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basal, pale sandy yellowish stripe, and a second across the 

 disk, close to the external border ; the veins upon the broad 

 central area enclosed by these two stripes dotted with oliva- 

 ceous ; external area limited internally by a series of black 

 >-shaped markings, almost forming a zigzag line ; external 

 angle clouded with olivaceous; fringe obliquely streaked with 

 ferruginous ; an oblique curved discocellular black dash ; 

 costal margin yellowish, spotted with olivaceous : secondaries 

 shining white, with slightly brownish external area, broadest 

 at apex : body white. Under surface sordid white, primaries 

 broadly suffused with grey ; a discal series of blackish semi- 

 circles near the outer margin ; fringe as above. Expanse of 

 wings 1 inch 7 lines. 



This species wonderfully resembles the New-Zealand genus 

 Declana. 



11. Miltochrista torrens, n. sp. (no. 266). 



Primaries bright orange, with costal and outer margins red; 

 two black dots at the base ; two blackish irregular lines upon 

 the basal half from inner margin to subcostal vein : secon- 

 daries yellowish rose-coloured, with bright rosy border; fringe 

 of all the wings ochreous : thorax reddish orange ; abdomen 

 buff, with dorsal and lateral series of black dots. Under 

 surface pale rosy, with the borders of the wings brighter in 

 colour ; body yellowish. Expanse of wings 1 inch. 



12. Systropka nivosa, n. sp. (no. 270). 



Snow-white, wings sericeous ; primaries below pale brown 

 with white fringe ; anterior and middle pairs of legs brownish 

 above. Expanse of wings 1 inch. 



Notodontidae. 



13. Stauropus persiniilw, n. sp. (no. 321). 



Closely allied to S.fagi, but smaller, the ground-colour of 

 the wings more uniformly reddish brown, the basal pale area 

 of primaries much less denned ; the whitish border below 

 obsolete. Expanse of wings 2 inches 2 lines. 



This is, of course, nothing but a small representative race 

 of S. fagi ; the caterpillar, probably of this species, from 

 Hiogo, is black with castaneous head. 



14. Peridea cinerea, n. sp. (no. 331). 



Nearly allied to P. sikkima, with the same markings, but 

 much smaller, altogether greyer, and with the yellow spots 



