Species of Oriental Lepidoptera. 2G3 



Genus Dinumma, Walker. 

 Dinumma vexilla^ sp. n. 



$ ? . Antennje^ palpi, head, thorax, and fore wings 

 chocolate-red, thorax with a grey band in front. Fore wings 

 with indistinct antemedial, postmedial, and subraarginal 

 transverse sinuous lines, also subbasal and medial bands of 

 white scales ; a patch of white on the outer margin at the 

 hinder angle, and in some specimens white dots on parts of 

 the wings; the white markings, however, varj much in 

 different examples of both sexes, some being without the 

 basal medial bands and some without any white at all. Hind 

 wings and abdomen brown, unmarked, with pinkish cilia. 

 Underside pinkish grey, base of wings whitish ; costa of fore 

 wings pale, with some brown marks ; hind wings with a sub- 

 marginal brownish band, which is sometimes obsolete ; cilia 

 of fore wings white at the angle and spotted with white on 

 the upper portion of the wing. 



Expanse of wings ly^ inch. 



Singapore {Davison). Thirteen examples. 



A very variable species. 



Dinumma villiana^ sp. n. 



^ ? . Antennae, palpi, head, thorax, and fore wings blackish 

 brown. Fore wings crossed by an antemedial sinuous black 

 band, composed of two black sinuous lines inwardly edged 

 with grey atoms ; orbicular a black dot edged with grey 

 atoms, reniform large, black-lined, edged with grey ; discal 

 band of the same pattern as the inner band, but edged with 

 grey on the outer sides of the lines ; subraarginal band zigzag, 

 composed of grey atoms shaded with deep black on the inner 

 side ; marginal points black. Hind wings and abdomen 

 reddish brown ; cilia ochreous ^^ty. Underside pale ochreous 

 brown ; costa of fore wings yellowish ; indications of a brown 

 discal band across both wings. 



Expanse of wings 1^ inch, 



Singapore [Davison). Six examples. 



Genus Platyja, Hubn. 

 Platyja ciacula, sp. n. 



J . Dark brown, slightly pink-tinged. Fore wings irro- 

 rated with grey atoms, crossed by an antemedial, nearly 

 upright, pinkish-grey line, edged with brown ; orbicular 

 rather large, round, blackish brown, edged witii [)ale [tiiikisii 



