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Hffpena indistincta, sp. n. 



J . AnteniiiB bipectinated, branches very slender; second joint of 

 palpi long, third short upturnsd tip pale. Fore wings pale brown, 

 reddish tinged, obscurely inottled with blackish brown ; postmedial 

 line blackish, oblique, indistinct towards costa ; subterminal and 

 terminal lines indicated by white dots, the terminal most distinct ; 

 discoidal mark and spot in the cell dark brown. Hind wings fuscous, 

 discoidal dot blackish. Under side whitish, the disc of fore wings 

 and costal area of hind wings fuscous. 



Expanse, 23 millim. 



Collection number, 1452. 



A male specimen from Eantaizau, March 21st, 1907. 



Naarda ochronota, sp. n. 



(? . Antennas serrate on inside, pectinate on outer. Fore wings 

 greyish brown heavily powdered and suffused with blackish ; reniform 

 stigma ochreous, a black dot at lower end; orbicular stigma ochreous, 

 punctiform ; traces of postmedial line towards dorsum, very in- 

 distinct; subterminal line whitish, sinuous, a white dot at costal end, 

 terminal line black, fringes dark grey, paler at base. Hind wings 

 greyish brown powdered with blackish ; traces of wavy black trans- 

 verse lines on medial area. Under side whitish powdered with 

 brown and suft'used with blackish on terminal area of fore wings ; all 

 the wings have a black discoidal dot and wavy line beyond. 



Expanse, 22 millim. 



Collection number, 1328. 



A male specimen from Kanshirei, April 18th, 1908. One 

 male, also from Kanshirei (Wileman), in the British Museum. 



Allied to A^. symcthusalis, Walk. 



(To be continued.) 



NOTES AND OBSEKVATIONS. 



The Buttebplies of the Taunton District. — Mr. W. B. 

 Butler in the May number asks whether his extensive list of the 

 butterflies to be found in the Taunton district can be exceeded in a 

 district with similar limits — ten miles from a centre. Some years 

 ago, whatever it may be now, the butterflies of the Marlborough 

 district, with a similar radius, comprised all those mentioned by 

 Mr. Butler with the exception of L. agon, and in addition C. hyale, 

 E. antiopa (once), G. c-album (not resident), A. iris, L. sibylla, and 

 H. comma. Of these, ins and sibylla have not occurred, I believe, for 

 some years, and sinapis is no doubt extinct, unless it has turned up 

 again since I last visited my old hunting-grounds about ten years 

 ago. It is interesting to note that T. tv-albwn was first recorded in, 

 I think, 1873, and became fairly common for some years, but has now 

 become rare. M. aurinia disappeared about 1865, and did not occur 

 again until about 1883, when a few stragglers appeared ; now in one 

 locality at least it is fairly common. I cannot account for the 

 disappearance of A. iris, except that in one of its two localities 



