﻿NEW SPECIES OF NOCTUlD^. FROM FORMOSA. 195 



Collection numbers, 995 ? and 1421 <? . 



One example of each sex from Kansliirei ; the male obtained 

 July 21st, 1908, and the female, July 23rd, 1906. 



Two examples (one from Ceylon," the other from Travancore) 

 in the British Museum seem to be males of this species. 



Catada terminalis, sp. n. 



$ . Head and thorax whitish brown, collar darker brown ; palpi 

 whitish brown, tips of second and third joints black ; abdomen 

 whitish brown, terminal segments marked with darker brown. Fore 

 wings whitish brown, finely powdered with darker ; costa dotted 

 with black and streaked with dark brown on two-thirds ; a black dot 

 near base of dorsum ; antemedial line brown, wavy, not distinct 

 towards costa ; a black dot in the cell and another at outer end of the 

 cell ; postmedial line brown, elbowed above middle, inwardly shaded 

 with brownish between cell and dorsum ; three black marks on 

 terminal area — one at apex and two about middle, the latter con- 

 nected by dark brown scales ; terminal dots black, not clear towards 

 dorsum ; fringes pale interrupted by blackish marks at apex and 

 about middle. Hind wings whitish brown clouded with darker 

 brown and sprinkled with black atoms on the terminal half ; discoidal 

 spot black, geminate, set in a brownish band which has irregular 

 blackish edges ; black chain-like markings on termen ; fringes pale, 

 marked with dark brown about middle. Under side whitish brown 

 mottled with darker ; all wings have black discoidal spot ; fringes 

 whitish, dark marked about middle. 



Expanse, 14 millim. 



Collection number, 1093. 



A male specimen from Kanshirei, June 10th, 1906. There is 

 a specimen also from Kanshirei (Wileman) in the British Museum. 



Near C. nigripuncta, Hampson. 



Pilipectus taiwaniis, sp. n. 



$ . Fore wings brown, reddish tinged on basal and tornal areas, 

 faintly striated with white, veins paler; antemedial line white, 

 sinuous, only distinct on the dorsal area where it is inwardly edged 

 with dark brown mixed with reddish; the dorsal area enclosed by 

 antemedial line is suffused with violet-grey ; postmedial hne white, 

 interrupted, only distinct on costal area where it is outwardly in- 

 clined ; discoidal spot white set in an almost round patch which is 

 suffused with violet-grey and edged with dark brown ; terminal 

 lunules black, edged inwardly with white between middle and tornus; 

 fringes grey, white at base and tips. Hind wings pale ochreous 

 brown suffused with fuscous brown, fringes paler. Under side pale 

 ochreous brown, discal area of fore wings clouded with fuscous, dis- 

 coidal mark whitish ; traces of a dusky postmedial band on hind wings. 



Expanse, 38 millim. 



Collection number, 1856. 



A female specimen from Rantaizan, May 20th, 1909. 



Allied to P. cyclopis, Hampson. 



