Lejddoptera ffoiK the South Pacific-. 195 



towards apex, blackish except at base. Antennaj whitish ochreous, 

 cihations one-sixth. Legs whitish oclireous. Fore wings broad, 

 triangular, costa shghtly sinuate, hind margin rounded, crenate ; 

 fuscous, somewhat mixed irregularly with whitish oclareous, and 

 with numerous irregular cm'ved subdentate obscure dark fuscous 

 lines ; a transverse discal spot before middle, composed of dense 

 erect dark fuscous hairs ; a small round whitish ochreous or white 

 spot between veins 3 and 4 posteriorly; a subterminal row of 

 whitish-ocln-eous dots on veins; ciha fuscous (imperfect). Hind 

 wmgs moderate, hind margin rounded, crenate, tooth on vein 5 

 shorter than rest ; colour and markings as hi fore wings. 



A worn female specimen, perhaps referable to this 

 species, is more reddish tinged, the discal spots without 

 erect hairs and indistinct, hind wings with a sub- 

 marginal series of small trapezoidal white spots between 

 veins, terminal joint of palpi very short; these differences 

 are considerable, but it is questionable whether they are 

 sexual or specific. 



Fiji {Lucas) ; one specimen (besides the female referred 

 to). Occurs also in Australia ; I am doubtful whether 

 there is not some error of locality. 



Cephalissa, Meyr. 



Palpi moderate, roughly scaled, porrected. Antennae in male 

 shortly ciliated. Fore wings with vein 6 from a point with or 

 below 9, 7 from about angle of areole, 10 anastomosing moderately 

 with 9, 11 anastomosing moderately with 10, 12 fi-ee. Hind wings 

 with veins 6 and 7 stalked, 8 anastomosing with 7 from near base 

 to near transverse vein. 



With this genus is united that for which I have 

 previously (Trans. N. Z.Inst., 1883) employed the name 

 Scotosia, Stph. ; but as I find that Lederer ^hom I 

 follow) limited the genus Scotosia in a different sense, I 

 adopt the name Cephalissa for the whole. It is very 

 numerously represented in Australia, and there are 

 three New Zealand species; I cannot at present say 

 how widely it may be distributed otherwise. 



7. Cephalissa delogramina , n. s. 

 $ , 16 — 22 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale ochreous 

 mixed with whitish and reddish fuscous ; anterior margin of thorax 

 rather broadly dark fuscous. Palpi dark reddish fuscous. Antennae 



