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0)8. Elphos subrubida sp. nov. 



Foreu'inf/s : whitish, dusted with fuscous and ferruginous; the three lines, as 

 usual, double, dark fuscous ; traces of a darker suffusion between the exterior and 

 submarginal lines from costa to hindmargin in middle. 



Uindinncjs : similar. 



Head and thorax fuscous; abdomen paler. Underside of forewings whitish ; a 

 large cell-spot, dark ; a very broad submarginal dark fascia not reaching inner margin 

 and touching hindmargin opposite the cell. Hindwings with the submarginal fascia 

 very broad at costa, narrowing to anal angle ; costal region whitish ; all the rest of 

 the wing dull reddish orange. 



Expanse of wings : 90 mm. 



One ? , Fergusson Island, October. 



The single ? is in too pioor condition to admit of more detailed description, but 

 is sufBcientl}' distinguished by the luiusual coloration of the hindwings lioneath. 



Zygoctenia Wan-., Nov. Zool. II. p. 128. 

 The opportunity of examining a series of inKdesm good condition of the following 

 .species has enabled me to correct the original diagnosis of this genus in one point. 

 In the c? the outer side of the shaft of the antennae is armed with strong fascicles of 

 cilia, appearing almost pectinated, the inner side it'ilh simple cilia; the ujiper 

 surface of the shaft being clothed with thick hairlike scales. The genus is a develop- 

 ment of Gyadroma l^winh., and with it must be referred to the Medusina group, vein 

 11 of forewings being given off from 12, and 10 being free. 



00. Zygoctenia albisparsa sp. nov. 



(?. Foreivings: red-brown, much dotted with white; the markings indistinct, 

 darker brown; first at one-fourth, denticulate; second at three-fourths, denticulate, the 

 teeth marked by blackish vein-dots ; incurved below middle, where it is approached 

 by an obscure curved brown shade from costa beyond middle ; submarginal line wavy, 

 edged and indicated by paler; a black cell-spot ; fringe red-brown. 



Hi'iubniu/s : like forewings ; the central brown streak curved. 



The white dots, though sometimes occurring over the whole wing, are more 

 often confined to the space between the central and outer lines. The ? is paler, 

 the ground-colour being more broken up by ochreous tints, especially along the 

 hindmargin, where the apex and lower half of wing are strikingly paler. Underside 

 dark red-brown, with irregular wliite frecklings, whicli are sometimes (juite wanting. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen rufous cinereous; the tufts of hair on underside of 

 hindwings rufous ; ridge of hair on antennae fuscous ; tufts of hair on hind tibiae and 

 femora of (J ochreous, those at the base of the femora blackish. 



I'^xpanse of wings : 02 mm. 



Seven cjj, one ?, from Fergus.son Island, November and December. 



Paradromulia gen. nov. 



Forewinrjs : with costa sinuous, convex near base and towards apex, incurved 

 between ; apex and hindmargin rounded, the latter subcrenulate. 



Hindii'itifja : with hindmargin rounded and more strongly crenulate. 



Antennae of S finely ciliated, of ? simple ; palpi short, very stout, iipcurved. 



