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(in paratype subqiiadrate), third semicircular, just beyond middle; 

 three posterior spots smaller, irregularly rounded; an erected-rec- 

 tangular spot in apex and along upper part of termen, leaving a very 

 narrow mark in its middle on wing edge; a longitudinal series of 

 five spots above middle of disc, first small, at 1/4, second large, sub- 

 quadrate, in cell; third oblique, in end of cell, extending over upper 

 angle, constricted above middle; fourth large, sub triangular, beyond 

 cell; fifth smaller, rounded, halfway between preceding and apical 

 spot; a second longitudinal series of four spots below cell, first beyond 

 base, all rounded, except posterior which is largest, irregularly tri- 

 angular and obliquely transverse, above dorsum before tornus; a 

 small dot above and beyond preceding; a series of three spots along 

 anterior half of dorsum, first of these elongate, submarginal, from 

 base, other rounded; an elongate spot along termen below middle, 

 a small round terminal dot above this, a larger round dot in tornus. 

 Cilia pale yellowish green, a small black bar above apex. 



Hindwing greyish fuscous with a faint bronze gloss. Cilia con- 

 colorous, with a pale basal and a darker subbasal line. 



Female genitalia: Sterigma formed by a broadly emarginate 

 posterior edge of the seventh sternite, containing a weak subtriangular 

 sclerite with wrinlded lower edges with rows of small bristles, and a 

 round central prominence, being an aciculate lamella postvaginalis. 

 Apophyses slender and rather short, darkly sclerotized, anapophyses 

 abruptly dilated into subquadrate basal plates. Ductus bursae 

 sclerotized, forming a tubular cestum. Signa, two small thorns 

 on globular bases. 



Material examined: Mindanao, Davao Prov., east slope of Mt. 

 McKinley, 7000 ft., mossy stunted forest, at light, 19.IX.1946 (CNHM 

 Philippine Zool. Exped. 1946-47, H. Hoogstraal and D. Heyneman). 

 1 9, holotype, genit. slide 5725; 1 9, paratype (CNHM). 



An elegant, very large, and distinct species. 



Peridaedala stenoglypha, new species 



Figures 119-120, 548 



Female, 22 mm. Head pale milky green, orbits more or less black, 

 antenna blackish, scape pale green. Palpus pale milky green, basal 

 segment and basal half of median segment black. Thorax pale 

 milky green, shoulder with a black spot. Abdomen pale ochreous. 



Forewing oblong-suboval, dUated, costa gently curved, apex obtuse, 

 termen gently concave above, rounded below, moderately oblique. 

 Pale milky green, markings black, narrowly edged with whitish. 

 Costal edge between markings narrowly white; a pair of moderate 

 transverse marks on base of costa, interconnected below costa by 

 a subcostal streak; six rather slender, triangular or wedge-shaped 



