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notatis ; posticce dimidio costali rufo squamoso, ferrugineo oblique 

 fasciato (fasciis ochreo limbatis), fascia valde irregulari pono 

 medium fusca, linea irregulari ferruginea discali, plaga elongata 

 margiuali in dimidio apicali posita rufo-ferruginea fulvo notata: 

 pectus ochreum, roseo hirtum, genibus nigrescentibus, palpis 

 nigro maculatis ; venter sordide roseus maculis tribus semi- 

 circularibus fulvis, serie macularum utrinque ejusdem coloris ro- 

 tundatarum, ano fulvo. Alar. cxp. unc. 2, lin. 10. 



Antananarivo (Kingdon) . 



Evidently a very handsome insect when fresh from the 

 pupa. 



30. Lymantria rosea, sp. n. 



Roseo-afba ; ala? sericese, auticoe basi albo punctata?, area basali nigro 

 maculata, striga angulata undulata submedia nigrescente, linea 

 angulata regulariter undulata discali fusca, linea submarginali 

 undulata fusca ; postica? macula discocellulari et fascia squamosa 

 submarginali fuscis : "corpus album, antennis fuscis ; abdomen 

 roseo tinctum. Subtus roseo-alba ; ala3 antica? cellula discoidali 

 nigro strigata, maculis apud angulum externum nigris ; postica? 

 macula discocellulari nigra. Alar. exp. unc. 1, lin. 7. 



Fianarantsoa (Shaw). 



Unfortunately not in very good condition ; nevertheless 

 I think I have not everlooked any of the markings. 



31. Dasycldra vibtcipennis, sp. n. 



D. fascriince affinis, multo major : ala? anticse maris cinereo-fusca? 

 albo sparsao, feminse cinereo-albida?, vcnis albis, fasciola basali, 

 fasciis duabus undatis lunulatis, virgulis duabus discoccllularibus, 

 maculis duabus subapicalibus plus minusve distinctis oblique 

 positis punctisque marginalibus ferrugineis, ciliis pallide fuscis ; 

 postica) pallide tcstacea?, area externa femiua? sordida, ciliis albi- 

 dis : thorax testaceus, capite teguiisque plus minusve albidis, an- 

 tennis fusco pectinatis ; abdomen testaceum, segmentis albican- 

 tibus. Ala? subtus fusco-albidse, venis discocellularibus late 

 obscuratis ; antica? femina? striga discali diffuse fusca ; postica? 

 virgula ejusdem coloris costali : corpus subtus fusco-albidum, maris 

 fere testaceum ; pedes tarsis nigris albo fasciatis. Alar. exp. 

 J , unc. 2, lin. 2 ; 5 , unc. 3, lin. 1. 



Antananarivo (Kingdon) . 



32. Dasychtra gentiUs, sp. n. 



5 . Prsecedenti affinis : alas anticoe cretaceo-alboe ct, area externa 

 excepta, nigro dense punctata, fasciis aream basalem transerran- 

 tibus tribus macularibus, maculis quinque difforniibus apud venas 

 discocellulares confertis, fascia angulata maculari discali, maculis 

 quinque sparsis ei parallolis maculisque marginalibus rufis ; 

 postica? straminea? : corpus ochraceum, antennis nigro-fusco pecti- 



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