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Hindwings : with the three lines as in forewings, and with a rufous blotch at 

 end of cell. 



Thorax and abdomen yellow ; face ferruginous above. Underside yellow, with the 

 outer line of forewings alone showing through. 



Expanse of wings : 32 mm. 



One S from Fergussou Island, Noveml-ier. 



3. Oreta(?) scintillans sp. nov. 



Fm'eivings : olive-ochreous, mottled all over with pale browni.sh ; the mottlings 

 intensified and forming a curved line at one-third, and a diffuse shade in the middle ; 

 traces of dark spots towards hindmargin. 



Hindumigs : the same. 



Face reddish; antennae rufous; thorax and abdomen concolorous with wings. 

 Underside paler, with a dark fascia from near apex of forewings to inner margin 

 before ana! angle, slightly marked across the centre of hindwings ; some black marks 

 in both wings towards hindmargin. 



Expanse of wings : 26 mm. 



One ? from P'ergusson Island, December. 



The only example is considerably worn ; but even as it is, the upper surface bears 

 traces of being covered with glistening scales. 



4. Teldenia nigrinotata sp. nov. 



Fwewings : snow-white ; a black dot below costa beyond middle ; exterior line 

 grey, interrupted below costa and opposite cell, and running in strongly along the 

 second median to middle of wing ; preceded above and below the cell by two irregular 

 blackish blotches in each case, and above inner margin by three; submarginal line 

 dark grey, formed of lunules, and bent, but not interrupted, above cell and on second 

 median : a marginal series of distinct black spots ; three costal black streaks before 

 apex ; fringe white. 



Hindinngs : the same; the central line twice .sinuate, but not interrupted. 



Face above and antennae brownish ; lower part of face, thorax, and abdomen 

 white. Underside entirely pure white. 



Expanse of wings : 24 mm. 



One S, one ?, from Fergussou Island, October and November. 



Family URANIIDAE. 

 5. Urapteroides semiobsoleta sp. nov. 



3  Forewings : white; costal streak dark fuscous, narrow at base, gradually 

 broadening till it meets the broad fuscous hindmargin ; extreme costal edge in middle 

 of wing dotted with whitish ; from middle of inner margin an erect ochreous fuscous 

 streak rises, not reaching the median vein; a faint ochreous spot on inner margin 

 beyond it. In the ? the first streak reaches the dark costal border, and the spot 

 beyond becomes a streak reaching the first median nervule ; fringe fuscous. 



Hind-wings : white, with a broad blackish fuscous submarginal fiiseia from apex to 

 base of tail, bent round and narrowed to anal angle ; an ochreous fuscous straight fascia 

 from costa at one-third bent round to inner margin before anal angle ; two large oblong 

 black blotches, one in tail, the other before it towards anal angle ; fringe fuscous from 

 apex to base of tail, black from anal angle to tail, along upper i)art of tail white. 



Palpi, face, and vertex white below, blackish above. Head, thorax, and abdomen 

 white. Underside white, with the costal and hiudmargins fuscous as above; wholly 



