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Hiixfirings : similar, Lnt withouMiasal lines. In both wings the usually paler 

 bands before and bej'ond the central fascia are eoneolorous, traversed b}' a dentate 

 darker line. 



Underside pale glossy stone-colour ; the cell-spots both large, and two series of 

 black spots be3ond them. Head, thorax, and abdomen concolorons, the latter often 

 with a strong metallic lustre : patagia and a lateral streak on first half of abdomen 

 ferruginous ; face and palpi also varied with i'errnginous ; anal tuft of <S whitish. 



Expanse of wings : 30 mm. 



Two S <S from Kalumbangra, 3 c?(?, 1 ? from Florida, Solomon Islands, 1001 

 (Meek). 



Distinguished by the long narrow wings, uniform dull tint above, and the 

 rufous patagia. These rufous scales are distinct only in fresher specimens. 



55. CoUix sticticata sp. nov. 



Foreifinqs: above much like C. stellatu Warr., but the snbmargiual line is 

 continnous, waved, not broken up into separate spots ; the edge of the basal patch 

 and those of the central fascia and the two shades on each side of the submarginal 

 line form five dark bands, in which the lines composing them are more or less lost, 

 the intervals standing out paler, with the veins spotted dark and light ; a pale dot 

 at end of each vein interrupts the dark marginal line, and is continned as a jiale 

 dash through the fringe. 



Jlindiciiigs : the same, but the pale intervals less marked. 



Underside whitish ; both wings with a basal costal black streak ; a velvety 

 black submarginal streak runs in below middle, absorbing the 4 lower spots of 

 the jiostmedian series, and is continued along the veins nearly to base : the post- 

 median spot on vein 5 becomes a narrow streak, and the costal spots form a 

 triangular blotch ; in the hindwings the outer line runs in also along vein 6, but 

 not along vein 1. Head, thorax, and abdomen mottled dark and light : ]ialpi with 

 the base of second and third segments black, their apices ochreons. 



Expanse of wings : 28 mm. 



A pair from Florida, Solomon Islands, .January, lUOl (Meek). 



Subfamily ASTHENINAE. 



Parasthena gen. nov. 



Foreicinqs : with costa straight, arched at base and liefore apex ; apex 

 minutely produced ; hindmargin sinuous, slightly indented below the apex, 

 vertical to vein 4, then oblique, the anal angle well marked ; inner margin 

 in S with a lobe near base. 



Ilindicinas : witli subcrenulate hindmargin; veins 4 and (i jiroduced into 

 more prominent teeth, with a decided sinus between them : inner margin in S 

 convolnte beneath. 



Paljii quite short ; antennae lamellate, simple in both sexes ; tongue and 

 frenulum jiresent ; hind-tibiae with 4 spurs. 



Neuratiou : forewings, cell two-tifths of wing ; discocellular oblique below ; 

 first median nervule at five-eighths, second at seven-eighths ; radials normal ; 

 7, S, 9 stalked from end of cell; 10, 11 stalked, anastomosing with 8, i) ; 

 submedian vein in 6 sinuous near base : hindwings with cell short and broad ; 



