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inner margin close to base; second line from coshi at two-thirds, olili(inc ontward to 

 vein 5, where it is strongly angled, thou curved inward to middle of inner margin 

 and forming a blunt tooth outward on vein 2 ; this line forms a small outward tooth 

 on eacli vein ; sulimarginal line pale, strongly dentate, edged internally with black 

 at costa, in middle, and above anal angle, also edged outwardly with black in middle 

 and altove anal angle ; discal mark oval, black-edged; a tine black median line starts 

 from a black costal spot touching the discal mark, forms two teeth outwards lieyoud 

 the mark, then runs basewards and touches the first line on median vein, forms a 

 horizontal looj) and three teeth below it, reaching inner margin close to outer line; 

 a row of large black marginal s])ots between the veins; from the base of the discal 

 mark a black line runs outward to the inner edge of the snbmarginal line at the 

 middle ; fringe pale grey. 



//iiit/irini/fi : with black basal line, and straight black line shortly beyond, not 

 reaching costa ; a blaclv-edged large discal annulns ; curved and dentate black 

 central line ; submargiual line pale, edged inwardly with black, the black from inner 

 margin to the angle on the radial being thick and straight. 



Underside pale yellowish ochreous, with the cell-spots and lines black. Head, 

 thorax, and abdomen concolorous with wings. 



Expanse of wings : 46 mm. 



One d from Upoto, R. Congo (Oram). 



142. Alcis faustinata sp. nov. 



Forciciiuis  greyish white, dusted witli dark grey and ochreous ; the lines dark 

 grey, starting from dark costal spots; first at one-fourth of costa, curved, to inner 

 margin near base ; second in the middle, bent outwards beyond cell round the 

 blackish cell-spot, then oblique to middle of inner margin ; third at two-tliirds, 

 sinuous, and marked chiefly by dark dashes on veins, and followed by a fuscous 

 shade ; submarginal ])ale, indistinct, with irregular dark clouds on either side ; 

 marginal spots dark grey; fringe pale grey, mottled with dark liasal patches. 



Hindwings : the same, without first line ; the cell-spot heyond the median 

 line. 



Underside greyish ochreons, dusted and suirnsed with fuscous ; cell-sj)ots and 

 middle and outer lines blackish. Face and palpi black and wlritish : thorax and 

 abdomen concolorous with wings. 



Expanse of wings : 40 mm. 



One i from West China. 



143. Calichodes foveata sp. nov. 



Forewinqs : white, sj)eckled with olive-grey; the lines dark olive-grey: first 

 obscure, at one-fourth ; second in middle, difi'use and darker, strongly curved round 

 the cell-spot ; third at three-fourths, twice sinuatcd ; submarginal waved, formed of 

 olive-grey lunnles ; connected with outer line below middle, and with hiudmargin 

 above the middle by a dark shade ; a row of dark marginal dashes ; fringe whitish, 

 (•hei|ner('d with grey. 



Ili)i<hruujs : with tlic lines darker and thicker. 



Underside dull grey. Heax;l, thorax, and abdonun whitish; face with two black 

 dots, forming a bar, in the middle. 



Expanse of wings : 20 mm. 



