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Zethes nigrilineata, sp. n. 



(? . Head and thorax reddish brown, dusted with darker ; 

 abdomen greyish brown. Fore wings reddish brown, sprinkled with 

 darker ; antemedial Hne black, twice angled towards the costa, 

 excurved towards dorsum, inwardly whitish edged on costa ; post- 

 medial line black, double, inwardly oblique, angled below costa ; a 

 large creamy white spot and four white dots on the costa beyond the 

 postmedial line, the fourth dot at apex ; subterminal line black, 

 slender and wavy below middle, incurved and thicker towards apex ; 

 terminal dots black. Hind wings rather paler, inclining to ochreous 

 brown ; antemedial line black, appearing to be a continuation of the 

 postmedial of the fore wings ; a pale edged wavy black line just 

 beyond. Under side pale brown, the fore wing clouded with fuscous ; 

 all the wings have two blackish traverse lines beyond the middle. 



Expanse, 26 millim. 



Collection number, 991. 



A male specimen from Kansbirei, April 16th, 1906. 



There are two specimens, also from Kansbirei (Wileman), in 

 the British Museum. 



Allied to Z. oriiata, Leech. 



Zethes (?) parallela, sp. n. 

 c? . Head and thorax brown, pink tinged ; abdomen whitish 

 dusted with grey brown above, except at the base and the segmental 

 divisions ; antennas minutely ciliated. Fore wings pale brown 

 dusted with darker and tinged with pink ; antemedial and post- 

 medial lines whitish, outwardly edged with dark brown, oblique, 

 parallel; medial line pale, edged with dark brown, slender, ziczac; 

 terminal dots black. Hind wings pale brown dusted with darker 

 and faintly pink tinged; two outwardly dark edged pale lines beyond 

 the middle, the first inwardly oblique, the other somewhat wavy and 

 indistinct towards the costa ; terminal dots black. Under side 

 whitish brown ; hind wings rather paler, with traces of a dusky 

 discoidal mark and a line beyond. 



Expanse, 28 millim. 



Collection number, 1414. 



A male specimen from Kansbirei, May 18th, 1908. 



Egnasia incons}ncua, sp. n. 

 J . Head and thorax dark brown ; abdomen pale brown, heavily 

 dusted with dark brown above. Fore wings pale brown, inclining to 

 ochreous, dusted and clouded with dark brown ; costa dark purplish 

 brown ; dotted with ochreous towards apex ; antemedial and post- 

 medial lines dark purplish brown, wavy, angled below costa ; post- 

 medial line, which is outwardly edged with whitish, approaching 

 antemedial line on dorsum ; a patch of pale scales on dorsal area 

 between the ante- and postmedial lines ; subterminal line indicated 

 by white dots on the veins, only distinct on 6 and 7 ; terminal line 

 dark purplish brown, crenulate ; fringes ochreous brown. Hind 

 wings pale brown incHning to ochreous, suffused and clouded with 



