^f? Colonel C. Swinlioc on new 



Patula moviola, nov. 



?. Moioor kvss slinilar in pattern to the connnon Indian 

 S|iecic.s P. macrops, Linn., but tlie antenicdial line ends 

 liimlwaids in two conjoined rings, the lower one tonchino- the 

 liiiidor margin ; it is a sinalh-r insect, nnich paler in colour, 

 without tho |Uiplish glow o? jKifida, the blown colour having 

 a distinct oclneous tinge ; it ceitainly cannot be the female 

 of P. tiiaifarlanei, which llauipson says is also to be found 

 ill Atnboiiia, though the type came from Cape York in 

 Australia, the markings being very difTorent. 



Expanse of wings, ? , S-fo inches. 



IJah. Aniboina Isl. 



Patula o.cdiucia, nov. 



cJ ? . Also very similar in puttejii to P. niacrups, but the 

 outer transverse sinuous lines are farther apart on the fore 

 wing and the submaiginal line of the hind wing is not nearly 

 so sharply doubled ; it is a very large Pa^i^/a, larger even 

 than macropSj and the colour is quite different, being paler 

 and more ochrcous even than moriola. The genitalia, as 

 might be expected, also differs from that of macrops ; the 

 valves of P. macrops are much broader, the penis is also 

 different, there are larger bunches of cornuti and chitinous 

 rt d, and the sacculus of the valves is much more developed 

 (PI. XL figs. 26 & 27). 



Expanse of wings, j ^\o> ? 5yV inclies. 



Hah. Alu Island, Solomons, a small island close to Short- 

 land I<latid. 



Two males, four females. 



Palula t'jKsa, nov. 



c? ? . Very similar in pattern to macrops, but paler in 

 colour and is a smaller insect; the genitalia is also different; 

 the penis agrees somewhat with that of macrops, but the 

 valves are much narrower; the diflFerence is shown "in the 

 PI. XL fig. 25. 



Expanse of wings, cj 5, ? 5-5| inches. 



Ilab. Kandy, Ceylon. 



Family Noctuidae. 

 Brevipecten promona, nov. 

 c? . Palpi white beneath, dark brown above; antennas 



