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third of costa ; below this a [ -shaped fuscous shade runs into inner margin near toruus ; 

 terminal margin suffused with brown apically ; termen indicated in blackish around 

 tornus. Cilia dark grey, paler marginally and opposite terminations of nervures. 



Hind wing hyaline white, lightly margined with fuscous on outer margin towards and 

 at apex, and with terminations of veins 2 to 8 indicated in fuscous. Cilia whitish grey 

 suffused with fuscous around apes. 



S. Providence. — A single specimen beaten from "Bois balais" {Erythroxylon sp.) on 

 3 October, 1905. 



Observation. — In generic position the above species is apparently most closely related 

 to Asindunia rcederi, Stndf., but the short palpi of both these species seem to necessitate 

 their transference into a new genus. 



17. Acontia malvee, P2sp. 



Acontia malva, Esp., Schmett. iv. 2. p. 63, t. 195. f. 4 ; Hampsou, Moths Ind. ii. 322. 

 Eagle I. — One male example, 17 October, 1905. 



Distribution. — S. Europe ; W., S., and E. Africa ; Amirantes (Eagle I.) ; Sokotra ; 

 India ; Burma ; Ceylon ; Eormosa. 



18. Ophiusa honesta, Hb. 



Noctua honesta, Hiibn., Samm. Exot. ii. Index, p. 4, t. 203. figs. 1, 2. 

 Ophiusa honesta, Hampsou, Moths India, ii. p. 504. 

 Chagos. — A single specimen from He Diamant (Peros Banhos), 19 May. This was 

 started up out of herbage at the foot of a coco-palm into which it flew high up 

 and quite out of reach, so that I was obliged to bring it down with a shot-gun ; there 

 is, however, sufficient of the moth left to be certain of its identity. 



Distribution.— Ii . India to Bombay ; Burma ; Andamans ; Chagos ; Ceylon ; Christmas 

 Island ; Singapore ; Manila. 



19. Ophiusa melicerte, Hrury. 



Phalana melicerte, Drury, 111. Exot. Ins. i. 46, t. 23. f. 1. 



Ophiusa melicerte, Moore, Lep. Ceylon, iii. t. 168. ff. 2-2 4 (larva) ; Hampson, Moths Ind. ii. p. 494; 



Pag., Lep.-Het. Madag. p. 116. 

 Achcea melicerta, Joannis, Ann. S. E. Prance, 1894, p. 433. 

 Achaea melicerte, Semper, Schmett. Philipp. ii. t. S. ff. 1, 2 (larva, pupa). 

 Seychelles. — Five specimens, of which two are from Praslin in Novembe rl905, the 

 other three from Mahe. 



Distribution. — Throughout Africa to Aden and Sokotra ; St. Helena ; Rodriguez ; 

 Madagascar; Seychelles (Mahe, Praslin) ; throughout India ; Burma; Assam; Ceylon; 

 Cocos-Keeling Is. ; Christmas I. ; Java ; Singapore ; Port Darwin ; Queensland ; 

 Philippines; Gilbert Is. ; Ellice Is. ; Marshall Is. ; Marquesas; Tahiti. 



20. Ophiusa algira, Gmel. 



Noctua algira, Gmelin, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 2547. 



Ophiusa algira, Hampson, Moths India, ii. p. 500, f. 280 ; Pag., Lep.-Het. Madag. p. 116. 



