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Hindlinngs : with the outer half brown, with dense strigulations ; the orange 

 line before fringe conspicuous ; the rest as in type-form. 



One (J from the Khasias, June 1896. 



This form is almo.st identical with Butler's D. iasiijnis from the Solomon 

 Islands. 



38. Epiplema caesia sp. nov. 



Foreimiigs : pale blue grey, dusted with fuscous and tinged in parts with 

 fulvous ; traces of a dark curved median line near costa ; liindmargin freckled with 

 iron-grey, edged internally by blackish scales, forming a curved line from near apex 

 to anal angle, protuberant towards cell ; fringe mottled dark and light grey. 



Hindwings: with costal area white, dusted finely with black, edged by an 

 undulating black line followed by deep chestnut, mixed with fulvous and metallic 

 scales, this tint running up in middle of wing towards base ; on centre of inner 

 margin is a whitish patch varied with yellow and black scales ; a black spot below 

 the base of lower tooth. 



Underside grey, coarsely mottled with blackish ; the forewings dark, the hind- 

 wings whiter. Face, palpi, and collar a mixture of dark fuscous and yellowish scales ; 

 the collar and basal half of co.sta of forewings varied also with metallic scales. 

 Thorax and base of abdomen like forewings ; anal half of abdomen fuscous, with paler 

 rings. 



Expanse of wings : 20 mm. 



One ? from the neighbourhood of iManila (.1. Whitehead). 



Akin to E. viistahilata Wlk. 



39. Epiplema instabilata semifulva subsp. nov. 



In this local form the markings of the hindwings are all bright fulvous, with 

 a few fuscous strigae towards anal angle and the small black dot before second tail. 

 Expanse of wings : 20 mm. 

 Several examples from the Khasias. 



40. Epiplema niveipuncta sp. nov. 



Fmvvjings : dull grey, traversed liy close vertical lines of dark grey scales and 

 tinged with ferruginous in certain lights ; the costa paler, either ochreous or ferru- 

 ginous, between the striae ; first line at one-third, blackish, edged inwardly with 

 ferruginous ; second just beyond middle, edged outwardly with bright ferruginous, 

 convex outwards from costa to middle, concave thence to inner margin ; submarginal 

 line indistinct, sinuous, blackish ; a deep black dot before ape.x ; fringe mixed, dark 

 grey and feiTuginous, with a paler basal line and paler tips. 



Hindioings : with the lines rather more distinct, especially towards inner 

 margin ; a pale somewhat ferruginous patch above anal angle ; an indistinct sub- 

 marginal line of black dashes surrounded by ferruginous scales; a snow-white triangular 

 spot before the upper tooth. 



Underside dark cinereous ; the white spot of hindwings marked. Head, thorax, 

 and abdomen like wings, a mixtm-e of dark iron-grey and ferruginous. 



Expanse of wings : 16 mm. 



One cJ from the neiglibourbood of Manila (.1. Whitehead). 



