152 Col. C. Swlnhoe on new 



of a pale dull ocliicoiis, the iibdominal area of liind wings 

 brownish ; a proiniiicnt large black spot at the end of the 

 cell in both wings : body and legs without markings. 



Expanse of wings Ijjj inch. 



Kuching, Borneo, 2 ^ {Skelford). 



Belongs to X\\Q i^Iana group. 



Family Hepialidas. 

 Palpifer pellicia, nov. 



(J ? . Of a uniform dull brown colour above and below, a 

 slight red tinge on the hairs of the legs : the fore wings above 

 have a very small white dot in the middle of the cell, which, 

 however, is not visible in all examples; the hind wings have 

 a moderately large yellowish spot on the outer margin below 

 the apex; there are no other markings. 



Expanse of wings i^-l ^-q- inch. 



Khasia Hills. 



Allied to P. ccf^rulescens, Swinhoe ; paler in colour, tlie 

 wings more sparsely clothed, and uniformly smaller ; caru- 

 hf^cens has a prominent large white spot in the middle of the 

 cell of fore wings and no yellow spot on the hind wings. I 

 have five examples of this new form and have examined 

 several others. 



Family Trifidse. 



Caradrina prcetexta, nov. 



^ ? . Ochreous brown ; palpi with pale hairs in front ; 

 thorax with a brownish band in front ; abdomen of the 

 male with blackish- brown hairs and luteous anal tuft: 

 fore wings variegated with pale luteous-grey marks; a pale 

 antemedial transverse line, edged on each side with brown, a 

 short outward angle in the middle, and bent inwards shortly 

 on to the costa and on to the hinder margin ; a postmedial 

 similar line, which, however, is not bent inwards at its lower 

 end ; a submarginal sinuous pale line, edged on its inner side 

 with brown ; orbicular a small black spot, pale-ringed ; reni- 

 ibrm black, large, somewhat ear-shaped, and ringed with a 

 pale lirjc : hind wings pale brown, a brown lunule at the end 

 of the cell; marginal line pale, interrupted on fore wings: 

 cilia of fore wings brown, of hind wings luteous, with a 

 brown basal line. Underside grey ; a brown lunule at the 



