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43. Contheyla birthama spec. nov. 



? . Head, thorax, and abdomen reddish brown. 



Primary with the basal third in a decreasing line np to the apex, and the 

 terminal area reddish brown, the former being margined by a straight very 

 oblique dark line into the apex, and the latter by a waved dark line to near 

 the tornns, the area between these two lines being much paler, and slightly 

 ochreons, with a rnst-red spot at the lower angle of the cell. Secondary 

 uniform pale pinkish 1)rown. 



Expanse : 34 mm. 



Ilab. Ekeikei, January and February. 



The type is in my collection. 



44. Narosa aroa spec. nov. 



(?. Head and thorax reddish yellow ; abdomen greyish, with a reddish anal tnft. 



Primary reddish ochre, with the medial area having more and pinker 

 scales than the rest of the wing. Secondary pale ochreons grey. The wings 

 are but thinly clothed with scales, which easily 'rub off, leaving them quite 

 diaphanous in places. 



? . Similar to the male, but greyer, and without the pinkish medial area, 

 and with an obscure fine dark postmedial line. 



Expanse: i 18, ? 23 mm. 



The type is in the Tring Museum from the Aroa River, March. 



Dinawa gen. nov. 



Antennae bipectinated for the basal half ; palpi small, deflexed iu male, 

 porrect in female ; legs densely haired. 



Primary, veins 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked, Costa somewhat excavated. Secondary, 

 veins 6, 7 stalked. 



Type : D. rufa. 



45. Dinawa rufa spec nov. (PI. V. f. 32). 



$. Head reddish orange, frons pale reddish brown, palpi dark reddish 

 brown, slightly deflexed ; thorax and abdomen pale reddish brown, the latter 

 with a red dorsal tuft by the thorax ; legs densely hairy and reddish ; all the 

 tarsi ringed with pale ochreons at the joints. 



Primary pale reddish brown, with a darkish grey curved stripe edged on 

 the exterior with pinkish white, extending from the apex to vein 1 near the 

 base ; the posterior margin near the apex is dusted with dark grey scales. 

 Fringes reddish brown edged with white. Secondary very pale pinkish. 



Ex])anse : 2y mm. 



Hab. Dinawa, July and September. 



40. Dinawa nigricans spec. nov. (PI. V. f 11). 



cJ. Head, tliorax, abdomen sooty brown, tinged with purplish— head ]i:iler 

 than the rest ; pali)i jmrplish tipjied with blackish ; antennae bipectinated to 

 the tip ; legs thickly clothed with jjurjilish hair ; tarsi paler, almost bare. 



