Pyralklee of the Snlfumily Hy^lrocampinfe. 375 



and inner margin, tlie terminal area from costa beyond middle to 

 inner margin near torims golden yellow ; the base reddish ])ro\vn 

 with inwardly oblique outer edge ; a faint inwai'dly oblique 

 yellowish antemedial band, followed by a cupreous-brown medial 

 line, incurved below the cell ; an oblique wedge-shaped white post- 

 medial patch from costa to discal fold, defined on inner side by 

 brown ; a subterminal band from below costa to vein 4 whei'e it 

 ends in a point, white above, silvery below, defined by black lines, 

 the line on inner side reaching the costa ; an oblique silvery bar 

 from below vein 4 beyond the cell to just above tomu?; cilia 

 white tinged with cupreous brown except at submedian fold and at 

 tips between veins G and 4. Hind wing white, the medial area 

 irrorated with large black scales and with slight streaks below costa 

 and triangular in sliape, from costa to submedian fold ; cupreous- 

 broAvn bars at and beyond end of cell ; the inner area orange- 

 yellow from before middle to torn us with metallic streaks on it at 

 middle of inner margin and in terminal part of submedian fold ; an 

 ol)li(|ue black line from below apex to submedian fold beyond 

 middle ; five ocellate black spots on termen from below apex to 

 above tornus with a white band before them and orange-yellow 

 between their upper parts and metallic silver spots on termen, the 

 first and third black spots smaller; cilia cupreous brown, white at 

 tips except at apex. 



Hah. Dutch X. Guinea, Hon I. {Doherfy), 1 d, 1 2, Kapaur 

 (Doherty), 1 6 , IsWimkai {Woolaston), 1 S tA^pe ; Admiralty Is, 

 (3Ieak), Id, 1 $; Louisiade Is., St. Aignan (Meek), 1 $- 

 Exp. 12 xmii. 



( 1_^) Cataclysta amhoinalis, sp. n. 



2 . Head, thorax, and abdomen golden yellow mixed with white 

 and black ; antennae brownish, yellow towards base ; palpi yellow 

 tinged with brown ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen 

 white tinged with brown. Fore wing white, the basal area and 

 costiil area to end of cell tinged with cupreous brown, the medial 

 area irrorated with large black scales except towards costa, the 

 apical area from costa at end of cell to termen above tornns golden, 

 yellow defined on inner side by brown ; antemedial line dark brown,, 

 slightly curved ; an oblique wedge-shaped silvery-white postmedial 

 patch defined by brown from costa to vein 4 ; a curved subterminal 

 band fi-om costa to vein 3, silvery -white above, metallic silvery 

 below defined by black lines, the outer line not reaching the costa ;. 

 an oblique metallic silvery spot defined by blackish above tornus ; 

 cilia cupreous brown at base, white. tinged with brown at tips, at 

 submedian fokl pure white to base. Hind wing white, the medial 

 area irrorated with large black scales except towards inner margin^ 

 the terminal area cupreous brown ; a slight black spot near base 

 below the cell ; an indistinctly double oblique cupreous-brown 

 antemedial line ; four pai'tly confluent ocellate black spots with- 

 metallic silver centres on termen from below apex to submedian 



