88 Sir G. F. Hampson on new 



at base followed by a dark line. Underside whitish suffused with 

 purple except on inner area ; fore wing with the costa red-broAvn 

 with white points on it to the dark postmedial line, which is es- 

 curved at middle, a dark discoidal point ; hind wing with dark 

 discoidal point and curved postmedial line slightly waved to 

 vein 2. 



Kab. Cameeoo]s's, Ja E., Bitje (Bates), 1 $ tvpe. Uxp^ 

 30 mm. 



(2 «) Paractenia pallidiriihrn, sp. n, 



S ■ Head and thorax Avhitish suffused with pale purplish red ; 

 abdomen white. Fore wing whitish suffused with pale purplish 

 red, the costa rather darker ; a small blackish discoidal spot ; post- 

 medial line indistinct, dark, rather diffused on inner side and 

 minutely dentate on oiiter, slightly excurved to vein 2 and in- 

 curved at submedian fold ; a terminal series of slight blackish 

 spots. Hind wing white faintly tinged with red-brown ; a rather 

 punctiform red-brown terminal line. Underside white, the fore 

 wnng and costal area of hind wing faintly tinged with red ; fore 

 wing with slight dark discoidal spot and obliquely curved post- 

 medial line ; hind wing Avith faint discoidal point and postmedial 

 striga fi'om costa. 



Ilab. Bombay, Deesa {Nurse), 1 S type. Exj). 2-1 mm. 



(3 «) Paractenia vir/dicosfalis, sp. n. 



Head yellowish wdiite tinged with red ; thorax olive-brown 

 mixed with black-brown and some whitish ; abdomen yellowish 

 white tinged with red, irrorated with black and dorsally banded 

 with black ; antennae ringed with black ; palpi red-brown, ochreous 

 in front ; pectus ochreous in front ; legs ochreous tinged with red 

 and irrorated with blackish. Fore wing with the costal and 

 terminal areas olive-green slightly irrorated with blackish ; some 

 dark reddish-brown suffusion at base in and below the cell ; a broad, 

 obliquely curved, diffused dark reddish-brown fascia from near 

 termen below apex to inner margin near base, a dark brown dis- 

 coidal spot ; a rather lunulate white mark fi-om costa before apex, 

 and broad oblique Avhite postmedial band from vein 5 to inner 

 margin Avith a dentate broAvn subterminal line slighth' defined on 

 outer side by Avhite on its outer edge Avith a reddish shade beyond 

 it ; a terminal series of small blackish spots ; a fine Avhitish line at 

 base of cilia foUoAved by small dark spots. Hind wing Avhitish 

 suffused Avith purj^lish red and slightly irrorated with broAvn ; some 

 brown suffusion at base ; a curved slightly sinuous broAvn post- 

 medial line defined on outer side b}^ Avhite except towards costa ; a 

 terminal series of dark bars sepa)'ated by Avhite points from apex to 

 submedian fold ; cilia Avith a Avhite line at base followed by a dark 

 line. Underside Avhitish suffused with red and irrorated with 

 broAvn ; fore wing Avith broad dark reddish-brown shade on costal 

 area extending to inner margin before middle, a hmulate whitish 



