BY THOS. P. LUCAS, M.R.CS. 151 



ochireous fuscous, variegated with drab and with darker fuscous 

 lines and diffusions and metallic bronze. Forewings with costa 

 strongly metallic to just before apex ; a curved bronze line from 

 J costa to i of inner margin ; a second bronze line from j^ of 

 inner margin to f of costa, becoming less distinct towards costa ; 

 this is bounded by a dark fuscous line posteriorly, denticulate 

 toward costa ; a curve bronze line from costal origin of first line 

 obliquely outward, rounds close tosubmedian, becoming indistinct 

 to middle of second line ; this connecting line bounds a patch of 

 dark fuscous which borders all the bronze lines, and gradually 

 shades off toward inner margin ; there are lighter fuscous patches 

 in costal half, the most conspicious before second line ; a bronze 

 suffusion from anal angle of inner margin to middle of wing, 

 thence obliquely to middle of a sub-marginal bronze line 

 extending from apex to middle of wing ; these lines are bounded 

 by dark fuscous suffusion which becomes more pronounced 

 toward apex ; a hindmarginal row of same colour spots more or 

 less diffused into a continuous line. Cilia ochreous fuscous, with 

 ferrous fuscous, darker median fuscous band. Hindwings fuscous 

 with veins darker fuscous. Cilia as forewings. Brisbane. Allied 

 to P. agramma, Gn. 



FAMILY DELTOIDtE. 



HERMINIA IRIDESCENS NOV. SP. 



$ 5 35-38 TT[ Tf[. Head black fuscous, with a prominent 

 frontal tuft. Palpi, basal joint black fuscous, second and third 

 ochreous fuscous. Antennfp, stalk dark fuscous, pectinations 

 ochreous fuscous. Legs black fuscous, with bases of tarsi ochreous 

 fuscous. Thorax and abdomen deep black fuscous. Forewings 

 gently dilate, costa gently rounded, hindmiir4;.i obliquely 

 rounded, blackish fuscous with black markings und ochreous 

 lines, dusted with scattered whitish and purplish minute scales, 

 and suffused chiefly in median band with purple iridescence. 

 Forewings with a black crenulate line from i of costa to ^ of 

 inner margin, suffused anteriorly with ochreous ; a blackish or 

 purple or white minute dot on or just outside this line, close to 

 median ; a second undulated multidentate line from ij costa to ^ 

 inner margin, shaded with ochreous posteriorly, and ending in an 

 ochreous costal blotch ; between these two lines is a conspicuous 

 discal spot, black, in some with two or three white dots, and in 

 one variety the whole discal spot is white ; a third line I costa 



