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of inner margin, strongly ontcnrved in cell to toncli the large black cell-spot ; 

 second at two-thirds, ontcnrved and slightly waved from veins 6 to 3 ; fringe 

 concolorons, vrith fine basal line. 



Hindwings : the same, without basal line ; the inner margin with black scales. 



Underside paler ; the forewings with much coarse dusting. Head, thorax, 

 and abdomen all concolorons. 



Expanse of wings : 28 mm. 



Both sexes from Dar-es-Salaam, German East Africa. 



Akin to E. uvidida Swinhoe. 



43. Eucrostes impunctata sp. nov. (PL V. fig. 1;")). 



Forewings : apple-green ; the costa white from near base to before apex ; two 

 faint wliitish lines, antemedian and postmedian, approximating on inner margin ; 

 marginal line crimson, retracted along costa at apex ; fringe snow-white, with red 

 Innnles from vein to vein ; outer half of fringe beyond lunnles pinkish ; no cell-spot. 



Hindwings: the same. 



Underside greenish white ; costa white ; fringe as above, bnt duller. Face and 

 palpi red ; vertex snow-white ; thorax green ; abdomen ochreons, becoming wliite 

 towards apex, dusted with reddish at base, and with snow-white red-edged 

 dorsal spots. 



Expanse of wings : 1.5 mm. 



Several from Mombasa Island, October 1890 (Dr. Ansorge). 



Distinguished by the entire absence of the dark cell-spot. 



44. Eucrostes nanula sp. nov. 



Foreu'ings and hindwings green, with no traces of markings. 

 Underside paler green. Face reddish ; vertex, thorax, and abdomen green. 

 Expanse of wings : 12 mm. 

 One 6 from Cedar Bay, Cooktown, Queensland. 



The only specimen is unfortunately worn, and the fringes cannot be well made 

 out, but their base and the extreme hindmargin appear to have been fnscous-tinged. 



45. Hemistola (?) flavitincta sji. nov. 



Forewings: bright green, the veins marked with yellow; costa ochraccous, 

 with jmrplish speckles ; a faintly darker cell-spot ; the exterior line only present, 

 and that indicated only by a curved row of whitish vein-spots parallel to hindmargin; 

 marginal line finely purple, interrupted by pale yellow dots at end of veins ; fringe 

 pale yellow, with slight purplish flecks beyond the yellow dots at the ends of veins. 



Hindwings : exactly similar. 



Underside glossy whitish green ; costa of forewings broadly yellowish ; cell- 

 spot of forewings distinct ; fringe and marginal lino as above. Palpi dark fuscous ; 

 iace red ; vertex white, finely edged behind witli jjurple ; thorax green ; abdomen 

 ochreous. 



Expanse of wings : 45 mm. 



One ? from the Khasias, .July 1890. 



The antennae are fully pectinated, as in the ? of //. liliana Swinh., but the 

 scaling is much denser than in any other of the species of the genus, and the colour 

 bright green, not bluish green. 



