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the area beyond the postmeclial is suffused with greyish, and out- 

 wardly edged with silvery. Hind wings ochreous brown. Under 

 side ochreous brown, veins paler ; costal area of the fore wings sufi'used 

 with reddish brown. 



? . Similar, but the silvery patch in the cell is less diffuse, and 

 the under sides of all the wings are rather darker. 



Expanse, (? 34 millim., $ 40 millim. 



Collection number, QQ6. 



One example of each sex from Kansbirei (1000 ft.) ; the male 

 was captured April 24th, 1908, and the female June 17tb, 1907. 

 Allied to M. bracteata, Butl. 



Chelura pica, sp. n. 



^ . Antennas black, branches rather long ; head and thorax 

 blackish, the latter brown tinged in front. Fore wings black, with 

 four white spots in the cell, one at the outer end of the cell, and 

 a series of four white spots between veins two and six ; the spaces 

 below vein two white, except on the outer marginal area, each broken 

 by a blackish line. Hind wings white, outer margin with a rather 

 diffuse blackish border ; veins blackish. Under side similar to the 

 upper side. 



Expanse, 43 millim. 



Collection number, 1678. 



A male specimen from Arizan (7300 ft.), July, 1908. 



(To be continued.) 



MELITMA BRITOMARTIS AND ITS ANCILLAEY 

 APPENDAGES. 



By T. a. Chapman, M.D., F.Z.S., &c. 



It is no doubt somewhat rash to differ from Mr. Wheeler on 

 a question affecting the Melitseas, and I do not write this to do 

 more than call attention to the fact that Mr. Wheeler (' Ento- 

 mologist,' p. 163, 1910) does me rather less than justice in 

 citing my opinion on M. hritomartis (Eeazzino) as an instance 

 of founding an opinion on the characters of the male appen- 

 dages alone. 



This is far from being the case. I did not recite at length 

 the whole question as to the claims of hritomartis to specific 

 rank, but perhaps I ought to have mentioned my own position 

 in the matter. I also failed to say that I am fully assured of 

 the extent of my own ignorance, and that my opinion is open 

 to revision by myself or anyone else, on the appearance of any 

 new evidence. I often make some such statement, but with a 

 feeling that it is rather absurd to do so, since it is only under 

 such conditions that either I or anyone else can make any 



