a 
6 Mr. A. G. Butler’s Descriptions of new 
which produce a nearly Y-shaped figure beyond the cell, 
and are snow-white instead of yellow; of course this 
form is considerably larger than the corresponding form 
of the smaller N. plantaginis. 
Tokei (Fenton). 
7. Diacrisia irene, nu. 8. 
3. Allied to D. russula, from which it differs in the 
total absence of black markings from both surfaces of 
the wings and in the brighter red colouring of the 
antenne ; the primaries above are also darker, being of 
a bright ochreous colour; expanse of wings, 1 inch 
9 lines. 
Tokei (Fenton). 
8. Rhyparioides simplicior, n. s. 
Nearly allied to &. nebulosa, and possibly a hybrid 
between that species and R. subvaria; it differs from 
R. nebulosa in the much more ochreous and less clouded 
colouring of the primaries, and the smaller and less 
numerous black spots on the secondaries, in which last 
respect it agrees well with R&R. subvaria; expanse of 
wings, 1 inch 10 lines. 
Two males. Tokei (Fenton). 
The receipt of a female R. subvaria from Japan proves 
it to be a Rhyparioides ; the R. metalkana of Lederer also 
belongs to this genus, and not to Diacrisia. 
9. Spilarctia basilimbata, n. s. 
Allied to S. seriatopunctata; considerably smaller, and 
of a dull whitish stone-colour, the discal black dashes 
elongated so as to form a distinct tapering band; other 
spots larger; interno-median area suffused with dull 
olivaceous-brown ; secondaries rosy greyish between the 
cell and abdominal margin; an additional blackish spot 
beyond the cell; thorax pale sordid buff, abdomen duller 
than in S. seriatopunctata; primaries below with the 
discal belt filled in, and forming a broad tapering band 
which covers nearly the whole of the interno-median 
area, and tapers to a point towards the apex; costal 
margin and cell rosy ochreous, with the usual black 
spots; external border broadly ochreous, with two black 
dots placed obliquely at about its centre ; secondaries 
