292 Mr. r)Utler's Dcm-ipfions of 



FAMILY CATEPHID^. 



GENUS CATEPHIA. 

 Catephia ecclesiastica, n. sp. 



Closely allied to C. linteola from India, but differs in its 

 mucli deeper colouring, the primaries varied with bronzy- 

 slate colour, the veins of the same colour ; central 1 jlack 

 bars well defined, inner bar partially edged with whitish ; 

 apex irrorated with white, a subapical annular whitish 

 marking ; secondaries with central band much broader and 

 not extending to inner margin, apical spot much larger ; 

 thorax dark slate colour varied with brown : wings below 

 greyish-brown, primaries black on disc, secondaries with 

 disc black ; primaries with a postmedian quinquefid well- 

 defined white patch ; intern ervular folds white, interrupted 

 near outer margin by a series of black dots ; secondaries 

 with a central well-defined white band broadest on inner 

 margin ; internervular folds as in primaries : body whitey- 

 lirown, legs grey, palpi l)lackish. Expanse of wings 2 

 inches, 4 lines. 



Eockhampton. 



Only one example of this species came in a rather large 

 collection. 



Catephia cluhia, n. sp. 



Primaries above scarcely differing from Achma cyllota, 

 pale reddish-brown, darker towards outer and inner mar- 

 gins, with a pale zigzag submarginal line ; base l)lackish ; 

 a diamond-shaped blackish spot on interno-median inter- 

 space, continued obliquely upwards as t'\\'o irregular blackish 

 lines ; a large costal apical blackish patch ; secondaries 

 smoky-brown, paler at base, a white spot at end of cell and 

 an ili-defined dot between cell and inner margin ; fringe 

 with a white patch towards apex and a second towards anal 

 angle : thorax dark brown, abdomen grey-brown : wings 

 below almost the same as in A. cyllota, but the pale bands 

 narrower. Expanse of wings 1 inch, 9 lines. 



var. Primaries above dark red-brown ; blackish patches 

 paler, submarginal line bluish at apex ; a broad mealy 

 M-hitish patcli on inner margin, crossed by dark grey lines. 

 Expanse of wings 1 inch, 13 lines. 



liockhampton, 



