1 50 Col. C. Swiiilioe on 



the fore wings is complete and circles outwardly from the 

 costa beyond the middle to near the hinder margin, where it 

 narrows somewhat. 



Expanse of wings li inch. 



Obi Island ; one example. 



Nearest to C. postica/is, Guerin, but that has a large 

 golden-yellow spot near the hinder angle of the fore wings 

 above and below, and the band on the hind wings is much 

 broader. 



Family Lymantriidse. 



22, Anthela epicrypha, uov. 



? . Pale cinnamon-grey, with a slight pinkish tinge, very 

 uniform in colour ; indications of an antemedial outwardly 

 curved grey line ; a brownish spot at the end of each cell ; a 

 discal sinuous grey line, immediately followed by a crenulate 

 grey line containing dull spots on the veins, both lines bent 

 inwards on to the costa; on the hind wings these two lines open 

 out a little towards the costa, and the inner line corresponds 

 to the outer line of the fore wings. Underside : paler lines as 

 above, the inner line on both wings thicker and more even ; 

 an obscure small spot inside each cell in addition to the 

 spot at the end. 



Expanse of wings 3 j^q inches. 



New South Wales; one example. 



I have had this example in my collection for years ; it is 

 in fine condition. I have carefully gone through the 

 descriptions of all the described species, examples of which 

 are not in the B. ]\J., bat cannot find any description that fits 

 it; the nearest is Z)«rfl/a 6'2/cci;«a, Lucas (Proc. Linn. Soc. 

 N. S. W. 1891, p. 290) ; there is nothing like it in theB. M. 



Family Hadenidae. 



23. Folia illoba. 



Agrotis illoba, Butler, Anu. & Ma<r. Xat. Hist. (5) i. p. 1G2 (1878). 

 Folia illoba, Hmpsn. Pbal. v. p. lol (1905). 



Khasia Hills. 



Not mentioned by Hampson as from India ; tbe type from 

 Hakodate, Japan, is in the B. M. ; I have it from Yokohama 

 and Nikko. 



