HV K. MKVlflCK. 269 



leaden stria floublcd on lower portion; central fascia indicated 

 hv irregular blackish longitudinal markings edged posteriorly by 

 a curved series of oval leadeu-nietallic spots, one above middle 

 produced antei'iorly into an elongate streak and edged with 

 yellowish; four elongate blackish marks on costa posteriorly, last 

 apical; an obli(jue leaden-metallic striga towards apex, and an 

 irregular blackish streak beneath this; a series of four subcon- 

 fluent leadon-metallic spots before lower portion of tei'men : cilia 

 pale pinkish-grey, with several darker leaden-grey bars, tips 

 whitish. Hindwings in ^ very narrow, dorsal area separated to 

 form a long pointed and thickened scaled lobe from base, with 

 some long basal hairs and clothed with hairs beneath, tornal 

 angle of remainder produced into a strong rounded-obtuse pro- 

 minence with a strong indentation before it and a deep excavation 

 beyond it, in ^ wing smaller than usual, nari'ower than forewings; 

 dark grey, towards base thinly scaled and in (J subhyaline; cilia 

 whitish, with grey basal line. 



New Guinea : Woodlark I., 8udest I. (Meek); six specimens. 



383. A, erotias Meyr. 



{Plati/peplus erotias Meyr., Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1905 

 585). 



(J^. 13-lG nnn. Forewings rather short-triangular, brown 

 suffused with rosy-crimson especially on margins, strigulated with 

 dark fuscous and strewn with spots of raised leaden scales; a 

 small wliitish-ochreous discal spot at |. Hindwings dark fuscous, 

 in (J with subdorsal groove and cui'led tornal cilia. 



Nkw Guinea : Kei Is. — Timor: Dilli (Doherty); in February 

 and May. Also occurs in India and Ceylon. 



381. A. inodes, n.sp. 



$. 18 mm. Head and thorax reddish-brown irregularly mixed 

 with ochreous-whitish. Palpi subasoending, ochreous-whitish, 

 spotted with reddish brown and blackish. Foiewings broad, 



