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above, followed by two festooned darker bands; the innermost touches the 
eye, and is much expanded on the inner margin, where it touches a vinous 
blotch extending towards the base; the outer line is narrower and more 
festooned, but likewise of a rusty brown; the lowest crescent is the widest ; 
beyond this is a third broader but obsolete dusky transverse band. On the 
hind wings the eye is reduced to a moderate-sized oval with a black centre, 
a yellowish inner and a black outer ring; the second zigzag rufous line of 
the fore wings is continued across the hind wings, and touches the outside of 
the. eye; beyond it is a distinct but narrow zigzag brown line, and indistinct 
traces of a brown band between this and the hind margin. 
Gynanisa maia is a much darker insect in both sexes, and 
usually rather smaller. Apart from colour-differences, the two 
bands beyond the cell are much wider apart (which is best seen 
on the under surface), and the inner band of the hind wings 
strikes the middle of the ocellus instead of touching its outer 
extremity. The specimen of G. isis may be slightly faded, but I 
think not to any appreciable extent. 
Genus ANnTOMERIS, Hitbn. 
Antomeris janus, Cram. (metzli, Sallé.) 
All the specimens in the British Museum differ from the 
figures of janus, Cram., and metzli, Sallé, which are considered 
to represent varieties of the same species, by the red band of the 
posterior wings being more or less discontinuous on the lower 
part of the inner margin, instead of uniting with the submarginal 
red band. 
Genus CartrHma, Walk. 
Carthea saturnioides, Walk. 
This curious Australian species has considerable resemblance 
to some Noctuz, with which Walker originally placed it. It has 
since been referred to the Saturnioide; but its long palpi will 
hardly permit of its being permanently retained in that family. 
Mr. Hampson has suggested to me that it is allied to ewpterote ; 
but for my own part I prefer to await the discovery of the larva 
before pronouncing any decided opinion as to its real affinities. 
OBSERVATIONS ON HMYDIA CRIBRUM. 
By J. H. Fow er. 
Tus favourite little insect was first discovered by the late 
Mr. Dale some forty years ago, near the village of Parley, in 
Dorsetshire; and doubtless ere now most lepidopterists have a 
series to grace their family of Lithoside. 
Newman and Kirby both state that it is found in Hampshire ; 
the former says in Dorsetshire also. Both are right, as it haunts 
the borders of each county. Stainton’s ‘Manual’ gives Blandford 
ENTOM.—Nov. 1892. 2¢ 
