106 NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXV. 1918. 



874a. Paradoxosia rufipex n. sp. 



<?. Head, tegulae, and prothorax fulvous red, the rest of thorax and abdomen 

 red-brown ; antennae whitish tinged with brown and with fulvous towards base ; 

 palpi, pectus, and ventral surface of abdomen orange-yellow ; legs whitish 

 suffused with brown. Forewirg grej'-brown with a slight reddish tinge ; a small 

 round black discoidal spot. Hindwing grey-brown, the apical area fulvous to 

 vein 3. Underside of forewing grey-brown, the inner area whitish ; hindwing 

 whitish, the costal area tinged with rufous. 



Hah. Uganda, S. E. Buddu, Tero Forest (Neave), 1 3 type. Ex-p. 28 mill. 



9006. Asura metahyala n. sp. 



S. Head and thorax orange, the vertex of head with black spot, the shoul- 

 ders, patagia, and prothorax with pau'ed spots, the metathorax with black patch ; 

 antennae black, except the shaft above towards base ; abdomen black, the sides 

 and ventral surface orange with sublateral series of small black spots ; forelegs 

 and the mid and hind tibiae towards extremities black. Forewing orange ; 

 the costa black to the antemedial line before which it expands into a small spot ; 

 a small spot in the cell near base and larger subbasal spot below the cell ; ante- 

 medial line black, angled outwards below costa, then inwardly oblique and 

 slightly sinuous ; medial line black, incurved to submedian fold where it is angled 

 outwards to the postmedial line, then strongly incurved, confluent with the ante- 

 medial line in the cell and at vein 1 ; a black discoidal spot confluent with the 

 postmedial line which arises at co.sta from the medial hne, then excurved, angled 

 inwards at submedian fold to the medial line, then bent outwards to tornus, 

 emitting an oblique bar to costa before apex and bars to termen at veins 6 and 

 4 ; the costa from the medial line, termen, and cilia black. Hindwing hyahr.e, 

 the costa and inner margin tinged with orange except at termen, which is 

 suffused with black, expanding at apex and on inner area to near middle. 



?. Abdomen orange with some black on dorsum except towards base ; fore- 

 wing with the postmedial line slightly angled outwards at vein 6 and more 

 strongly at vein 4 ; hindwing tinged with orange. 



Hah. Philippines, Luzon, Los Baiios (Baker), 1 cJ, 1 ? type. Exf. S 18, ? 

 22 mill. 



992a. Asura melanapyga n. sp. 



(J. Head and thorax orange-yellow ; abdomen paler orange-yellow, the 

 anal tuft black ; palpi blackish ; fore femora at extremities, tibiae and tarsi 

 black, the mid and hind tarsi at extremities black. Forewing orange-yellow, 

 the costal edge black towards base. Hindwing pale orange-yellow, rather thinly 

 scaled. Underside of forewing suffused with fuscous except the marginal areas. 



?. Palpi, legs, and anal tuft without black ; forewing without black on base 

 of costa or fuscous on underside. 



Hah. Formosa, Kanshirei (Wileman), 1 <?, 1 ? type. Exp. S 24, $ 26 mill. 



1040a. Miltochrista cruenia n. sp. 



o. Head and thorax scarlet with a yellowish tinge ; palpi, pectus, legs, and 

 abdomen crimson. Forewing yellow-buff; a strongly excurved scarlet lino 

 from base of costa to submedian fold and a fascia on base of inner margin ; 



