silvery grey 

 area on costal portion of wing is much reduced and both wings are hardly at 

 all crnmpled. 



Length of forewing : 15 mm. 



Hab. Monnt Goliath, Central Dutch New Guinea, 50U0 — 7000 ft., January 

 1911 (A. S. Meek). 



28. Tigrioides lactea sp. nov. 



5. Resembles m%rgaritacea in shape, but the wings are less crumpled. 

 Head, thorax, and first two abdominal segments cream-white, rest of abdomen 

 more greyish ; antennae white, with brownish pectinations. Forewing cream- 

 white, on and below vein 1 buff. Hindwing : costal half greyish silvery white, 



rest pale yellowish gre}'. 



Length of forewing : 9'6 mm. 



Hah. Near Oetakwa River, Snow Mts., Dutch Ne.v Guinea, up to 3500 ft., 

 October — December 1910 (A. S. Meek). 



