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Ilab. Kapaur, Dutch .S.W. New Guirieu, January 1897 (W. Dolierty); 1? at 

 low altitude. 



This species does not fit in any of the genera of Cluilrosiidue hitherto erected. 

 The scales of the wing are very long compared with those of other Chalcosiids, tliose 

 of the prothorax and patagia are hairlike. In nenration the insect agrees best with 

 Pompelon, veins 2 to being free, 7 being stalked |^with S and 9, and 1 1 anasto- 

 mosing shortly with 12; the veins 2 to 7 of the hindwing originate from llie cell. 

 The branches of the joints of the antennae become gradually, bat considerably, 

 shorter towards the apex. 



AGAKISTIDAE. 

 7. Episteme siimbana sp. nov. 



S. (!losely resembling E. uduUdrix from Nortli India. Forewing narrower, 

 median band broadest at the snbmedian uervure; series of white spots in outer half 

 of wing situated closer to the cell than in adulatrix, the three anterior spots of this 

 row elongate, twice as long as in adulatrix. Hindwing above with a row of six 

 white spots, of which the third and fourth are situate 1 mm. from the apex of 

 the cell; two small orpiment-orange spots near anal angle. 



Underside : as above, the white spots in outer half of wings larger. 



Head, palpi, and ])rothorax as in adulatrix; patagia as in nigripennis from 

 Ceylon; abdominal segments 5, 6, and 7 with orpiment-orange scales beneath and on 

 the sides. 



Hub. Sumba, December 1896 (A. Everett); \<S. 



The occurrence of this insect on the island of Sumba is very remarkable, as 

 hitherto no representative of E. adulatrix has been found in the ]\Ialayan Subregion, 

 the various forms of adulatrix being restricted to Continental India and Ceylon. 



8. Mimeusemia lombokensis sj). nov. (PL VII. fig. 7). 



(S. Upperside : forewing black, with some dispersed yellowish scales; a 

 triangular mark at base of cell, a transverse bar be3'ond middle of cell, and a 

 straight, anteriorly narrowed, band beyond apex of cell, extending from areole to 

 vein 2, measuring 21 mm. in width at vein 3, cream-yellow: two basal sjwts before 

 costal nervure, a spot in middle of cell, a line upon the discucellulars, and two trans- 

 verse lines behind cell, metallic blue ; fringe at apex of wing white. Hindwing 

 bright cadmium-yellow, costal and outer region black: this black border fills the 

 costal and subcostal interspaces, and measures 5 mm. at vein 6, 3A mm. at vein 2; 

 base of wing dusted over with black scales ; fringe at apex of wing white. 



Underside : forewing nearly as above ; the creamy markings a little more 

 extended and paler. Hindwing with the yellow area not dusted over with black at 

 the base; costal black l)order narrow at base, then dilated so as to touch the anterior 

 angle of the cell, and again sinuate. 



First joint of palpi cream-colour; second black, sides cream-colour; third black, 

 with very few creamy scales. Head black, cream-colour at the sides and behind the 

 eyes. Thorax covered witli a mixture of olive-yellow and black, hairlike, scales. 

 Abdomen bright cadininni-yellow, middle of basal segments metallic black. 

 Underside cadmium-yellow, abdomen brighter; tarsi black above, with the tips of 

 the joints white. 



