48 NOVITATES ZOOLOOICAE XXIV. 11)17. 



in the interspaces from below the white fascia to above inner margin ; a terminal 

 series of sUght black lunules. Hind wing deep golden yellow ; the cilia with a 

 brown line at middle and white tips. Underside deep golden yellow, the terminal 

 area of forewing and apex of hindwing greyish tinged with purple-red. 

 Br. If. Guinea, Milne Bay (Meek), 1 <J type. Exp. 46 mill. 



(3) Picrogama nigrisparsalis. 



t Lamoria nigrisparialie Hmpsn., J. Bomb. Nat. Hisl. Soc. xiv. p. 658 (1903). 

 Ceylon. 



Gen. Prosthenia. 



Type. 

 Prosthenia Hmpsn., Rom. Mem. via. 11. iSO (IW)1) ..... psittacolella 



Proboscis small ; palpi of male short, upturned, thickly scaled, of female 

 with the second joint obliquely upturned to about vertex of head and bent 

 forward at extremity, the third porrect ; maxillary palpi shght ; frons with large 

 tuft of hair ; antennae of male almost simple, the basal joint with tuft of scales 

 below. Forewing very narrow, the apex rounded, the termen very short ; the 

 male with veins 2, 3, 4, 5 given off at even distances, the cell being strongly 

 produced to a point at vein 5 ; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked. 7 from beyond 

 9 ; 10, 11 from cell ; a large costal fold on basal third of costa on underside 

 T\ith thick fringe of hair below and the cell clothed with andrcconia ; the female 

 wth vein 3 from well before angle of cell, veins 4, 5 from angle, the discocellulars 

 angled. Hindwing with vein 3 shortly stalked with 4, .5 ; the discocellulars 

 angled inwards to near base ; 6, 7 stalked, 7 anastomosing with 8. 



(1) Prosthenia psittacolella. 



t Prosthenia psittacolella Hmpsn., Rom. Mem. viii. p. 450. pi. 54. f. 11 (1901). 

 Hornigia sauberi Semp., Reis. Phil. Schmett. ii. p. 644. pi. 66. f. 1 (1902). 



Singapore ; Borneo ; Philippines. 



(2) t Prosthenia xyloryctella, n. sp. 



?. Head, thorax and abdomen whitish tinged with brown ; antennae 

 brown ringed with white ; tarsi dark brown ringed with white. Forewing 

 whitish tinged with purplish brown and irrorated with dark brown ; antemedial 

 line dark brown defined on inner side by whitish, oblique, sinuous ; two black- 

 brown points in the cell towards extremity ; an oblique purple-brown discoidal 

 lunule defined except on outer side by deep chocolate-brown and with a small 

 chocolate-brown spot at its lower extremity ; postmedial line dark brown, 

 curved, dentate, defined on outer side by whitish with a diffused dentate brown 

 shade beyond it except on costal area ; the costa towards apex with white 

 points with short black streaks between them and the costal area whitish ; a 

 terminal series of black striae, forming a rather triangular spot below apex ; 

 cilia whitish with sUght brown line near base and stronger hue near tips. Hind- 

 wing whitish tinged with brown ; a dark terminal line and faint line near base 

 of ciha from apex to submedian fold. Underside whitish tinged with brown ; 

 forewing with the markings less distinct ; hindwing with curved brown post- 

 medial line from costa to vein 2. 



Queensland, Toowong (Dodd), 1 ? type. Exp. 40 mill. 



