connecting Thiageria irith EreAmoccra. 23 



given me a specimen of a species of (Fidematopoda 

 almost undistinguishable from iriniqncta. It differs in 

 the more streaked appearance of the fore wings ; the 

 dorsal margin is not uniformly black, the base of the 

 wing being also decidedly red, not black ; two lines of 

 black scales are visible above the fold, but the specimen 

 is not in condition to be described as the type of a new 

 species. It was collected by Mr. W. Doherty at Perak, 

 thus extending our knowledge of the geographical distri- 

 bution of this interesting genus. 



[PL vi., fig. 9.] 

 leechi, n. s. 



Capite rufo, fronte violaceo-fnsco. Thorace antice rufo, postice 

 violaceo-fusco. Autennis dense et late pilosis rufis, apice et basi 

 violaceo-fuscis. Alis anticis rvifis, angustissime violaceo-fusco 

 marginatis ; linea subdorsali ex basi per plicani violaceo-fiisca ; 

 ciliis fuscis. Alis posticis cupreo-bninneis ; ciliis dilute fuscis. 

 Abdoniine fusco-purpureo. Tibiis posticis violaceo-fuscis. 



Antennce red along the middle, but with the base and apex 

 purplish fuscous, with an erect fringe of very long scales, corre- 

 sponding in colour to the part from which it rises, the extreme 

 apical joints only naked. Palpi slender, recurved, pale bronzy 

 fuscous above, greyish fuscous beneath. Haustellioni greyish 

 fuscous. Head red above ; face violaceous-fuscous. Thorax red, 

 tending to violaceous-fuscous posteriorly. Under side shining 

 greyish fuscous. Fore ivings red, very narrowly margined with 

 purplish fuscous by a slender line along the extreme costal and 

 dorsal margins, but not reaching to the apex ; a streak of similar 

 colour extends from the base across the fold, vanishing above the 

 anal angle; cilia fuscous. Under side violaceous. Hind ivings 

 brownish cupreous, with fuscoiis cilia, the extreme base at the 

 abdominal angle transparent. Under side shining pale fuscous. 

 Abdomen deep purple, with a narrow paler spot at the base. 

 Under side purple. Legs tinged with purple, with long spurs, and 

 also fringed with purplish scales, having tufts of purplish scales 

 above at the joints, Exp. al. 15 mm. 



Hah. Satsuma, Japan, May, 1886 {Mr. J. H. Leech). 



Type, <? , Mus. Wlsm. 



This species differs from ignipicta, Btl., to which it is 

 nearly allied, in the beautiful red-fringed antennae, and 

 in the red head and thorax, which in that species are 



