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becoming blackish ; two less developed variable oblique dark fuscous streaks from ^ and § 

 of dorsum, sometimes meeting first two of preceding, often separated and followed by- 

 more or less white suffusion ; sometimes some brownish-ochreous suffusion towards apex : 

 cilia white, towards tornus tinged with grey, on costa with three diverging black bars 

 on basal half, at apex with two black projecting hooks, beneath apex with a black sub- 

 basal line. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey, towards tips whitish. 



Mahe, Mare aux Cochons district, near Morne Blanc, Cascade Estate (1000 — 

 2000 feet), Port Victoria, and Anonyme Island; Silhouette, Mare aux Cochons plateau 

 and south side of Mont Pot-a-eau, 1000 — 1500 feet; Felicite ; from August to March, 

 forty-five specimens. Varies much in extent of white suffusion and development of dark 

 markings, so that the extreme forms dhTer much in appearance. 



89. Hieroxestis nephalia, n. sp. 



,??. 9 — 12 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous, fillet and face ochreous-whitish. 

 Palpi ochreous-whitish, externally more or less infuscated. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. 

 Forewings narrowly lanceolate, apex produced, acute, upturned; whitish-ochreous, on 

 dorsal half sometimes brownish -tinged or irrorated with brownish ; four very oblique 

 streaks of dark fuscous suffusion from costa, not reaching half across wing, and four 

 longer very oblique slightly curved streaks from dorsum, reaching more than half across 

 wing ; an oval black spot in apex, preceded by some ochreous-brown suffusion : cilia 

 ochreous-whitish, above apex with a dark fuscous patch, beneath apex with a black 

 subbasal line, on lower part of termen sprinkled with fuscous towards base. Hindwings 

 ochreous-whitish tinged with grey; cilia ochreous-whitish. 



Mahe, Cascade Estate, 1000 feet; Silhouette, forest above Mare aux Cochons; in 

 September and February, twenty-three specimens. 



90. Hieroxestis ichnora, n. sp. 



$%. 10 — 11 mm. Head and thorax pale greyish-ochreous, crown sometimes dark 

 fuscous, fillet and face ochreous- whitish. Palpi fuscous, internally ochreous-whitish. 

 Abdomen light greyish-ochreous. Forewings narrowly lanceolate, apex produced, acute, 

 somewhat downturned; light greyish-ochreous or ochreous-grey, with prismatic reflections; 

 costal edge blackish towards base; a blackish spot beneath costa at £, three in disc 

 at §•, f and f , and two towards dorsum posteriorly; an oblique blackish mark on costa 

 towards apex ; an elongate black spot in apex : cilia ochreous-grey- whitish, above apex 

 with a fuscous subbasal shade tinged with ochreous, on termen sprinkled with fuscous 

 towards base. Hindwings grey; cilia greyish-ochreous, becoming grey towards base. 



Mahe, Mare aux Cochons district (l 000 — 2000 feet), near Morne Blanc, and Cascade 

 Estate ; Silhouette, forest above Mare aux Cochons, and south side of Mont Pot-a-eau, 

 1500 feet ; from August to February, thirteen specimens. 



91. Hieroxestis fricata, n. sp. 



£¥• 10 — -11 mm. Head and thorax fuscous or whitish-fuscous, fillet and face 

 ochreous-whitish. Palpi dark fuscous, internally ochreous-whitish. Abdomen greyish. 

 Forewings narrowly lanceolate, apex rather produced, acute, downturned; pale fuscous; 

 a small inwardly oblique dark fuscous mark on costa near base; four irregular ill-defined 



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