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smaller, ultimate marks slender, fasciate. Cilia (imperfect) white 

 mixed with black. 



Hindwing whitish, becoming suffused with grey from beyond base 

 to apex, this suffusion groA\ing darker posteriorly. Cilia concolorous, 

 from base of dorsum toward apex gradually turning from white to 

 rather dark grey. 



Female genitaUa: Lobi anales moderate, curved lengthwise, to- 

 gether forming a hollow cyhnder. Eighth sternite moderately 

 sclerotized, sides emarginate. Edge of 7th sternite strongly sclero- 

 tized, narrow, attenuated mesiad. Sterigma proper (or rather, 

 ostium), elevated, rhomboidal, collar-hke, top pointed. Ductus 

 bursae strongly coiled. Bursa copulatrix without signum. 



Material examined: Oriental Negros, Dumaguete, 390 m, 24. VII. 

 1958 (H.E. Milliron), 1 9, holotype, genit. slide 5248, "near jungle 

 ravine" (BMH). Mindanao, Davao Prov., east slope of Mt. Mc- 

 Kinley, 3000 ft., forest, 21 and 28.VIII.1946 (CNHM PhHippine 

 Exped. 1946-47, H. Hoogstraal), 2 9, paratypes, genit. slide 5736. 



The differences with the nominate form are the simple, elongate 

 median spot of the upper discal series, which in E. c. crocosoma is 

 longer, oblique and hooked at the end; a simple, instead of a double 

 spot above 1/4 of dorsum; larger subapical costal spot, which in 

 E. c. crocosoma (fig. 752) is slightly subcostal; this spot is confluent 

 with the ninth marginal dot in E. c. resignata, separate from it in 

 the nominate form. 



The female genitalia are very similar to those of the nominate 

 form, except for the surprising absence of a signum in resignata 

 which is well developed in crocosoma. 



The specimen of E. c. crocosoma Meyrick, used for comparison is 

 from India, Darjeeling, (F. Moller), with the name label, "Cerato- 

 physetes crocosoma (Meyr.) 9, det. K. Sattler." Dr. Sattler told 

 me that he has now abandoned the last mentioned generic name in 

 favor of Ethmia. 



Ethmia reposita, new species 



Figures 407-408, 755 



Female, 25 mm. Head black, sides above whitish. Antenna 

 whitish grey. Palpus glossy grey, upper edge black throughout. 

 Thorax black with anthracite gloss, collar whitish in certain lights, 

 tegula whitish with a black tip, metathorax white. Abdomen whitish 

 ochreous, very pale, venter pale ochreous. 



Forewing suboval, moderately broad, costa gently curved at base 

 and in middle, more curved toward apex, apex tolerably pointed, 

 termen gently sinuate, oblique. Glossy grey, with a faintest purplish 



