138 Mr. A. G. Butler on new Species of Agaristide. 
“ H. conferta, n. 16”*; agrius, n. 31; pedasus, n. 823 zea, 
n. 343; pales, n. 35. 
Then, again, to proceed to more serious errors:—A. frontinus 
(n. 2) belongs to the Noctuide, and is identical with Ophiusa 
pyrrhargyra, 2 common and well-known species which comes 
in almost every Australian collection. A. ostorius (n. 3) also 
belongs to the Noctuide, and is the WHodina ostorius ot 
Walker’s list. Dr. Boisduval says it is “ trés-rare:” this 
may be the case; but there are four examples in the collection 
of the British Museum. A. alienata (n. 13) is one of the Catoca- 
line, and will probably form a new genus close to Ophideres. 
A. lincea (n. 23) is the bambucina of Eschscholtz; it comes 
only from the Philippines so far as I know; and A. linceotdes 
(n. 25) is typical A. lincea; we have it from Ké and Ceram : 
these two, with the Husemia-mollis group, will form a new 
genus allied to Husemia. 
1. Agarista polysticta, n. sp. 
9. Allied to A. Lewrni7, but smaller, shorter in the wing, 
the spots on basal area lighter and more numerous, four on 
costa (the two nearest to base minute), three increasing in size 
within the cell, and five (the second and fourth larger and 
oval) in a straight longitudinal line on interno-median area ; 
postcellular band more angulated, almost divided in the middle; 
discal series of dots obsolete, excepting near costa; submarginal 
dots larger, nearly white, seven i number ; fringe at apex of 
primaries and round margin of secondaries white: body below 
less streaked with orange: primaries below with the discoidal 
spot close to the postcellular band (which is very irregular, as 
above): discal dots absent; submarginal dots greyish; secon- 
daries with a small solitary whitish spot at origin of subcostal 
branches. 
Expanse of wings 1 inch 8 lines. 
Between Sydney and Moreton Bay (Damel). Type, B.M. 
Also allied to A. affints and A. ephyra. 
2. Agarista neptioides, n. sp. 
¢. Wings jet-black, fringe spotted with white; primaries 
with nine white spots arranged as in A. Donovani, but smaller ; 
no subapical diffused spots (as usual in that species) ; secon- 
daries with a very narrow central white bar, cut by the 
nervures, so that at its superior extremity it is divided into 
three unequal ovoid spots: head black, white-spotted ; thorax 
* Unfortunately the British Museum does not possess a copy of Her- 
rich-Schiiffer’s ‘ Aeussereuropaische Schmetterlinge.’ 
