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I have followed Mr. A. G. Butler in referrinc^ this species to I lubner's 

 genus Eudule. 



Melanchroia spuria, n. sp. — Bluish black; primaries with the apex 

 and fringes broadly white. Beneath both wings have the base broadly 

 orange. Thorax with sordid white stripe at sides; collar reddish, rest of 

 body blue-back. 



Exp. wings 26 mm. Length of body 9 mm. i $ . 



Dioptis nervosus, n. sp. — Smoky-brown; thorax with orange teg- 

 ulae; antennae black. Primaries with a broad white median patch reach- 

 ing to costa, but not touching internal angle. This mark is narrowest 

 at costa, swollen behind its centre. There is a very distinct, pale or- 

 ange, circular apical spot, and the nerves at base are streaked with 

 whitish. Secondaries have the abdominal margin broadly, the poste- 

 rior margin narrowly smoky brown, the rest clear white. On the 

 underside the markings are repeated. i (? . 



Exp. wings 28 mm. Length of body 12 mm. 



Ecpantheria tenella, n. sp. — Head black below the eyes, cream- 

 white on the crown. Thorax above cream-white, with seven rather large 

 black ovate spots, two on collar, one on each tegula, two on disc, and 

 one on base. Pectus and base of legs dusky black; tibiae cream- white; 

 tarsi dusky black. Abdomen dull orange at the sides, blackish at base, 

 with a blue-black dorsal stripe on four posterior segments; anal ex- 

 tremity black, beneath cream-white. Primaries cream-white, with six 

 irregular bands of black spots, basal consisting of two spots not reach- 

 ing internal margin; second of four spots; third of six spots, crossing 

 the middle of the wing; fourth of five spots; fifth of six spots, those 

 at the internal angle being connected with the marginal band, which 

 consists of six spots, the apical being very minute. With the excep- 

 tion of the marginal band the costal spots are always the largest. The 

 nervules are dull-yellow. Secondaries cream-white, dull yellow at base. 

 On anal margin, which is produced, as in all the genus, is a dull-black 

 cloud, bordered with dull yellow. On the underside of the wings the 

 markings are repeated. i $ . 



Exp. wings 45 mm. Length of body 18 mm. 



Opharus euchsetiformis, n. sp. — Fore wings fawn color speckled 

 with brown, with three small dark brown dots in the disc, and two 

 rather larger behind the cell. Secondaries slighdy vitreous at the base, 

 dull fawn color at the margins. Under side same as the upper, with a 

 yellowish shade at the base of the wings. Head and thorax concol- 

 orous with the wings, as are also the legs. Abdomen bright orange 

 at the sides, with a lateral row of black spots; fawn color at base, with 

 five black dorsal spots. The whole of the under side of body, includ- 

 ing the base of the tii:)ice, is dull buff. i 9 • 



Exp. wings 48 mm. Length of body 19 mm. 



