424 Mr. W. Warren on new 



the apex broadly so, and a greyish shade running up base- 

 wards from centre of hind margin ; abdomen dark cinereous ; 

 head and thorax bronzy fuscous. 



Expanse of wings, ? 20, $ 16 millim. 



One female, two males, the former from Espiritu Santo, 

 the latter from S. Paolo. 



Easily distinguished by the black fore wings, which have 

 the apex bluntly rounded off. 



Nachaba Jlavisparsalis, sp. n. 



Fore wings reddish purple, brighter than in N. notata, 

 Wlk. ; a narrow yellow subbasal fascia, not reaching costa 

 and sloping slightly outwards from the inner margin ; second 

 line curved, indicated only by two yellow blotches, one above 

 the inner margin near the anal angle, the other larger, sub- 

 costal. Hind wing as in N. notata, Wlk., bright yellow, with 

 a blackish border, broadest at apex and thinning out before 

 the anal angle, with an orange shade running up towards 

 base from about the centre of the hind margin. Abdomen 

 cinereous ; head, palpi, antenna?, and thorax reddish purple. 



Expanse of wings 16 millim. 



One male, from Espiritu Santo. 



Resembles notata, but smaller. 



Nachaba cinerascens, sp. n. 



Fore wings glossy, mouse-coloured, with the two curved 

 cross lines faintly darker. Hind wing rather paler. Head, 

 thorax, abdomen, and fringes all concolorous. 



Expanse of wings 18 millim. 



One male, Espiritu Santo. 



Dastira, Walker. 

 Type D. hippiaUs, Wlk. xix. p. 917. 



Dastira subh'turalis, sp. n. 



Fore wing dull purplish, slightly darker than D. hippialis ; 

 at the extreme base more reddish ; bounding the reddish basal 

 patch is a bright yellow vertical fascia, reaching from the 

 inner margin as far as the base of the costal swelling, and 

 edged outwardly with a fine dark brick-red line ; second line 

 very indistinct, running throughout parallel to the hind 

 margin, as in D. imitatrix, its upper part being reflexed to 

 near the middle of the costa instead of going straight to its 



