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segment and dorsal and lateral band on fifth segment. Fore 

 wing with small quadrate subbasal hyaline patch below the 

 cell, a quadrate patch in end of cell and oblique wedge-shaped 

 patch below vein 2 and elongate spots above veins 6, 4, 3. 

 Hind wing with iiyaline spot below the cell, a spot above 

 vein 2, and sometimes a small spot above vein 3, the spots 

 varying much in size. 



Hah. N. China, Wei-ha-wei, 1 S type; Leu-kung-tau 

 [J. B. Fletcher), 8 S- Exp. 28-32 millim. 



212 a. Eressa xanthostacta, sp. n. 



S . Fuscous brown. Head orange, except palpi, antennae, 

 and a band between their bases ; tegulae and patches on 

 patagia, pro- and metatliorax orange ; fore and mid legs 

 fuscous brown, hind legs pale red-brown ; abdomen with 

 seven orange bands, the anal tuft orange, with brown dorsal 

 patch. Fore wing with semihyaJine orange angled spot 

 below origin of vein 2, a quadrate spot in end of cell and 

 small rounded spots above bases of veins 2, 3, 4, and 6. Hind 

 wing with small orange spots in and below cell and above 

 veins 2 and 3. 



? . Hind legs dark ; abdomen with six orange bands, the 

 anal tuft greyish brown. 



Hah. Queensland, Townsville (Dodd), 1 (5^, 1 ? type. 

 Exp., S 28, ? 32 millim. 



233 a. Epitoxis alhicincta, sp. n. 



c?. Black, slightly shot with blue ; head, thorax, and legs 

 with some wliite hair; abdomen with narrow segmental white 

 bands. Fore wing with slight white streaks below costa and 

 costal nervure ; a quadrate hyaline patch below base of cell ; 

 an elongate patch in end of cell ; an oblique patch below 

 vein 2 ; an elongate spot above vein 6 and spots above veins 

 3 and 4. Hind wing with basal hyaline patch from cell to 

 inner margin ; a postmedial spot between veins 2 and 3 ; cilia 

 white at tips. 



Hah. Be. E. Afeica, Fort Ternan {Betton), 1 ^ type. 

 Exp. 28 millim. 



233 h. Epitoxis nigra, sp. n. 



^ . Black ; head and thorax with a little yellowish hair ; 

 abdomen with lateral yellow line not reaching extremity. 

 Fore wing with quadrate hyaline patch below base of cell ; 

 an elongate patch in end of cell ; an oblique patch below 



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