600 Sir George H. Kenrick on 
Fam. ARCTIADAE. 
Pericallia pratti, n. sp. (Plate XXXI, fig. 9.) 
Palpi, antennae, and legs black. Head orange, thorax orange 
with central blue-black spot, and with similar spots both on tegulae 
and patagia. Abdomen orange above with paired black spots at 
sides and black underside. F.w. dull orange with 5 transverse 
blue-black bands edged with buff: the first is interrupted before 
reaching the inner margin, where it is represented by a dot, the 
second angulated outward from costa and then nearly straight, the 
third more angulated and irregular on the outer side, the fourth 
has a large lunule in the upper part, the fifth extends to vein 5 and 
is then interrupted appearing as a round spot between 2 and 3; 
the hind margin has a dot at the apex then 3 rounded dashes, then 
a very small dot followed by a large round spot with an angular 
dot at the angle. H.w. pale orange, a linear blue-black mark at 
end of cell and 6 marginal blue-black spots the one at the angle 
very small, 3 larger spots form an interrupted submarginal band. 
Exp. 68mm. 1 ¢. 
I have placed this insect in the genus Pericallia, but 
I find that at South Kensington several somewhat similar 
insects have been placed together and at present are 
waiting for a generic name. 
Phryganopteryx rectangulata, n. sp. (Plate XXXI, fig. 1.) 
Although this insect agrees in most respects with P. strigilata—the 
type—it differs in both sexes in the peculiar shape of the hind-wings, 
which are quite rectangular with rounded corners, while the upper 
edge of the wing is covered with rough scales. Head grey, antennae 
grey-black at base, palpi grey with black points, legs ochreous : 
thorax pale grey with 4 black spots and a trace of red hair in 
centre, patagia greyish with darker centres, tegulae with two 
crimson spots, abdomen yellowish-ochreous below with yellowish 
hairs extending over the first 3 segments, above scarlet, with a row 
of black marks down the centre and paired black spots at sides, 
tuft ochreous. 
Exp. 50 mm. 
Diacrisia nigrocincta, n. sp. (Plate XXXI, fig. 10.) 
Head, thorax, and abdomen orange, antennae, palpi, and legs 
black, paired black spots on underside of the abdomen, the four 
