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EKASTKinLE. 



EEASTBIA, Ochs. 



35. Erastria fasdolata, n. s. 



Primaries above dark fuliginous-grey, traversed by numerous 

 subparallel black undulated lines ; a number of interrupted undu- 

 lated ash-grey stripes between the black lines ; an irregular white 

 band tapering to costal margin across the basal third, a white costal 

 spot at apical third, two white costal dots between the latter and 

 the apex, a widely interrupted submarginal series of white dots 

 and an oblique squamose white spot at the external angle ; a slender 

 black marginal line formed by the confluence of subconical black 

 spots ; fringe white at apex, otherwise brown dotted with white ; 

 secondaries fuliginous-grey, with bronze reflections ; a black 

 marginal line ; fringe cream-coloured, traversed by a grey stripe ; 

 thorax dark fuliginous-grey, with lateral white dots on the collar ; 

 abdomen cream-coloured at the sides, a broad dark grey dorsal 

 band traversed by slender whitish segmental lines ; primaries below 

 sericeous-grey ; basal two-fifths of costal area cream-coloured, with 

 scattered black scales on the costal margin ; a quadrate white spot 

 at about the apical third of costa, and indications of a pale stripe 

 in continuation of it across the disc ; a submarginal series of white 

 dots and a marginal series of indistinct cream-coloured dots 

 alternating with the confluent conical black spots ; fringe dark grey, 

 with the apex, external angle, and a basal line cream-coloured ; 

 secondaries with the basi-abdominal area silver-grey, two large 

 white discoidal spots ; remainder of wing dark fuliginous-grey, 

 crossed beyond the middle by an irregular white band ; a sub- 

 marginal irregular interrupted white line ; fringe silver-grey, with 

 a white basal line ; body below cream-coloured. Expanse of wings, 

 15 mm. 



Peak Downs. 



ANTHOPHILHLE. 



METACHROSTIS, Hiibner* 



36. Metachrostis paurograpta, n. s. 



General size and coloration of M . mendaculalis, but without the 

 undulated ash-grey lines on the secondaries ; the primaries with 

 all the transverse lines blacker, making the ground colour appear 

 to be lighter ; these lines are also less oblique and more irregular ; 



* This is the Leptosia of Gueiiee, a name preoccupied in the 

 Butterflies. Scudder argues, upon what I thiuk are unsatisfactory 

 grounds, that Leptosia is a synonym of Leptidia. 



