292 Mr. Butler's BcMrirptiom of 



FAMILY CATEPHID/E. 



GENUS CATErHIA. 

 CatcpMa ecdcsiastica, n. sj). 



Closely allied to C. lintcola from India, l)ut differs in its 

 much deeper colouring, the primaries varied with bronzy- 

 slate colour, the veins of the same colour ; central black 

 bars well defined, inner bar partially edged with Avhitish ; 

 apex irrorated with white, a subapical annular whitish 

 marking ; secondaries with central band much broader and 

 not extending to inner margin, apical spot much larger; 

 thorax dark slate colour varied with brown : wings below 

 greyish -brown, primaries black on disc, secondaries with 

 disc black ; primaries with a postmedian quinquefid well- 

 defined white patch ; internervular folds white, interrupted 

 near outer margin by a series of black dots ; secondaries 

 with a central M'ell-defined white band broadest on inner 

 margin ; internervular folds as in primaries : body whitey- 

 l)rown, legs grey, palpi blackish. Expanse of wings 2 

 inches, 4 lines. 



Eocldiampton. 



Only one exam]3le of this species came in a rather large 

 collection. 



CatcpMa duhia, n. sp. 



Primaries alcove scarcely differing from AcJiarc cyllota, 

 pale reddish-brown, darker towards outer and inner mar- 

 gins, with a pale zigzag submarginal line ; base blackish ; 

 a diamond-shaped l;)lackish spot on interno-median inter- 

 space, continued obliquely upwards as two irregular blackish 

 lines ; a large costal apical blackish patch ; secondaries 

 smoky-brown, paler at base, a white spot at end of cell and 

 an ili-defined dot between cell and inner margin ; fringe 

 with a white patch towards apex and a second towards anal 

 angle : thorax dark brown, abdomen gTcy -brown : wings 

 below almost the same as in A. cyllota, but the pale bands 

 narrower. Expanse of wings 1 inch, 9 lines. 



var. Primaries above dark red-brown ; blackish patches 

 paler, submarginal line bluish at apex ; a broad mealy 

 whitish patch on inner margin, crossed by dark grey lines. 

 Expanse of wings 1 inch, 13 lines. 



Eockhampton. 



