204 THE ENTOMOLOGIST, 



Culicada vandema var. variegatans. 



J . This variety is true to the des- 

 cription of G. vandema given above in all 

 yo 2. respects, with the exception of the thoracic 

 ~ Bb ornamentations. 



The thorax is for the greater part of 

 an orange brown colour. There is a 

 deep brown median line which termin- 

 ates in the pre-scutellar area, which is 

 ,_3 also dark brown and devoid of scales. 

 On either side of this area a narrow line 

 runs forward, parallel with the dark me- 

 dian line to dark lateral patches which 

 Thorax of Culicada vandema occur on the apical third of the thorax, 

 var. variegatans. ^s shown in the diagram. The narrow 



O.g. = Deep orange. Golden curved scales are of a bright golden colour 



^°^ f ■ -nil, T. all over, with the exception of over the dark 



B.b. = Dark brown. Brown , , , , , i -i i i 



scales. lateral patches, where they are replaced 



B = Dark brown. No brown by dark brown scales. 



scales. 



Observations. — Described from a single female. 



The other specimens which varied from the typical descrip- 

 tion appeared to be i«itermediate stages between the type and 

 this variety, but in none of them were the golden coloured scales 

 on the thorax much in evidence. 



(To be continued.) 



NEW LEPIDOPTERA-HETEEOCERA FROM FORMOSA. 

 By a. E. Wileman, F.E.S. 



(Continued from p. 176.) 



Thosea castanea, sp. n. 



Reddish brown. Fore wings silky, rather darker towards the 

 •base ; a darker, diffuse, slightly sinuous band from costa near apex to 

 outer margin at vein two. 



Expanse, 23-25 millim. 



Collection number, 738. 



Two male specimens from Kanshirei (1000 ft.), July 24th, 

 1906. 



Narosa nigrisigna, sp. n. 



$ . Fore wings white, sprinkled with ochreous brown on basal 

 and inner marginal areas, clouded with darker ochreous brown on 

 medial and outer areas ; some black scales at end of cell, and a black 

 sinuous line beyond ; a marginal series of black dots. Hind wings 

 whitish, thickly sprinkled with ochreous brown. 



Expanse, 21 millim. 



Collection number, 608. 



