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33. Epilecta decorata^ n. sp. (no. 697). 



Primaries above sap-green, the internal border from the 

 inner edge of the central belt, and the external area suffused 

 with red-brown, central belt indicated by two widely separated 

 black-edged, pale green, lunulated stripes ; a third somewhat 

 similar stripe near the base ; a blackish diffused spot at basal 

 third of interno-median interspace ; costal margin interrupted 

 by oblique blackish spots and dashes, several of which are 

 continuous with the transverse stripes ; orbicular and reniform 

 spots formed of dark grey annular markings enclosed within 

 black lines, the reniform interrupting a subangulated red- 

 brown stripe which crosses the wing ; a submarginal series of 

 spots, black internally and green externally ; a wavy black 

 marginal line, the sinuations of which enclose a series of pale 

 dots at the base of the fringe : secondaries bright ochreous, 

 clothed at base and on abdominal area with pale golden-brown 

 hair ; a large black discocellular spot ; costal border fuliginous 

 brown, shining ; outer border, and several spots on the fringe 

 confluent with it, broadly black : thorax green, varied with 

 brown ; abdomen brown. Primaries below stramineous, costa 

 and outer border whity brown, a subcostal streak, a broad 

 almost triangular discal patch (crossed by darker stripes), 

 and a series of marginal dots blackish ; secondaries bright 

 ochreous, costal border whity brown, discocellular spot and 

 outer border nearly as above ; pectus greyish white ; tarsi 

 banded with black and white ; venter brown. Expanse of 

 wings 2 inches. 



34. Triplmnopsis efflorescens, n. sp. (no. 696) . 



Primaries above with the basal two thirds greyish brown, 

 irrorated with bright green, mottled and striped with black, 

 external third red-brown, crossed by an irregular blackish 

 stripe limiting the outer border ; a large white spot just beyond 

 the reniform spot (which is black) edged with green : thorax 

 brown, speckled with green and black, with dorsal orange 

 tufts ; the sides of the head, margin of collar, and shoulders 

 white : secondaries bright ochreous, a broad streak in the 

 cell, a broad interno-median streak from base to outer margin, 

 the abdominal border, a large spot at the end of the cell, and 

 a broad external border dark brown ; costal border pale brown : 

 abdomen brown. Primaries below sericeous brown, with the 

 interno-basal area, a patch beyond the cell, the apical area, 

 and outer margin pale stramineous ; secondaries nearly as 

 above, but the longitudinal streaks more slender : body pale 

 greyish brown. Expanse of wings 2 inches. 



Ann. & Mag. X. Hist. Ser. 5. Vol. iv. 2G 



