12 Mr. Butler's descrij^tions of neiv species of 



middle of the Aviug; the subcostals emitted together at the 

 superior angle of the cell, and the second and third medians 

 from the inferior angle, the radial from the middle of the disco- 

 cellulars which are arched ; body very robust, Avith short and 

 broadly pectinated antenna?, with filiform extremities, abdomen 

 Avithout distinct anal tuft; legs short, Avoolly and moderately 

 thick. 



26. Pachycispia picta, n. sp. 



$ Primaries above red-brown, densely irrorated Avith grey 

 and black, the central belt represented by tAvo opposed dentate- 

 sinuate blackish lines, inaugled above the middle, the inner one 

 bounded internally by four pale ochreous rounded spots from 

 the subcostal to the submedian vein, the outer one bounded 

 externally by an oblique series of four similar spots from the 

 third median to the submedian vein; the belt also encloses two 

 silvery -Avhite spots upon the internal border ; external border 

 broadly ochraceous, Avith deeply deutated inner edge, but the 

 fi-inge and outer margin of the ground colour; secondaries 

 ochreous ; head Avhite, the vertex densely sprinkled Avith 

 chocolate coloured scales; collar and sides of thorax flesh-pink, 

 sprinkled Avith ferruginous scales; tegula) Avhite, sprinkled Avith 

 black, tipped Avith chocolate and Avhite, and bordered internally 

 Avith ochraceous; dorsal siirfacc of thorax crested, ochreous; 

 abdomen bright ochreous, Avith the sides and anus Avhite; imder 

 surface sericeous- Avhite ; the primaries slightly ochraceous in the 

 middle, all the Aviugs with the costal area finely irrorated with 

 chocolate, a ferruginous subapical spot on the outer margin; a 

 diffused ferruginous central band, a black dotted dentate-sinuato 

 discal line, a more or less defined subapical abljreviated choco- 

 late-brown band on the primaries, the fringe of the same colour 

 and a black discocelhdar dot on the secondaries; anterior tibije 

 black, sprinkled Avith Avhite scales; tibia) of other legs Avith a 

 black spot ; venter irrorated with ferruginous. Expanse of 

 wings 52 mm. 



Ankafana. 



Not at all an uncommon species. 



27. Lytnantria duldnea, n. sp. 



Allied to L. monacha, of the same form; l)oth sexes Avith the 

 same j)attcrn as the male of that species ; primaries of the male 

 sericeous-Avhite, Avith the dentate-sinuate lines and marginal dots 

 red-broAvn; secondaries pale rosc-piuk ; head, collar and tegular 



