and a neiu genus of Diurnal Lepidoptera. 425 



bars ; a discal streak, a discal submarginal line, a waved 

 line close to margin, and the margin itself, dark brown • 

 prmiaries with central bands, discal streak, and sub- 

 marginal line only extending half across the wing ; a well- 

 marked subapical ocellus of the normal type ; internal area 

 greyish ; secondaries with two subapical and two subanal, 

 unequal ocelli : body dirty whitish : expanse 1 inch, 1 1 

 lines. 



Hah.~lX\o. 



Allied to E. Doris, but size and shape of E. Junia. 



Subfam. Elymniin^. 



Genus DrcTis, Boisduval. 



Dyctis astrifera, n. sp. 



? Wings above rich pitchy-brown ; external area 

 smoky-brown ; primaries with a diffused, curved, discal, 

 castaneous streak, from costa to inner margin: secondaries 

 with discal area ochraceous-brown ; a white spot on second 

 median interspace ; body blackish : wings below rich red- 

 brown ; external area blackish ; primaries with basi-costal 

 area blackish ; external angle paler than the ground 

 colour ; an oblique discal series of five conspicuous white 

 dots from below subcostal nervure to below second median 

 branch ; secondaries with discal area paler ; six con- 

 spicuous white discal spots, forming a semicircle from first 

 subcostal branch to interno-median interspace; external 

 area speckled with white dots and litura3 ; body dark 

 brown ; proboscis ochreous : expanse of wings 2 inches, 

 10 lines. 



Hab. — Batchian. 



Not nearly alHed to any known species : form of D. 

 Valeria. 



Subfam. BEASSOLINiE. 



Genus Opsiphanes, Westwood. 

 Opsiphanes luteipennis, n. sp. 

 Allied to O. Batea, altogether paler on both surfaces; 

 dark external area above only occupying one-third of the 

 wings, edged internally Avith fulvous, and deeply sinuatcd; 

 a row of large submarginal white spots on secondaries, but 

 only three on primaries; wings beloiv with the discoidal 

 markings in primaries less irregular ; brown discal band 

 narrower ; ocellus smaller ; secondaries less hatched witii 



