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NOCTUIDAE. 



Eucocytia gen. nov. 



(? ?. Palpns hardly reaching frons in cJ, a littlu longer in ? than in <J, slightly 

 jiorroct, third segment minnte, second shorter than first. Eye hairy. Antenna 

 clnlilicd, a little compressed, the same in both sexes, clnli a little wider in c? than 

 in ? , slightly thinning at apex, which is obtuse ; scaly area of antenna restricted to 

 a narrow stripe, scaling smooth , non-scaled surface denscl}' covered with minnte 

 hairs, some verj" short sensor}' liristles at apex of each segment. Hindtiliia some- 

 what incrassate ; tibial spurs short, being about as long as the tibia is broad, 

 external spur a little longer than inner ; two pairs to hindtibia. 



Ncuration : forewing with areole, SC free, SC- and 8C''' from areolo, S(_'^ and 

 SC stalked together, R' from upper angle of cell, 11- and 11^ close together, from 

 lower angle, M' a little before angle ; hindwing, cell about two-thirds the length of 

 wing, SC^ and R' from upper angle, R', M' and M- from lower angle, close together, 

 but separate, M- from three-iifths of cell. 



Type : £. meeki spec. nov. 



37. Eiicocytia meeki spec. nov. 



(??. Head and underside of thorax woolly, black, the wool on motanotum, 

 abdomen, and legs also black, smooth scaling of abdomen and legs metallic glossy 

 blue, purplish ; pro- and mesonotum, except base of femur, carmine ; claspers of cj 

 also carmine. 



Wings, tipperside. Forewing : distal margin convex before middle, costal 



margin convex at base, then slightly concave to near apex ; black-lilue, a broad 

 metallic blue band at base, a broad metallic golden green band from costa to near 

 hinder margin, narrowing behind, pmduced distad upon the veins, its inner edge 



slightly curved, crossing M between M' and M-, or at base ofM'. Hindwing 



somewhat shorter in c? than in ? , rounded at apex ; slightly emarginate before anal 

 angle, Idaclc-blue, metallic greenish blue distally. 



Uiidersidi' metallic greenish lilue, purple at hinder margin of forewing, a broad 

 central stripe on both wings of S black from near base to near distal margin, the 

 scales being snberect and directed forward. 



Length of forewing : t?, 2.") mm. ; 5,30 mm. 



One pair. The ? was obtained during the first expedition to Owgarra. 



38. Buzara calodesma spec. uov. 



c? ? . Sexes similar; body and legs lilack, rather sliglitly metallic blue, 



somewhat woolly, robust. -Wings, aborc, black, slightly bluish on hairy basal 



abdominal area of hindwing. Forewing with a baud extending from base along 



costal margin to near apex of cell, and then turning backwards in an even curve 

 ending at hinder margin close to angle, costal portion of band red, rest yellow, 



the band on the whole very little wider in ? than in <S ; tip of wing yellow. 



Hindwing not abbreviated in S , in both sexes with yellow fringe from middle of 

 costal margin close to anal angle, apex and distal margin evenly rouudcd ; R- very 

 close to R'. 



On underside the yellow portion of the band of the forewing wider than above. 



Length : c??, 27 to 31 mm. 



A long series. 



