32 Mr. W. Scliaus on 



irregular vertical antemeclial dark line, inwardly pale-sliaded ; 

 a large black ocellus at end of cell edged with yellowish 

 white, and containing a white point ; the medial line fine, 

 dark, outcurved close around the ocellus, and immediately 

 followed by the reniform^ which is long and narrow, sliglitly 

 curved, Avhite, containing a dark line; a round black spot 

 at apex containing a white point on its costal edge. Hind 

 wings : a straight dark medial line, and dark sliade on 

 discocellular, the latter partly paler edged. Wings below 

 whiter, the lines similar but reduced ; the medial line on 

 fore wings not reaching inner margin ; the ocellus and apical 

 spot as above. 



Expanse 28 ram. 



Hah. Sixola. 



Allied to 0. oculata, Dr. 



POROSANA, gen. nov. 



3fale. — Palpi upcurved, barely reaching vertex, smoothly 

 scaled, with very short fringe on second joint below ; the 

 third acute, one-third as long as second. Antennas pubes- 

 cent. Legs smoothly scaled ; spurs on hind tibiae long; 

 abdomen short. Fore wings narrow ; veins 3, 4, 5 from 

 lower angle; 6 from close to upper angle; 7-10 on long 

 stalk, 7 from before 10; 11 free. Hind wings : veins 3 and 

 4 on long stalk; 5 from near middle of discocellular ; 6 and 

 7 from upper angle. 



Type of genus, Forosana uruca, Schs. 



Porosana uruca, sp. n. 



(J . Palpi, head, collar, and thorax fuscous brown : a large 

 wdiite spot on thorax behind extending on basal segments of 

 abdomen ; abdomen otherwise fuscous. Fore wings fuscous 

 brown to postmedial line, the terrnen dark slate-colour ; the 

 scales forming transverse strise ; antemedial and postmedial 

 lines outcurved, brownish, marked by white streaks on costa 

 and geminate white points on interspaces ; a marginal dark 

 brown line, inwardly edged with white, outwardly with light 

 brown, preceded by a white spot on submedian fold ; cilia 

 dark slate-colour, tipped with white at vein 5 aiid below apex. 

 Hind wings brownish grey ; a dark discal point ; a dark 

 brown terminal line, outwardly edged with whitish brown ; 

 cilia partly tipped with white. Wings below silky grey ; a 

 postmedial white streak on costa of fore wings and small 



