46 NTCTEMEEID.E.— NYCTEOLID^. 



reaching anal angle ; a submarginal series of pale primrose spots ; the veins of the black 

 band shot with metallic blue. Underside : costa, veins, and outer margin intense metallic 

 liluc. Antennse, head, and collar metallic blue ; palpi white below ; thorax white and metallic 

 blue; abdomen entirely metallic blue or green above, beneath white with segmental metallic- 

 blue or green bands. 



All the other species of this group of the genus have the abdomen white above with 

 metallic bands. 



The pupa affixed to branches of trees is like a small, withered, curled-up, red leaf. 

 Also found in Madras and Travancore. 



NYCTEMERID.E. 



Secusio parvipnncta. (Plate CXXXIX. fig. 6.) 



Expanse 1-g-li inch. 



Male &ViA female. Closely allied to S. strigata, Walker, from Natal, but with all the spots 

 of the postmedial band smaller, especially those above and below first median nervule, which 

 are smaller than the others, instead of being considerably larger. 



Male with antennse heavily pectinated. 



A pair also from S. India in coll. B.M., and two females from the Kilimanjaro district 

 of E. Africa. 



NYCTEOLIDJE. 



Earias luteolaria. (Plate CXXXIX. fig. 16.) 



Expanse ^ inch. 



Male ATiA female. Differs from E. siilphin-aria, ^ioore, in having the fore wing of a bright 

 chrome-yellow with a reddish tinge, instead of sulphur-yellow ; the outer margin narrowly 

 brown ; the cilia yellow, with purplish tips ; the head and thorax chrome-yellow ; the abdo- 

 men paler. 



Paracrama rectomarginata. (Plate CXXXIX. fig. 7.) 



Expanse 1 inch. 



Male anifemale. Near P. dulcissima, Walk., but differing in having a small v-shaped 

 white spot outlined with purple at the apex of fore wing, and the purple band along the 

 outer margin narrow and quite even. 



