OMMATOPIIORID^. H3 



Body dark purplish-ferruginous brown ; collar, tegute, and abdominal bands slightly 

 darker and glossed with purplish-grey ; legs brown, with pale tarsal bands. 



In some specimens (5'. alhifmcia, Plate 1G4, fig. G) both sexes have the medial 

 and discal lines, the mark over the ocellus, and the outer side of the discal fascia, 

 with its traversing sinuous line, more or less prominently bordered with purpurescent 

 greyish-white, and the transverse discal and submarginal lines on the hindwing also 

 prominently bordered with the same white colour. 



Expanse, ^ 3, ? 2f inches. 



SPEIREDONIA ZAMIS (Plate 164, Fig. 3). 



Phalcma Noctua Zamis-, Stoll, Cramer's Pap. Exot. v. p. \G2, pi. 36, fig. 11 (1791). 

 Spiredonia Zaiids, Guenee, Noct. iii. p. 171. 



Differs from 8. retrahens in its smaller size, comparatively narrower wings, and 

 much paler colour. Male and female. Both wings with similarly disposed markings 

 having pale purpurescent ochreous-brown interspaces ; the outer discal transverse 

 area of forewing and the medial area of hindwing being conspicuously paler, and the 

 inner discal sinuous black line formed of siugle points — not duplex as in 8. retrahens. 



Expanse, c? 2f , ? 2^ inches. 



SPEIREDONIA FEDUCIA (Plate 164, Fig. 2). 



Phalcena Noctna Feducia, Stoll, Cramer's Pap. Exot. v. p. 160, pi. 36, fig. 3 (1791). 



Speiredonia Feducia, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 272 (1818-25); Gayer, Hiibn. Zutr. Exot. 



Schmett. 38, 389, fig. 777-8 (1832) ; Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xiv. p. 1292. 

 Spiredonia Feducia, Gueuee, Noct. iii. p. 171. 

 Sericea parvipennis, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xiv. p. 1279 (1858). 



Male and female, Purphsh ferruginous-brown : forewing crossed by basal, 

 subbasal, and medial undulating narrow black pale ferruginous-bordered duplex 

 bands, the subbasal band enclosing the orbicular spot, and the medial band the 

 reniform mark, adjoining which is a white-lined black-bordered incomplete ocellus, 

 which has either a purj^lish-grey or pale ferruginous centre with whitish speckles, and 

 above which is a contiguous lunular white-lined black streak curving upward and 

 ending in a paler line on the costa; beyond this is an outer discal pale-lined blackish 

 sinuous fascia, a submarginal row of short linear black spots, and a marginal wavy 

 line : hindwing with a transverse pale-bordered black sinuous discal Hue, an outer 

 discal pale-lined blackish fascia, submarginal linear black spots, and marginal hue, 

 the interspace between the fascia and submarginal spots clouded with purplish-grey ; 

 a small pale spot also at end of the cell. Body, and legs dark ferruginous-brown. 



Expanse 2 to 2j inches. 



