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Drege, as a synonym for his type, and remarks of his second 

 species of the genus, Disparoneura fremdata, that it is difficult to 

 separate it from Disparonetira glauca. Hence we cannot be very 

 wide of the mark in taking Disparoneura frenulata Selys as the 

 provisional type of the genus. ' 



The definition given above encloses a group of species ranging 

 from Africa through peninsular India, Burma, the Malay Penin- 

 sula, to vSumatra and Borneo, which is, I think a very natural 

 one. 



Besides the type species, of which we have fortunately admir- 

 able figures, given by Dr. Ris [Sitzungshertch. d. Kais. Akad. d 

 Wzssensch. tn Wien, mathem.-naturw. Klasse, Bd. CXXI Abt i 

 Apr. 1912, pp. 12-14, text-figs. 7-9), there 'are probably other 

 African species. In Asia there are in addition to the two new 

 species described below, D. analis, Selys, ranging from the Malay 

 Peninsula to Sumatra nnd Borneo, the closely allied D. alkinsoni 

 Selys, from Burma and lastly D. aurantiaca, Selys, from Borneo' 

 All these species, in addition to the generic characters given above' 

 have rather dull colouring, mostly black and yellow, with the anal 

 appendages of the males very similar in structure, the upper pair 

 being provided in each case with a large ventral spur or tooth. 



There are, besides, three or four species from Ceylon, which 

 may form a small group within the genus. 



nov. 



Disparoneura tetrica/ sp. 



3c^ 2 9 Talewadi, xN. Kanara Distr., Oct. 1916, No.4s8q/H I. 

 (5. W. Kemp). -tj y/ • 



Img. 4. — Disparoneura tetrtca, sp. nov. 

 Wing photogiviph of ^. 



Ivength of hind-wing 18 5 mm., of abdomen 27-28 mm. 

 Post-nodals on fore- wing 12-13. Cu^ reaching the hinder 

 margin of the wing 3 cells beyond the sub-nodus on the hind-wing. 



i Tetricus = sombre. 



