73 [September, 



by tlie black line, excepting towards costa; the central oblique black streak and the 

 bliick border of the postmcdian white band strongly wared ; the broad dark brown 

 discal band boldly arched so as to form two semicircular patches across each wing, 

 edged externally and irroratcd internally with dead gold ; submarginal line widened, 

 irregular, but not zigzag ; a patch of rosy hair-scales on abdominal margin ; fringe 

 of secondaries sordid except at apex. Abdomen above rosy, with sub-triangular basal 

 brown patch and lateral segmental blackish spots ; wings below smoky-brown ; a 

 large, rounded, discoecllidar spot on each wing, bounded externally by a white 

 nebulous patch, interrupted (indistinctly on primaries, but distinctly on secondaries) 

 by the brown nervures, and an angulated transverse band ; two waved discal bars ; 

 fringe cream-colour ; edge of outer margin undulated ; primaries with a broad, interno- 

 basal, rosy-flushed, cream-coloured patch ; secondaries with a broad, pyriform, rosy 

 patch on the abdominal margin ; body below grey-brown. Expanse 2" 11'". 



Moreton Bay (Strange). B. M. 



AVe have one example of this species in the colleetion, but 

 Mr. Walker informs me that there is a second in that of Mr. Chapman, 

 of Glasgow : Mr. Walker originally described it briefly as the female 

 of C. orhigera, but after seeing this second example, he was satisfied 

 that it was a different species. I have not the slightest doubt that 

 the two insects are abundantly distinct. 

 British Museum : June, 1874. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF THREE NEW SPECIES OF EROTTLID^. 

 BY GEORGE LEWIS. 



1. Ctrtotrtplax Niponensis. Ovata, nigra, nitida. Capite 

 thoraceqice paj'ce ininctatis, ehjtris punctnto-striatis, interstitiis evidenter 

 sod parce punetatis. Scutello suhlcevi. Suhtus vix punctata. Palpis 

 niqro-piceis, coxis antcriorihiis rufo-piceis. Long. corp. 2\ lin. 



This insect is readily distinguished from its congeners by its nar- 

 rower form, wholly black and shining colour, and longer and more 

 slender legs. 



Plab. : Hiogo, Japan. A single specimen from a fungus near 

 Maiyasan Temple ; October, 1S71. 



2. C. CONSOBRINA. C. hijntstulatce proximo ajjinis, at p)mtlo latior, 

 antennis pedibicsque nigris, robust ioribiis, capite thoraceque paulo pro- 



fundius punetatis ; cJi/trorum macidd sanguinca latiori a basi necnon 

 sntiird late separata, margincm extcrnam solum affingenti. 



Long. Corp. 2 — 2^ Jin. 



This species is broader in llie head and thorax than the Fabrician 

 tyi)e', Mild tlie elytni are not so ii;irrowed# before the apex. The an- 



