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its. Gymnoscelis cristata sj). uov. 



Forewiny.s : dark fuscous, luixt'd with viuous ; the veins all marked with white 

 and black scales ; a tuft of spatulate black scales on the median vein at origin of 

 first median nervnle ; the lower radial with raised scales throughout the central 

 fascia, the first half wliite, the second lilack ; edge of basal area indistinct; centra! 

 fascia limited by fine white lines, the first followed by two darker lines, the second 

 crenulate and angled below vein 4 ; outer half of central fascia vinous, except 

 between veins 3 and 4, which space is pale green, and extends through the vinous 

 and fuscous marginal area to the margin itself ; marginal line black, interrupted by 

 l^ale spots at ends of veins, which emit jmle streaks through the fuscous fringe. 



Hindwings : fuscous and vinous, except the anal half of the marginal area, 

 which is pale green : two thick fuscous postmedian lines with vinous between them, 

 and three fine blackish lines bevoud; the veins black; marginal line and fringe as in 

 forewings, but the fringe green beyond the green area. 



Underside of forewings dark smoky grey, with four diffuse black lines ; the 

 inner margin, outer edge of exterior line, and a horizontal streak from it to hind- 

 margin below vein 4, whitish. Hindwings white, with three diffuse blackish bands. 

 Palpi and face fuscous ; vertex and thorax mottled with rufous grey and whitish 

 scales ; abdomen with basal half reddish grey, with Idack segmental rings ; the anal 

 half greenish. 



Expanse of wings : 24 mm. 



One ? from Sundye, Jaintia Hills. 



99. Gymnoscelis grisea sp. nov. 



Forewings: greyish fuscous, with numerous darker Waved lines, all bluntly 

 angled below the costa, then oblique and parallel to hindmargin ; just beyond one- 

 third two of these are darker and the space between them filled up with darker, so 

 forming a narrow fascia ; a similar one, but not so prominent, beyond the middle. 



Hindwings : narrow, greyish fuscous, with the two dark fasciae of the fore- 

 wings appearing as dark lines ; fringes of both wings fuscous grey. 



Underside dull cinereous, without markings. Head, thorax, and abdomen all 

 concolorous ; abdomen of the cJ very long, with whitish ochreoas anal tuft ; vertex 

 of head also paler. 



Expanse of wings : 18 mm. 



One cf, one ?, from Fergusson Island, September 1894 (A. S. Meek). 



10<». Gymnoscelis perang^sta sp. nov. 



Forewings : pale grey, with a slight ochreous and greenish tinge in places ; the 

 lines dark grey, waved or subdentate, and angled below costa ; first near base ; 

 second, forming a baud, a little before middle ; third at three-fourths; snbmarginal 

 line clondy, interrupted O2)posite cell and below middle ; a fine dark marginal line : 

 fringe grey. 



Hindwings : with obscure central line, and distinct curved postmedian and 

 snbmarginal lines. In both wings the dark lines are finely edged with paler. 



Underside dull cinereous. Head, thorax, and abdomen grey. 



Expanse of wings : 18 mm. 



One S from Kuching, Borneo. 



