596 Culuucl C. Swiuhuc on 



P]PIPLEMA SUFFUSCA, nOV. 



9 . Antenn;e pale ochreous-grey, frons black, with a pale .spot in 

 the centre, body and both wings of uniform dull brown colour, there 

 is a faint trace of a di.scal darker brown band on the liind-wings, 

 and a black inner margin to the pale pinkish outer marginal line ; 

 on the underside the colour is paler, and all the margins pale 

 pinkish, legs nearly white. 



Expanse of wings f inch. 



ffah. Fergusson Isl. (Mccl-). 



The outer margin of fore-wings is somewhat incurved 

 between apex and centre, and the hind-wings have two 

 very short tails. 



Epiplema amcena, nov, 



9. White with chocdlate-brown markings, fore-wings with the 

 costa mottled, a mark like two short lines at end of cell, a discal 

 duplex outwardly curved baud, a spot on costa before apex, one in 

 middle of outer margin and one at hinder angle ; three little spots 

 on margin from apex to the centre spot ; hind- wings with a spot at 

 end of cell ; a duplex discal band apparently acutely angled out- 

 wardly below, but the lower part of the band is obscured by some 

 blackish suffusion near anal angle connecting two black sjiots, one 

 above the angle and tlie other on base of lower tail ; underside pure 

 white. 



Expanse of wings .| inch. 



Hah. Kapaur, N. Guinea {Duherty). 



Belongs to the E. conjlidaria, Walker, group. 



Epiplema fucina, nov. 



^ . Outer margin rounded, hind-wings with two tails ; of a uniforni 

 purplish-brown, tinged with pink, fore-wings with the costa mottled 

 with pink and with brown, inner band obsolescent ; outer band 

 Ijlackish with pale pinkish outer edging ; curving outwards from 

 C(wta at one-third from apex to the middle of the disc, ami again 

 from hinder margin near the angle for a short distance erect, these 

 two parts of this bund are apparently joined together, but by so 

 indistinct a line as to be hardly visible ; a pale pinkish line out- 

 wardly edged with Idack close to the outer margin ; hind-wings 

 with a largish black spot at end of cell, a discal outwardly curved, 

 somewhat sinuous white line edged inwardly with black, a marginal 



