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77. Phrissosceles argyromma ;il>. heterospila ali. nov. 



The type of P. nrgyromma described b_v mo in Nov. Zool. III. p. 114, was a <J 

 from the Kha-sias. A pair from Penang now before me must be referred here. Of 

 these the ? agrees precisely with the Khasia insect ; the $, instead of having the 

 silvery white black-edged cell-spot of hindwings, has a ronnd black one witli small 

 pale centre. For this aberration 1 propose the above name. The Penang insects 

 expand only 38 mm., as against 4i) mm. in the Kliasia ('xani])]e. 



Phyletis silonaria Gnen., I'lud. 11. p. IG'.i. 



Under Phjletis Gnen(^e described three species — pelloniaria, silonaria, and 

 mennaria. Of these the iirst and last are from India, the second from Africa. The 

 Indian species, along with those of Pellonia Dup., have been referred together to 

 Rhoilostroplna Hiib., the forewings of which have a double areola, and the hind 

 tibiae one of the middle spurs missing. Now of Phyletis Guen^e says " areole 

 simple.''^ It is possible that the minuteness of the second areole in pellomaria and 

 meonaria escaped him ; but in silonaria the areole is simple. The ciliations of the 

 3 antennae are mnch shorter, and the hind tibiae entirely spurless. It seems 

 therefore only reasonable to retain his genns Phyletis for this species. 



78. Pisoraca punctata sj). nov. 



Forewings : jiale ochreons, slightly dusted with fuscous ; the lines fuscous, all 

 marked more strongly on the veins ; a blackish subcostal dot near base ; first line 

 curved, at one-third, approaching base on inner margin ; outer line at five-sixths, 

 curved outwards to vein G, and running obli(jnely inwards from vein 4 to inner 

 margin, between 4 and (i forming a deep angle basewards, tlie dot at the angle on 

 vein .5 larger than the rest ; an obscure shade beyond the middle ; cell-dot small, 

 black ; a row of distinct black marginal dots ; fringe concolorons. 



Hindwings : similar, but the discal mark is a long oval, with dark edges, lying 

 on the central shade ; inner and onter lines thickened towards and forming dark 

 spots on the inner margin. 



Underside pale ochreous. Palpi and upper part of face dull rosy; face, fillet, 

 and antennae white ; vertex, thorax, and abdomen ochreous. 



Expanse of wings : 20 mm. 



One S from Cedar Bay, near Cooktown, Queensland. 



79. Problepsis craspediata sp. nov. 



Forewings : bone-colour, sparsel)' dustfd with black atoms ; costa becoming 

 grey towards apex ; the lines greyish ochreous, indistinct ; first line and median 

 line only jilain on inner margin, the latter curved ronnd cell ; outer line at tive- 

 sixths, distinct, dentate on the veins ; subniarginal line interrupted ; a fine black 

 marginal line, with small round black dots on it between the veins ; fringe white ; 

 no cell-spot, but an aggregation of black scales on the median line beyond cell. 



Iliridicings: similar, with no basal line: a linear black cell-mark; two grey 

 snbinarginal lines. 



Underside wholly white ; the costa of forewings grey. Palpi externally dark 

 fuscous ; head, thorax, and abdomen white ; antennal pectinations ferruginous. 



