DESCRIPTION OF A NEAV SPECIES OF CYRESTIS. 7l 



lithoxi/lea, Calymnia trapezma, Caradrina ambigua, and Apnmea 

 dklyma (oculea). Most of these species were abundant, but 

 some nights were absolutely blank ; nights with a wind and 

 slight drizzle gave the best results. On Aug. 26th I caught a 

 male Macrothylacia rubi. Acontia luctuosa was common at the 

 end of July, and Plusia chrysitis, P. gutta and P. gamma, and 

 Habrostola urticce were caught at different times, mostly on 

 lavender. Plusia festiicxe was bred from ova found on willow. 

 Euclidia mi and E. glyphica were also common. Among Geo- 

 meters, which I did not much work for, I took Cidaria hilineata, 

 Ematurga atomaria (males only), Larentia truncata, L. fluctuata, 

 L. tersata, Eubolia bipunctaria, Phasiane clafhrata, Venilia macii- 

 laria, Rumia luteolata, Boarmia rhomboidaria, Deilinia pusai'ia, 

 Idcea ornata, I. rubiginata, Timandra adnata {amataria), Abraxas 

 grossidariata, Agrophila trabealis, Rhodostrophia vibicaria, lodis 

 i^ernaria, and Gnophos variegata. The very different dates on 

 which I took imagines of Choerocampa porcellus rather point to a 

 second brood, for I took a very worn specimen on June 24th, 

 and perfectly fresh ones on August 2nd and 4th. There was no 

 resident collector that I ever discovered, although there was a 

 naturalist's shop, with the usual assortment of exotic butter- 

 flies, but the proprietor did not know much about the Lepido- 

 ptera of the district, so I could not find out what does occur 

 usually. Plusia gamma occurred very sparingly, as also did 

 Macroglossa stellatarum, both insects generally being abundant 

 on the Continent. Altogether the summer was most unkind for 

 collecting, despite one or two spells of beautifully warm weather. 



Stonewall Park, Edenbridge, Kent. 



DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF CYRESTIS. 

 By Percy I. Lathy, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 



Cyrestis gilolensis, sp. iiov. 



Fore wing white, the basal half crossed by numerous irregular 

 brown lines ; a submarginal row of obscure dark spots faintly en- 

 circled by brown lines ; nearer the margin a row of lunular brown 

 markings, followed by a dark brown line ; outer margin brown. Hind 

 wing white, the basal half crossed by irregular brown lines, forming a 

 W just above anal angle ; marginal markings as in fore wing, but the 

 inner series much more pronounced, and a yellowish patch at anal 

 angle ; wing produced into a short tail at upper median nervnle ; anal 

 angle lobed. Under side as above, but basal markings much less ; also 

 those on outer margin. 



Hab. Gilolo. Type in coll. H. J. Adams. 

 Allied to C. paulinus, Feld., but may easily be distinguished 

 by the absence of the wide marginal dark borders. 



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