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126. Hypolyccena jihilipptis (Fabr.), Eiit. Syst., ill (1), ]). 283 ; Trim., 8. At'r. Butt., 

 li, p. 118. 



Aldabra ; several specimens, December, January. Africa, Madagascar. 



127. Syntarucus teliccmius (Lang), Verz. Sein. Schmett., ii, p. 47. 

 Seychelles, Mahe, numerous in the low country. Aldabra ; four worn specimens. 



S. Europe, S. Asia, Africa, Madagascar, Mascarenes. 



Hesperidse. 



128. Eagris sahadiuif (Gray), Griffith's "Animal Kingdom," xv, p. 594; Guen., 

 Maillard's Reunion, Lep., p. 19. 



Seychelles: Mahe, 7 specimens; Silhouette, 11 specimens; all from jungle above 

 800 ft. Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion. 



129. Eagris sahadius var. aldahranus, n. var. (Plate 1, fig. 15, $). 



I give this name to a small insect {expanse 30 mm.) which appears to be a local 

 dwarf form of E. sahadius. It differs also in being lighter in colour ; the markings less 

 distinct ; the underside of the antennae lighter. I saw a large number of specimens in the 

 Pemphis bush and all were of the small size mentioned above. 



Aldabra, 5 $, 1 ?. 



130. Parnara horbonica (Boisd.), Faun. Ent. Madag., p. 65 ; Holl., Proc. Zool. 

 Soc. London, 1886, p. 62. 



Seychelles : Mahe; Silhouette; Praslin (Fletcher). S. Africa, Mascarenes, Madagascar. 



131. Parnara morella (Joann.), Bull. Soc. Ent. France, 1893, p. 52. 

 Seychelles : Mah^ ; Silhouette (Fletcher). 



132. Parnara gemella (Mab.), Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg., 1884, p. 187 ; Holl., Proc. 

 Zool. Soc. London, 1896, p. 62. 



Seychelles: Mahe; Silhouette; Praslin. Madagascar. 



133. Rhopalocampta arbogastes (Guen.), Maillard's Reunion, Ldp., p. 19 ; Holl., 

 Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1896, p. 99. 



Seychelles : Mahe. Fletcher captured a single specimen. Not in the present 

 collection and probably not resident. Madagascar, Reunion. 



Thyrididae. 



134. Hypolamprus obscuralis Hamps., Moths Ind., i, p. 365. 

 Aldabra, 11 specimens. India (Sikkim). 



135. Rhodoneura tibiale, n. sp. (Plate 1, fig. 16, $.) 



$. Head, thorax and abdomen purple brown, palpi hghter. Wings purple brown, 

 lineally striated with dark brown, the strise being numerous, fine and somewhat indistinct. 

 Fore wing with a hyaline spot below cell between veins 2 and 3 ; underneath it between 

 veins I and 2 are 2 yellow spots, followed beneath by a second hyaline spot ; cilia purple 

 brown, on hind wing tipped with pink. Underside lighter than upper side, tinged with 



