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lOo. Perixera pallida Mooic al>. ampligutta no\. 



Ainona; a long series; of this species, all from Cedar Hay, Cooktown, several 

 exhibit a marked dift'erence from the tyi'e-form in having the discal sjiot of the 

 liindwings developed into a long sinnous mark, edged with black, and filled up with 

 shining whitish scales; in two 6 6 the whole of this space is coal-hlack. In all 

 other resj)ects they agree with the usual form. 



Int. Perixera pallida -Moure ah. perscripta nov. 



In tliis form the wings are not obscured by grey clouds, as in the tyiie-form ; 

 but all the markings, especially the zigzag central line, are distinctly and concisely 

 black, while the red dusting is very conspicuous. 



Two c? 6 from the Khasias, caught in December. 



105. Perixera roseofusa sp. nov. 



Forewhigs : ochreous, dusted with very fine rosy atoms; all tiie markings rosv, 

 viz. the cell-spot, an indi.«tinct shade beyond it, a dentate wavy outer line, and an 

 obscure subniarginal one; a double row of ro.sy marginal dots, those between the 

 veins twice as large as those at the ends ; fringe pale. 



Hindunncjs : exactly the same, but with the cell-spot jiale, triangular, edged 

 with red. 



Underside of forewings suffused with pale rosy, e.xcept the hind and inner 

 margin ; the cell-sj)ot and two outer lines distinctly darker rosy ; hindwings paler, 

 with the two lines rosy. Face and paljii whitish, rosy above; head, tliorax. and 

 abdomen like wings. 



Expanse of wings : 3(i mm. 



One S, one ?, from :\[t. [Sluln, North Borneo, 1000-4000 feet (Charles Hose). 



liKi. Pisoraca sordidata sp. nov. 



Forewings : dull ochreous, du.sted and suffused with grey ; first line denoted 

 by three black vein-dots ; outer line at five-sixths, also formed by vein-dots, slightly 

 connected by a darker shade ; submarginal faintly paler, waved ; a row of black dots 

 at the ends of the veins ; fringe concolorous ; tin- liindinargin is strongly crenulale 

 and very oblique in its lower half. 



Hindwings: with a strong black cell-spot, followed by an oliscui'e straight 

 dark grey line ; otherwise like forewings. 



I'nderside of forewings dull brick-red, the inner margin whitish ; of hindwings 

 greyer red. Palpi ochreous below, bright red abov(> ; face ochreous below, lirowii 

 above; vertex white; collar and thorax pale ochreous; abdomen greyer, with 

 darker rings towards base ; legs red. 



Expanse of wings : 34 mm. 



One 6 from Humboldt Bay, New (iuinca, taken by Dohcrty, October 1892. 



Plocucha gin. nov. 



\ development of I'fri.rera, with which it agrees generally ; dislinguishrd In- 

 having the costa of forewings in 6 folded over flat and sealed, from one-fourlli to 

 t luce-fourths, much as in the genus liardanes Wlk. 



'I'ype : I'locucha hregidaris sp. nov. 



