Lepidoptcra from New Guinea. 51^ 



specifically a very distinct species, and as I have not 

 been able to examine a, ^ , I cannot be sure that it is 

 strictly referable to this genus 



Lepykodes, Gn. 



I now propose to unite under this name the genera 

 which I formerly concurred in holding distinct as 

 Lepyrodes, Gn., Phalangiodes, Gn., Rhimphalea, Ld., and 

 Synclcra, Ld. These groups, consisting hitherto of only 

 two or three species each, are only distinguished essen- 

 tially by characters drawn from the hairiness of the 

 anterior tibiae or tarsi in the (? , and I am now of opinion 

 that it will be advantageous to neglect these, and unite 

 them all together. The new species described below 

 helps to obliterate the distinction, being specifically 

 nearly allied to Rhimphalea lindalis, but without the 

 hairy tibiae characteristic of that species. 



146. Lepyrodes neptis, Cr. 

 One specimen (Sayer). 



147. Lepyrodes circotoma, n. s. 

 (J , 16 mm. Head ocbreous-whitish, face dark fuscous, except a 

 spot above each eye. Palpi dark fuscous mixed with whitish. 

 Antennae pale greyish-ochreous, ciliations 1. Thorax dark fuscous, 

 spotted with ochreous-whitish. Abdomen ocbreous-whitish, seg- 

 mental margins dark fuscous. Legs dark fuscous, apex of joints 

 whitish, posterior pair whitish, anterior tibise not hairy. Fore 

 wings very elongate-triangular, costa posteriorly gently arched, 

 apex obtuse, hind margin rounded, rather strongly oblique ; dark 

 fuscous, veins somewhat darker ; costa narrowly ochreous-white, 

 marked with three semicircular blackish half-rings between middle 

 and second line ; a whitish transverse line near base ; first and 

 second lines well-marked, ochreous-whitish, first from one-fourth 

 of costa to one-third of inner margin, rather curved outwards, 

 second from five-sixths of costa to two-thirds of inner margin, 

 central third strongly curved outwards in a narrow subdentate 

 loop so as to closely approach hind margin above anal angle ; 

 between these are about eight m-egularly placed short whitish 

 marks in disc ; cilia dark fuscous mixed with whitish (imperfect). 

 Hind wings whitish ; base dark fuscous ; a cloudy ring-shaped 

 dark fuscous discal spot ; second line from two-thirds of costa to 



