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strongly angled iu the cell ; the fourth aud fifth at even distances beyond, thejfourth 

 forming a narrow oblique and straight band, the fifth curved parallel to hindmargin, 

 both marked with small round black dots between the veins ; apex freckled with 

 white ; a small blackish cell-spot; fringe glossy, pale, with a dark dividing line, 

 and neatly chequered with dark grey beyond the veins in the <? ; wholly fawn-coloured 

 in the ? . 



Hindwings : with traces of dark median, postmedian, and submarginal bauds ; 

 the first forming a large dark spot at end of cell, with some small hyaline spots 

 before and behind it. 



Underside darker, brownish grey, with the markings more distinct: thos(^ of 

 the hindwings black. Head, thorax, and abdomen fawn-colour ; underside of 

 abdomen and legs whitish. 



Expanse of wings : <?, 32 mm. ; ? , 28 mm. 



A pair from Bali, Blarch and April 1896 (W. Dolierty). 



A very distinct species. Forewiugs with apex slightly produced ; hindmargin 

 bowed in middle, oblique below and incurved before anal angle, which is slightly lobed. 

 Hindwings with apex produced ; inner margin very short ; hindmargin truncate 

 and excised from anal angle to vein 1, and excised lietween 1 and 2, 2 and .3. Tlie 

 palpi long, oliliquely porrect upwards ; third joint quite as long as second. Abdomen 

 of d very long, of ? short and stumjiy. 



5. Banisia mediostrigata sp. nov. 



Fo/rw/ni/s : pale ochraceous, with darker ochraceous or pale brown strignlations 

 and reticulations ; six pairs may be counted on the costa, with the ground-colour 

 between them slightly deeper, oblique at first, then vertical ; the limiting lines of 

 the outer three pairs becoming much more irregular and distorted ; between each 

 pair and also along the centre of each there are visible finer vermicular lines and 

 streaks ; fringe concolorous, with a fine darker basal line. The median vein and 

 second median nervnle are thickened and slightly raised, edged towards the inner 

 margin by a darker streak, the area above remaining of the paler ground-colour. 



Hindwings : similar, the disc beyond the middle slightly paler. 



Underside the same. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark ochraceous or pale 

 brownish ; the metathorax and basal segments of abdomen somewhat paler. 



Expanse of wings : 6 , M mm. ; ? , 40 mm. 



A pair from the Khasias, August 1896. 



6. Banisia ordinaria Warr., Ann. Mug. N. H. (7). II. p. 226 (1S96). 



I find that this species is subject to very considerable variation, both iu size 

 and markings. The type, a ? , from Mackay, Queensland, is 34 mm., but of six 

 examples from Geraldton, near Cairns, also hi Queensland, four ? ? expand only 

 27 mm., while the other two 6S are only 24 mm. The J resembles JJ. tctragoimta 

 Wlk. in having small hyaline spaces beneath vein 2 on each side of the inner arm 

 of the outer fascia, and is besides paler in coloration than the ? . 



In one form of aberration occurring in both sexes, for which I propose the name 



all. nigristriata, 

 the outer donble line from costa lieiore apex to miildle of hindmargin iu the 



