new or little known Heterocera from Madagascar. 593 
is a minute crescent-shaped yellow mark edged with darker. There 
is a trace of a darker antemedian line, and of an angulated post- 
median line reaching to angle of wing. H.w. chestnut, with a 
transverse darker shade. 
Exp. 46 mm. 
Fam. LYMANTRIIDAE. 
Dasychira castanea, n. sp. (Plate XXXII, fig. 30.) 
Head, legs, thorax, and abdomen dull orange; antennae black, 
tegulae and patagia chestnut. '.w. pale ochreous with all the mark- 
ings chestnut; these consist of a series of transverse angulated 
bars, of which the 2nd, 4th, and 6th are wider than the others. 
H.w. dull orange with a faint black stria, most marked near the angle. 
Underside dull*orange, the h.w. with three irregular black striae; 
fringes paler. 
Exp. 46 mm. 
Dasychira rufotincta, n. sp. (Plate XXXII, fig. 33.) 
Head pale, palpi and legs pale, with black markings; antennae 
pale above with pectinations darker; thorax pale, with dark collar 
and a dark mark on the patagia; on the top almost hidden are a few 
crimson hairs in the male. Abdomen dark grey. F.w. ground colour 
pinkish broadly suffused with white on the costa; an interrupted 
basal black line, an oblique angulated antemedian line, two post- 
median angulated lines, including a dark grey space; an irregular 
subterminal line. H.w. dark grey slightly rufous at base: fringes 
pale spotted with black. Underside, f.w., costa with a pink edge 
upon which are three black dots. H.w. with lunule and three 
ill-defined striae. 
Exp. 3 48, 2 70 mm. 
Dasychira didymata, n. sp. (Plate XXXII, fig. 24.) 
Head, thorax, palpi, legs, and abdomen pale ochreous; antennae 
pale ochreous, with a dark spot on upper side near the middle. 
F.w. pale ochreous, with dark transverse angulated lines of the 
usual pattern, but in addition are dark brown markings as follows; 
a short interrupted basal line, a short streak on inner margin, a 
streak reaching from mid-costa to cell, and then turning outwards, 
a spot beyond this on costa, and darker markings on subterminal 
line, especially at lower angle; a marginal row of black dot.. H.w. 
pale pink, fringes pale ochreous. 2 with markings similar but 
