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85. Craspedosis xanthosoma sp. nov. 



Foretcings : nnicolorons dark olivo-brown, withonf. any markings. 



Iliiiihriiiiiii : similar, with indications of blackish wedge-shaped Idotehes before 

 hindmargin between the veins. 



Underside grey-black, without any brown tinge. Head, thorax, and basal 

 segment of abdomen like forewings, bnt less brown ; abdomen yellow ; legs 

 blackish. 



Expanse of wings : TO mm. 



One S from Mt. Mada, Burn, 3o00 ft., September 1898 (Dnmas) ; another 

 from Laiwni, Obi, September 1897 (Doherty). 



86. Xanthomima biquadrata sp. nov. 



Forewings : with the basal third orange, the costa and onter two-thirds 

 black ; the orange portion rectangular, its outer margin rnnning straight from 

 below one-third of costa to two-thirds of inner margin. 



Hin(hcin<i>t : with the line separating the two colours nearly straight and just 

 beyond the centre. 



Underside the same ; the black />of running up along the costa. Head and 

 collar black ; thorax and abdomen orange. 



Expanse of wings : 44 mm. 



One S from Little Kei (H. Kilhn). 



Differs from A', seminigra Warr., from Kei Toeal = Little Kei, in having the 

 edges of the orange areas straight instead of curved ; and the costa of hindwings 

 beneath wholly orange as far as the black outer half 



Subfamily ABRAXINAE. 



87. Abraxas comminuta sp. nov. 



Forewitiqs : white ; tlie markings dark leaden grey tinged with fulvous ; a 

 large dark fulvous-tinged Ijasal Idotch, its outer edge twice curved ; a blotch on 

 middle of costa connected with an oval one on discocellnlar, touching three smaller 

 and contiguous ones on veins 2, 3, 4 ; another in a line with the last three on vein 1, 

 preceded by two more on the submedian fold and inner margin ; a submarginal 

 sinuous series of spots starting from a larger costal blotch, and ending in two short 

 streaks before anal angle, which represent the usual blotch ; ai)ex, hindmargin, and 

 fringe wholly dark, with a prominence basewards in the middle. 



Himhvings : with the hindmargin and fringe dark ; a sulimarginal series of 

 spots on the veins, preceded by grey spots on inner margin and costa, which in one 

 case are connected by spots on veins. All the spots and blotches contain a fulvous 

 uncleus ; that on the cell of forewings a fulvous jiale centred annulus. 



Underside like upper. Face and palpi yellow ; head, thorax, and abdomen 

 yellow spotted with black. 



Expanse of wings : 39 mm. 



Four 6 6 from S. Flores, October 1896, dry season (Everett). 



88. Abraxas extralineata sj). nov. 



Foreu-inqs : semi-transparent dnll whitish ; costal edge and subcostal vein 

 blackish throughout, the costal blackish only beyond lirst line, which is near base, 



