BY THOS. P. LUCAS, M.R.C.S. 143 



centre of dorsum, bordered narrowly and freely dotted with 

 black. Forewings costa rounded, apex acuminate, hindermargin 

 gently rounded, bright pea green. Costa creamy grey diffused 

 with cerise, and annulated in basal half with deep ferrous 

 fuscous, more sparingly towards apex ; an ochreous discal spot 

 at f , edged with ferrous fuscous ; a darker green indistinct wavy 

 line, from costa f , enclosing discal spot, to f inner margin ; a 

 few scattered black specks on veins near costa. Cilia green, 

 edged with ochreous. Hindwings as forewings, with wavy line 

 indistinct. Cilia as forewings. Undersurface of all wings light 

 fuscous ochreous, with a broad deep purple band at f over costal 

 two thirds of wing, and separated by a band of ground colour ; 

 a shading of same anteriorly to inner margin ; a broader ir- 

 regular band across hindwings. In hindwings veins 5 and 6 are 

 concurrent at either end — the middle third enclosing a space. 



One specimen base of Bellender Ker Mt., Lucas-Rye 

 Expedition. There is a remote possibility that the above may 

 be sexes of one species — but so many characters differ, I have 

 placed them apart. 



SKORPISTHES. NOV. GEN. 



Palpi moderate, porrected, second joint densely rough haired 

 beneath, terminal joint short. Antenna? in male pectinated for 

 three-fourths, thence finely ciliated. Thorax densely hairy 

 underneath. Abdomen with strong dorsal crests. Posterior 

 tih'uB with all spurs present. Forewings with viens 3 and 4 from 

 a point, 5 parallel with 4, 6 from point with 9. Hindwings 

 with viens 3 and 4 from a point, 6 and 7 from a point and 

 united with 5 by a short crossbar, 8 anastomosing with upper 

 margin of cell at base. 



SKORPISTHES UNDA-SCRIPTA NOV. SP. 



J 25 1)1^ I)]. Head grey. Palpi fuscous, terminal joint 

 grey. Antenna? fuscous, pectinations fuscous grey. Forewings 

 broadly dilate, costa straight, rounded at base and apex, hind- 

 margin obliquely rounded, white grey, densely dusted with iron 

 grey, and with transvese black undulating lines. Forewings 

 with costal edge finely irrorated with iron grey dashes ; a three 

 wave line from ^ costa to J inner margin ; a short wavy line in 

 disc just before ^ : a waved line with eight undulations, five 

 straight, from f costa, the three last obliquely to beyond h inner 

 margin ; a hindmarginal wave line ; diffused blotches of ferrous 



