66 Colonel C. Swinlioc oti new 



roil-browii liair.''. On the nnderside the body and legs are 

 wliitf. 



Expanse ol" wings, <J , l^o inch. 



Uah. Roebourne, Auslialia. 



The shape of the wings is similar to th.it of C. obsoletoj 

 Fabr., but the fore wing is narrower. 



Eu.voa cabaro, no v. 



?. Head, thorax, and tore wing oclircoiis brown: fore 

 wing with the costa yellowish, with black and pale yellow 

 spots ; a black spot in the cell and another at the end ; sub- 

 basal, anteineilial, medial, and postmedial outwardly curved 

 transverse lines of black dots, the first two more or less 

 obsolete hindwards, the last outwardly edged by a pale 

 yellowish line ; between this and the margin there is a pale 

 brown band composed of a double line of spots, the margin 

 with black lunnles ; cilia brownish yellow, with basal black 

 minute luuules, a yellowish line between the two rows of 

 lunules: abdomen and hind wing pale brown, the cilia yellow, 

 with minute black limules. Underside: fore wing with black 

 and yellow dots on the costu towards the apex ; a double 

 discal row of brown spots, the outer row with a black spot on 

 the costa ; the whole inner surface of the wing from these 

 rows to the base of the wing is biowu, the outer portion 

 A\hitish grey: hind wing whitish grey, irrorated with brown 

 atoms ; a black discoidal spot, an outwardly curved brown 

 macular band in continuation of the inner macular row of the 

 fore wing ; cilia of botli wings whitish grey, with black 

 basal points. 



Expanse of wings, ? , Ij^^ inch. 



Ilab. Padang, W. Sumatra ; three specimens. 



Family Acronyctidae. 



Genus Amphipyra, Ochs. 



I have long been in doubt that A. snrnia, Felder, from 

 Japan, was the same as A. p7/)-amidea, Limi., from Europe; 

 and, moreover, I have always been of opinion that there were 

 two species in Japan, and therefore sent examples of both to 

 Mr. Burrows, and also an example of A. magna, Walker, 

 from the Punjab, and his and Mr. Pierce's joint report, com- 



