176 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Aulacodes coiijunctalis, sp. n. 



($ . Head whitish, thorax and abdomen buff, posterior edges 

 of segments of the latter whitish. Fore wings orange-buff with 

 silvery markings ; a black point about middle of costal area and a 

 patch of greyish hairs below forming the sex mark ; a silvery band 

 from middle of base curves to tornus where it unites with a silvery 

 subterminal band ; a postmedial silvery triangle, broad on costa, 

 concave on outer edge, apex produced almost to junction of the 

 subterminal with curved band ; termen silvery towards base ; terminal 

 lunules black, slender ; fringes whitish, silky. Hind wings silvery 

 whitish ; medial band orange-buff, inwardly limited by a blackish 

 line, outer edge diffuse ; four black spots, each with silver centre, 

 enclosed in an orange-buff patch on termen ; no distinct terminal line, 

 fringes whitish, silky. 



? . Larger and without sex mark, otherwise similar to the male. 



Expanse, 22 mm. ^ . 30 mm. ? . 



Collection number, 505. 



A male specimen and two females from Kanshirei (1000 ft.). 

 The male taken August 16th, 1905, and the females April 17th, 

 1906, and April 21st, 1908. 



Several specimens from Formosa (Wileman), in the British 

 Museum. 



Near A. sejimctalis, Snellen, with which species it agrees 

 iu marking but is much larger, and the ground colour is 

 brighter. 



Parthenodes taiwanalis, sp. n. 



<? . Head blackish-brown ; thorax blackish-brown, mixed with 

 whitish ; abdomen blackish-brown, posterior edges of segments 

 whitish. Fore wings blackish-brown, marked with white on basal 

 area ; antemedial and postmedial lines white, the latter projected 

 inwards about middle, both lines indistinct ; two white spots in the 

 cell, the outer one surmounted by a white dot, the inner one almost 

 united with a larger white spot below the cell ; subterminal line 

 white, only clear towards apex and tornus, followed by a fulvous 

 band on termen ; fringes white marked with fulvous about middle. 

 Hind wings blackish-brown, some white marks on the basal area ; 

 medial area white, enclosing a dark discoidal lunule ; postmedial line 

 white, strongly angled about middle ; subterminal line, band beyond 

 and fringes as on the fore wings. The whole markings on all wings 

 have a silvery sheen. 



Expanse, 24 mm. 



Collection number, 1061. 



Two male specimens from Arizau (7300 ft.), September 15th, 

 1906 ; two females, also from Arizan, August 8th and 15th, 1905. 

 Comes near P. distinctalis, Leech. 



Agrotera ornata, sp. n. 



cJ . Head orange-brown, thorax and abdomen white marked with 

 orange, the anal segment of abdomen inclining to brownish. Fore 



