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62. Problepsiodes argentisquama sp. uov. 



Forewinf/s : white; the costa ochreons-grey for two-thirds from base, the costal 

 edge blackish ; a large fig-.shai)e(l discal patch, ochreons-fulvous externally, mixed 

 with grey and blackish internally, traversed near its edge by a line of metallic 

 silvery scales ; the discocellular in the centre followed by a straight line of similar 

 scales toothed along the veins ; a patcli of silvery scales at base beneath the median 

 vein ; postmedian line ochreous, followed by a curved series of grey lunules and 

 another finer ochreons-grey line before the margin ; fringe white, with a faint grey 

 median line. 



HitKhciiKjx : with an oval ochreous-fulvons discal patch reaching from vein 6 

 to the submedian fold, its edges traversed by a line of silvery scales not connected 

 above ; a dark 2)atch below it on inner margin; patches of silvery scales along veins 

 1, 2, and 3 ; outer lines as in fore wing ; a fine ochreous marginal line, bent at ends 

 of veins 4 and 6. 



Underside with the discal markings, a postmedian diffuse shade, and the costa 

 of forewings smoky grey. Head blackish, thorax and abdomen white. 



Expanse of wings : 30 mm. 



One (J from Fenang, January — April 1808 (Curtis). 



03. Ptochophyle laeta sp. nov. 



Foreic/iiffs : yellow, thickly dusted with reddish, and along the costa with 

 fuscous strigae; the costal area grey-tinged ; basal line hardly marked; central line 

 blurred, greyish, slightly outcurved round the dark cell-sirot ; outer line reddish 

 fuscous, parallel to hindmargin, thickened beyond cell and on submedian fold, and 

 there joined by a dark cloud to hindmargin: a row of reddish marginal spots between 

 the veins ; fringe yellow with minute red dots beyond veins. 



Hindwiiigs : with a round snow-white cell-sjiot on a blurred grey central line ; 

 outer line curved ; a large dark reddish fuscous blotch at anal angle. 



Underside dull yellowish, with the lines and markings rosy. Palpi reddish ; 

 face brownish red; head, thorax, and alxlomen yellowish. 



Expanse of wings : 22 mm. 



One S from Tambora, Kambava, low country, April, May 1>'.(6 (Doherty). 



Also from Dougala, south of Palos Bay, Celebes, 



'i4. Ptychopoda sublactifera sji. nov. 



Foreicings : pale olive-oehreous : first and second lines very fine, at one-third 

 and two-tliirds, parallel to hindmargin and slightly crenulate, starting from black 

 costal dots; a fsiint submarginal and subterminal shade ; cell-spot and marginal spots 

 minute, black. 



Hindwinys : without first line. 



Underside without lines ; the hiudwiugs of the cJ clothed with rather coarse 

 flaky white scales. Head, thorax, and abdomen concolorous ; face and palpi dark 

 brown. 



Expanse of wings : 17 mm. 



Seven S 6, two ? ?, from Kossel Island, February, JIarch l8i)8 (Meek). 



Closely resembling J', actiosaria Wlk. 



