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EHODIA. 

 Here Rhodia iliana (ObertL.j must be reduced t(.) ;i subsjiecies only of 

 R. fugax Butl., as intermediates occur. R. thespis (Leecli), R. royi (Elwes), and 

 It. olifacea (01-iertb.) are true Salassa, so tbat the genus is comjjosed as follows : — 



1. Rhodia newara Moore. 



2. Rh. fugax Bntl. 



subsp. diium (Oliertb.). 



3. Rh. jankotvskU (Obertb.). 



4. Rh. dacidi (Oberth.). 



LOEPA. 



Here L. sikkima Moore is merel}- an aberration of L. katinka (Westw.), and 

 must sink as a synonym, as in the same liatch of eggs si3ecimens hatch out of every 

 shade. Saturnia obertkiiri Leech is a true Loepa ; its/emale is described under the 

 name of Loepa doc/nini in the Report of the Chambre de Commerce de Lyon (1894). 

 The genus is as follows :— 



L Loepa katinha (Westw.). 



2. L. miranda Moore. 



3. L. oberthiiri (Leech). 



SALASSA. 



Here S. thrspis (Leech), oUvacea (Oberth.), and roi/i (Elwes), which Mr. Kirby, 

 for some quite mysterious reason, placed in the genus Rhodia, all belong to this 

 genus. S. megastica Swinh. is only a variety of S. thespis (Leech), so the genus 

 works out as follows : — 



1. Salassa lola (Westw.). 



2. iS. thespis (Leech). 



ab. megastica Swinh. 



3. »S'. oUcacea (Oberth.). 



4. S. rogi (Elwes). 



GYNANISA. 



In this genus G. /sis (Westw.) is to my mind only a colour aberration of 

 G. maia (King). 



I possess a female of Ognanisa cthra Westw. from Manfe, W. Africa, so at 

 length the locality of this fine species is cleared up. 



I have one new species to describe : — 



Gynanisa westwoodi sp. nov. 



Difl'ers from G. maia (King) by its extremely falcated fore wings and dingy 

 colour. 



Forewi/tgs much narrowed towards the apex and strongly curved or sickle 

 shaped, brownish buff powdered with black and grey scales on the basal half; tlie 

 transverse line nearest the base is elbowed, but not zigzag as in maia (King). 

 Ocellus diamond-shaped, thus A, with a small vitreous dot near the apex, while in 

 ?iinia (Klug) the ocellus is ovate and with a large vitreous centre. The second 

 transverse black band crossing the forewings is contiguous to the ocellus and cpiite 

 straight, while in maia (Klug) it is zigzag and well away and separate from the 

 ocellus. The third transverse band is reduced to an almost obliterated hairlike 



