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4. Seh'arctia leivisii, n. sp. 



Wings above creamy-white ; a black streak commencing at 

 the base, running above the median vein to the end of the cell 

 and thence forking to outer margin, the upper ramus being 

 oblique, extending to apex and divided by the yellowish veins; 

 a spot at the end of the cell divided by the upper discocellular 

 veiulet ; a costal patch towards apex divided by the sub-costal 

 branches ; a broken streak divided by the first median branch, 

 an internal streak extending almost to the base and divided by 

 the sub-median vein ; also tw o small acutely conical sjiots at 

 centre of outer margin ; secondaries with blackish discocellulars; 

 head and tegulie creamy- white; collar and abdomen rose-red, the 

 latter with dorsal and lateral series of black spots; antenna and 

 palji black; thorax dark brown ; base of abdomen clothed with 

 whitish hair; markings of wings below paler than above; body 

 cream-coloured, legs brownish, venter with lateral black spots. 

 Expanse of wings 48 mm. 



Japan (Lewis). 



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5. Ghorla colUtoides^ n. sp. 



$ Aspect of the species of CvUita (C. gigaritea, Oberth.), but 

 neuration of Ghoria ; primaries fuliginous grey-brown, with 

 bronze reflections; costal border bright straw-yellow; secondaries 

 fuliginous grey ; face fuliginous grey-brown ; vertex of head 

 blackish; collar reddish-orange; thorax dark fuliginous grey- 

 brown; abdomen grey; under-surface dove-grey; primaries with 

 costal borders as above; pectus ochreous-yellow; legs and venter 

 grey; anus ochreous. Expanse of wings 41-45 mm. 



$ , 9 Nikko (Lewis and Fryer). 

 The female is paler than the male. 



G. Katha aprica, n. sp. 



Near to K. brevipennis, of Ceylon; primaries above bright 

 clear ochreous; secondaries paler ochreous, less pale along the 

 external border than on the remainder of the wing ; head, thorax 

 and anal segments of abdomen bright ochreous, remainder of 

 abdomen ])ale greyish-ochreous ; under surface of wings pale 

 ochreous, the primaries very faintly tinted with greyish; interno- 

 median fold very prominent, so that it looks like a dark grey 

 line when seen Avithout a lens ; body below and legs greyish- 

 testaceous, sides of venter ochreous. Expanse of wings 30 mm. 



Ohoyama (IL Pryer). 



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