272 NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXVI. Ill HI. 



a slight black spot at upper angle of cell ; a narrow black terminal band, 

 expanding at apex and into slight triangular marks at veins 2 and 1. 



Hab. Pondoland, Nggeleni (Swinny), 1 ^ type. Exp. 32 mill. Nearest to- 

 2\ . lateralis Jord. 



Pycnoctena melaenella n. sp. 



Antennae of male bipectinate with long branches somewhat dilated at 

 extremity. 



cJ. Head, thorax, and abdomen black. Forewing black, the cell except 

 towards base, a fascia below it, and the interspaces beyond the cell semihyaline. 

 Hindwing semihyaline, sparsely clothed with fuscous scales, the veins and ciUa 

 black. 



Hah. Brazil, ^linas Geraes, 1 o type. Exp. 16 mill. 



Phacusa chalcobasis n. sp. 



$. Head, thorax, and abdomen black, the tegulae golden cupreous, the meta- 

 tliorax irrorated with golden cupreous scales, the abdomen tinged with blue-green 

 and with golden cupreous segmental bands, except at extremity ; frons pale 

 rufous ; proboscis whitish rufous ; pectus, with golden cupreous patches below 

 the wings. Forewing black glossed with greenish blue ; a golden-cupreous patch 

 at base, except at inner margin ; a short hyaUne streak above middle of cell, 

 fasciae above and below discal fold in the cell towards its extremity, fasciae 

 on medial area above and below submedian fold, the lower extending to towards 

 termen, and elliptical spots beyond the cell above and below vein 4. Hindwing 

 black with a slight purple gloss ; a large hyaline patch on inner area from near 

 base to near tornus, a spot beyond the ceU above vein 3 and slight spot above 

 vein 4. 



Hab. Sumatra, 1 ^ type. Exp. 38 mill. 



Phacusa manilensis n. sp. 



$. Head, thorax, and abdomen fuscous black, the last dorsally suti'used 

 with blue ; antennae with a slight bluish gloss ; proboscis whitish. Forewing 

 fuscous black ; a short hyaline streak above middle of cell, a wedge-shaped 

 patch in the cell towards its extremity, with elongate marks below it above and 

 below submedian fold, and elongate spots beyond the cell above veins 6, 4, 3. 

 Hindwing fuscous black ; hyaline marks on medial area in the interspaces below 

 the cell, extending above inner margin to near tornus, a spot beyond the cell 

 al)ove vein 3 and slight spot above vein 4. 



Hab. Philippines, Luzon, Alanila, 1 $ type. Exp. 34 mill. 



Phacusa nicobarica n. sp. 



Forewing with veins 5, 6 stalked ; 7, 8 stalked or coincident, arising from 10. 

 Head, thorax, and abdomen black glossed with metallic blue-green ; antennae 

 slightly glossed with blue-green ; proboscis pale. Forewing black suffused with 

 metallic blue-green ; a short hyaUne streak above middle of cell, a wedge-shaped 

 patch in end of cell bisected by the discal fold, fasciae on medial area below 

 the cell above and below the submedian fold, the lower extending to towards 



