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narrow at inner margin ; third band ]iostmcdian, broader, consisting, like basal 

 band, of two bands, each of which is double, the two outer ones dentate towards 

 hindmargin ; these last two bands form the edges of the usual central fascia, whicli 

 has a paler green central sjtace ; the inner preceded and the outer followed by a 

 paler band with a darker line down its middle ; submarginal line limulate-deutate 

 between the fourth and fifth darker bands ; a row of blackish green marginal spots 

 at the vein ends ; fringe olive-green. 



HindichKjs : smoky blackish, tinged witli green ; the apex curved round into 

 hindmargin, which forms two rounded lobes ; the inner margin at base with a 

 large lappet folded over. 



Underside dull greenish cinereous, the liindwings darker, with the fringe 

 black, tinged, at the incision between tlie two lobes, with ochreous ; the under- 

 side of the la]>i>et at base of inner margin white and scaleless. Head, palpi, 

 antennae, and thorax olive-green ; abdomen with an ochreous tinge and smoky 

 dark green scales ; abdomen beneath yellowish green, with a similarly coloured 

 curled lateral tuft on the j)raeanal segment, and a short black tuft on the basal 

 segment : hindlegs with tarsi very short, tibiae broadened and flatteneil, with 

 both edges fringeil, the two legs in repose folded close together along underside 

 of abdomen, so as to resemble the keel which occnrs in .Steiro/zkom. 



Expanse of wings : 40 mm. 



2 cJc? from Isabel Island, Jnne— July 1001 (Meek). 



The forewings have the hindmargin very strongly gibbous from below apex to 

 the incision above anal angle. Distinguished at once by the black liindwings, and 

 the white lapjiet of their underside. 



Subfamily OURAPTERYGIDAE. 

 25. Tristrophis veneris ab. unistriga nov. 



In this aberration the first and second crossbands of the forewings are wanting, 

 the second entirely, the first indicated by a slight dot on costa and another on 

 median vein. Underside the same. The markings of the liindwings are normal. 



1 ?, marked simjjly Japan. 



Subfamily DEILINIINAE. 

 20. Aploclilora fallax spec. nov. 



Forewinys : uniform dull olive-green; the fringe paler; a small black cell-spot; 

 beyond the lower angle of cell, extending from vein 2 to 4, a quadrate semi- 

 transparent patch devoid of green scales. 



Hindiuingg : like forewings, but without the pale patch. 



Underside much paler, grey-green ; both wings with a broad submarginal 

 darker grey-green band ; hindmargin and fringe i)aler. Head and collar yellowish 

 ochreous ; thorax like wings; abdomen greenish ochreous. 



Expanse of wings : 30 mm. 



1 ? from Isabel Island, June— Jnly 1901 (Meek). 



This species wonderfully mimics some of the true Geoinetrinae. It differs from 

 the typical species in having the hindwings slightly toothed in the middle of 

 hindmargin and faintly crennlate throughout. 



