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StiiKAMii.Y ASCOTINAE. 

 7 1 . Ectropis lignifascia ^p. nov. 



This species belongs to the group including E. hypockromaria Warr. (Nov. 

 ZooL. VI p. 3o'J), from New Guinea, E. nifihnmnea Warr. (Nov. Zool. VI p. 3.")0), 

 from N. Queensland, and E. niyrocdlatd- Warr. (Nov. Zool. VI p. 54), from Suer, 

 Mefor. It is most closel)' related to the last-mentioned species, from which it is 

 distinguished by its generally paler appearance, by the absence of the conspicuous 

 black discal spots on the upjierside, and by the jiresence of an ochreous-brown fascia 

 from inner margin lieyond the outer line running to vein 4, and below tliat vein 

 broadly suffused to the hindmargin. The underside darker, smoky brown and black; 

 the large round velvety-black cell-spots present as in nigrocellata, not preceded and 

 followed by a white patch, but having simply a slightly paler, black-speckled space 

 beyond them ; the ape.x of forewings with a sc^uare whitish-ochreous patch, also 

 black speckled. 



E.xpanse of wings : 48 mm.. 



Four 3S from Guadalcanar, Solomon Islands, Ajiril— May lltOl (Meek). 



The e.\ami)les from Ron Island, mentioned in the description of nigrocellata 

 from Mefor, belong to the present species. 



72. Ectropis sabulosa, alj. insulsa nov. 



^yings : jjale stone-colour, covered with very dense olive-ochreous freckles ; all 

 the lines and markings of E. sabtilosfi, Warr., and dcntilinca Moore present, but 

 scarcely distinguishable, excejit the outer line and the darker internal edging of the 

 submarginal, but the dark-grey marginal spots always conspicuous ; the whole 

 surface of both wings bears a powdery appearance. 



Underside of ? thickly speckled, but without markings except marginal spots 

 and a faint submarginal grey fascia, often expressed at apex only ; underside of S 

 entirely unmarked, excei)t by the marginal spots. 



Expanse of wings : cJ, 35 mm. ; ? 48 ram. 



Four ??, three SS from Guadalcanar, Solomon Islands, April — May 1901 

 (Meek). 



These came along with three examples of undoubted E. sabulosa (one ?, two 

 c?<?), of the usual ochreous tint and with the markings expressed in dark grey both 

 above and below. These are all larger than the form insulsa : the ? , 52 mm. ; the 

 cJc?, 38 and 42 mm. The sujierficial difference is very striking : insulsa seems to 

 stand in the same relation to typical siibulosa as the local ab. jiulecrosa AVarr. from 

 Kuln, India (Nov. Zool. Ill p. 4i)3), does to dentilineata Moore. 



73. Psilalcis intermedia Warr. (Nov. Zool. VI p. 55). 



The type, a 6, was (l(!scribed from Java, and expands 28 mm. ; the ? , of wliicli 

 I have lately seen an examjde from Bonthain, Gidebes, taken by Doherty in August 

 1896, expands 35 mm., but is otherwise exactly like the <J. 



In the description the cell-spot of forewings is said to be just beyond the 

 second line ; it is really before that line. 



